In the days following Iran’s election, the government has slowed the speed of the Internet and limited access to Web sites in ways that show the growing technical skills of the country’s Web censors.
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Some 63% of adult Americans now have broadband internet connections at home, according to the Pew Internet Project. Full Story… A ship named Kang Nam left a port in North Korea Wednesday and could be carrying missile parts or nuclear materials in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution. Full Story… The United States has concerns about a possible North Korean missile launch towards Hawaii and has taken steps to ensure the protection of US territory, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday. Full Story… BEIJING, CHINA (Worthy News)– At least six Christians from China’s Henan province were behind bars Thursday, June 18, after security forces stormed their house church following a similar raid on a house church in Sichuan province, Christian rights investigators said. Full Story… Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi addressed tens of thousands of black-clad supporters in the streets of Teheran on Thursday night and again rejected the results of Friday’s election in which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner. Full Story… Supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Moussavi held rallies across Iran to mourn those killed in recent post-election protests. In Tehran, hundreds of thousands of protesters wearing black clothes launched rallies from mosques and gathered in Imam Khomeini Square, Press Tv reported. Full Story… SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea may launch a long-range ballistic missile toward Hawaii in early July, a Japanese news report said Thursday, as Russia and China urged the regime to return to international disarmament talks on its rogue nuclear program. Full Story… In a slick, last-minute move, dangerous language was tacked on as an amendment SB 1440, a bill which was just a simple two-line bill about a judge’s signature in child abuse cases. This language, added on the last days of the legislative session, adds over 3 additional pages to this bill and strips parents of […] There is a general understanding and even you must have heard about it; it’s about the way religion is viewed in Australia and America, it’s a popular belief that ‘USA is a very Christian country, whereas Australia is very secular’; ‘Americans flash their religion openly, whereas Australians have a natural aversion to public displays of […] |
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