International courts are throwing their weight around online. A ruling allowing an Australian businessman to bring a libel suit against an American media company with global Net presence is just the beginning. A commentary by Lauren Weinstein.

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Joe Strummer, the gravel-voiced lead singer of the legendary band The Clash, whose hits "London Calling" and "Rock the Casbah" electrified the punk scene, has died at age 50.

The singer, guitarist and songwriter died Sunday at his home in Broomfield, in the southern county of Somerset, his record company said. The British Broadcasting Corp. quoted The Clash's video director Don Letts as saying Strummer died of a heart attack. [more: salon.com]