Cable Break Causes Wide Internet Outage

January 31, 2008 By MATTHEW ROSENBERG, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- At least for a while, the World Wide Web wasn't so worldwide. Two cables that carry Internet traffic deep under the Mediterranean Sea snapped, disrupting service Thursday across a swath of Asia and the Middle East.

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