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When a Twitter Post Can Land You in Court (Time.com)

November 12th, 2010

Time.com - In two separate instances, throwaway comments posted on Twitter have led to arrests in Britain. As more users share their private thoughts online, will more Twitterers find themselves…

The Listening Post - Thais turn to new media

August 19th, 2010

Bangkok has become a very difficult place to cover for both local and international journalists and the Thai people have become deeply suspicious of that coverage. They have called it biased…

Iran leader to visit Nigeria as it takes UN post (AP)

July 1st, 2010

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the media as he sits at the start of his press conference at the presidency, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 28, 2010. Ahmadinejad said Iran will postpone any talks with the West over its nuclear program until late August to 'punish' world powers for imposing tougher sanctions against Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Nigeria this weekend as the West African nation assumes the rotating presidency of the United Nations’ security council, an Iranian diplomat said…

Mortar fire kills 2 Iraqi soldiers at Baghdad post (AP)

April 28th, 2010

A policeman stands guard at a checkpoint at the entrance to Sadr City, northeastern Baghdad, April 24, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenAP - An overnight mortar attack killed two Iraqi soldiers Tuesday at a security station in a Shiite neighborhood of northern Baghdad, police and hospitals officials said.


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APNewsBreak: Vatican to post guide for abuse norms (AP)

April 9th, 2010

People walk in front of St. Peter Basilica at The Vatican Friday April 9, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI is willing to meet with more victims of clerical sexual abuse, the Vatican spokesman said Friday. In comments to Vatican Radio, the spokesman defended the pope as a worthy pastor, deserving of respect and support in the face of ``unfounded'' allegations of coverup of sex abuse cases. But the Rev. Federico Lombardi also said that transparency and rigor are urgently needed to show that the church is run in a wise and just manner. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - The Vatican plans to post a “lay guide” on the Web explaining its procedures to deal with accusations of sexual abuse by priests as part of a new…