Reuters - NBC Sports is taking a further step into Olympic sports with the acquisition of World Championship Sports Network, a small television network and online site that televises year-round competitions.

AFP - Bangladesh on Tuesday made the use of broadband Internet services free for nearly 40,000 state-run primary schools to boost the number of users in rural areas, the telecom regulator said.

Reuters - Internet media firm Yahoo Inc said on Tuesday that its mobile search service will be offered by six more telecom companies in Asia.

Reuters - EBay Inc on Monday unveiled plans to let outside software programs work inside the world's largest e-commerce site, joining a trend toward openness that fueled the popularity of the social network website Facebook.

Reuters - An online petition urging the European Central Bank not to raise interest rates in July has collected almost 1,500 signatures.

AP - Americans dissatisfied with political sound bites are turning to the Internet for a more complete picture, a new study finds.