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News Corp approves split into two firms June 28

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:34:43 +0300

News Corp said Friday its board approved the breakup of the media-entertainment conglomerate headed by Rupert Murdoch into two separate companies, to be effective June 28.

US court rules Bin Laden death photos can stay secret

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:59:05 +0300

A US appeals court ruled Tuesday that the federal government is not required to release photos that were taken of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden after he was killed by special forces.

Internet in 'coma' as Iran election looms

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:59:24 +0300

Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, users and experts say.

Facebook exec says it's OK for women to cry at work

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:44:51 +0300

Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said in an interview published Saturday says it's ok for women to cry at work, share emotions and be honest about their femininity.

War photographers share insight in new work

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:45:26 +0300

A new book presents eye witness accounts from photojournalists covering the Iraq war in an anthology of stories, individuals and acts of heroism that didn't make headlines.

Rights group blasts Kuwait proposed tough media law

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:41:01 +0300

Human Rights Watch said Thursday a proposed media law by Kuwait would increase state control and curtail the right to free speech, as authorities suspended a popular talk show programme on a pro-opposition television channel.

White House backs new press protection amid storm

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:18:48 +0300

The White House backed legislation to strengthen journalists' rights to protect sources on Wednesday, amid a growing firestorm over the government's seizure of reporters' phone logs.

Venezuela's lone opposition TV network is sold

Tue, 14 May 2013 02:10:18 +0300

Globovision, Venezuela's only opposition television network which had a long history of clashes with the socialist government, was sold Monday and will change its critical coverage, network officials said.

China social media hailed after official toppled

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:35:05 +0300

Chinese state media hailed the power of the Internet Monday after a probe was launched into a top state planner following an online expose, making him the most senior official toppled by social media.

Iran press divided on presidential hopefuls

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:50:28 +0300

Iran's media was split on Sunday over which candidate to back in next month's presidential election after a key moderate and a powerful government figure entered the fray.

NY Times bureau chief expelled from Pakistan

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:16:00 +0300

The New York Times bureau chief in Pakistan was expelled from the country early Sunday after being ordered to leave for unspecified "undesirable activities".

Nicaragua deports AFP photojournalist

Sun, 12 May 2013 04:52:52 +0300

Nicaragua deported a Chilean Agence France-Presse photojournalist to Costa Rica after detaining him without charges for four days.

Iran says Reuters can reopen Tehran bureau: ministry

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:23:22 +0300

Iran has given Reuters news agency permission to reopen its Tehran bureau after work there was suspended in March 2012 over one of its video reports, a culture ministry official said on Saturday.

Savile police report reveals 'missed opportunities'

Sat, 11 May 2013 07:17:48 +0300

A British police report which found no evidence that late BBC star Jimmy Savile was protected from prosecution by officers revealed "yet more potential missed opportunities" to detain him over sex abuse claims while he was alive, a children's charity head said.

Zimbabwe charges journalists over 'false' article

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:57:18 +0300

The editor and chief reporter of leading weekly the Zimbabwe Independent were released from police custody Tuesday after being charged over a politically sensitive article, their lawyer said.

China's cyber spying targets US government: Pentagon

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:08:08 +0300

China is engaging in state-sponsored cyber espionage to collect intelligence about the US government's defense programs, said a Pentagon report issued Monday.

In Mexico, 91% of journalist murders unsolved

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:44:26 +0300

Mexico's ombudsman said Friday 84 journalists have been murdered since 2000 and 20 more have disappeared in the past eight years, while authorities have failed to solve 91 percent of the crimes.

US reporter believed held by Syrian intelligence

Fri, 03 May 2013 18:25:15 +0300

A US journalist missing in war-torn Syria is believed to be held by government intelligence agents at a detention center near Damascus, a spokesman for his family said Friday.

Israel questions Google over 'Palestine'

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:54:04 +0300

Israel on Friday questioned Internet giant Google's decision to replace the term "Palestinian Territories" with "Palestine" on the Palestinian www.google.ps page, after last year's UN decision to award Palestine observer status.

Google takes stake in Lending Club

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:10:46 +0300

Internet giant Google said Thursday it has acquired a $125 million minority stake in peer-to-peer online loan company Lending Club.

