Oops...

I guess maybe I shouldn't have tried to upload that 3 Terabyte file to my buddy in Iraq, eh? (just kidding, of course... it looks like a fiber cut somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea)

Internet failure hits two continents

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- Large swathes of Asia, the Middle East and north Africa had their high-technology services crippled Thursday following a widespread Internet failure which brought many businesses to a standstill and left others struggling to cope.