Egypt police arrest Islamist show host over slander

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:01:03 +0300

Egyptian police arrested an Islamist television show host on Wednesday after a court sentenced him to a year in prison for slandering an actress, a police official said.

Iraq suspends TV channels after deadly unrest

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:39:13 +0300

Iraq has suspended the licences of 10 satellite TV channels for promoting "sectarianism", the country's media regulator said on Sunday, after five days of violence killed more than 215 people.

Tunisia court reviews jail terms for Prophet cartoons

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:12:32 +0300

Tunisia's Court of Cassation was on Thursday reviewing the jail terms of two young men for posting cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed on the Internet, a case that has angered the secular opposition.

Indian man held for selling baby grandson on Facebook

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:58:50 +0300

Police in northern India said Wednesday they had arrested a 47-year-old man for selling his newborn grandson to a local businessman in a deal that was struck on Facebook.

Media war gives Venezuelans dueling views of reality

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:14:36 +0300

There may be two sides to every story, but in Venezuela you're not likely to find them in the same television newscast.

Koch brothers mull big US newspaper buy: report

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:38:05 +0300

Billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch -- famous for bankrolling small-government causes -- are weighing a bid to buy several top US newspapers, the New York Times reported Sunday.

Syria accuses US of 'throwing oil on fire'

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:37:27 +0300

A Syrian government daily on Sunday accused the United States of having "thrown oil on the fire" of the country's conflict by doubling its aid to the opposition.

Vote-buying video causes stir ahead of Paraguay poll

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:08:20 +0300

A video in which an opposition legislator and government officials discuss purchasing votes created a stir on the eve of elections in Paraguay, which has a long history of rampant corruption.

N.Z. lawmaker's 'big gay rainbow' speech goes viral

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:35:50 +0300

A New Zealand politician whose humorous speech to parliament backing gay marriage has become an Internet hit said Friday he was staggered at the response to his words.

Military court upholds secrecy in WikiLeaks trial

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:09:55 +0300

A US military court of appeals dismissed a lawsuit filed by journalists and a rights group seeking greater openness in the upcoming trial of WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning.

Hackers post opposition speech on Kuwait govt website

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:48:26 +0300

Cyber activists hacked into Kuwait's information ministry website and posted a speech that earned an opposition leader a five-year prison term, the ministry said on Wednesday.

Online pictures of dead birds spur China flu openness

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:30:52 +0300

Photos of 10 dead sparrows on a Chinese pavement that went viral on social media and drew a swift official response show how hard covering up a bird flu outbreak would be in the Internet age.

German neo-Nazi murder trial delayed

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:39:50 +0300

The start of the most high-profile neo-Nazi murder trial in Germany's history was delayed from this week after judges announced Monday an overhaul of rules giving media access.

Syria reporters wounded in Aleppo car bomb

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:26:57 +0300

A car bomb attack in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on Sunday killed two people and wounded 18, including three state television journalists, the channel reported.

Gunmen attack Tamil newspaper in northern Sri Lanka

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:00:57 +0300

Gunmen opened fire and torched the office of the main Tamil newspaper in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday, police said, the latest in a string of attacks on the nation's privately owned media.

Egypt's Morsi withdraws complaints against journalists

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:31:36 +0300

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has ordered the withdrawal of complaints filed against journalists for publishing rumours about him, said a statement posted Wednesday on the presidency's Twitter account.

Israel to launch i24news TV in English, French, Arabic

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:10:51 +0300

A new Israeli television channel called "i24news" that will go out in English, French and Arabic is to begin broadcasting by summer this year, it said on Tuesday.

Egypt satirist faces new probe for 'insulting Pakistan'

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:52:51 +0300

Egyptian prosecutors are probing new complaints against popular satirist Bassem Youssef, this time for "insulting Pakistan" and "spreading atheism," judicial sources told AFP on Tuesday.

Dutch journalist detained in Egypt: colleague

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:16:46 +0300

A Dutch journalist has been detained in Cairo after a group of Egyptians who accused her of spying as she made interviews handed her over to police, a colleague said on Tuesday.

Philippine dictator 'staged military drag show'

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:12:06 +0300

Then-Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos forced his military chiefs to parade as women during a tasteless, sycophantic birthday party planned by his unstable wife, according to US diplomatic cables.