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11/17/2011 8:23:06 PM
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 The New Salman Rushdie Affair: Facebook ID Crackdown Has Activists Uneasy Author Salman Rushdie knows he has enemies. He went into hiding for a time after Iran's Islamic authorities issued a fatwa against him in 1989 for his book "The Satantic Verses." But when Facebook changed his profile name without his permission, Rushdie found himself facing an all-new adversary. His protest against Facebook's policy of requiring legal names on accounts, however, is part of a broader debate over the ethical responsibilities for social-networking giants like Facebook. More  Russia's Province Of Kosovo? Some Kosovar Serbs had hoped that Russian citizenship would be the best way to get Moscow involved and so prevent their enclave from being integrated under the Kosovar Albanian-led government's control. More  Armenian Editors Skeptical About Court Ruling On Libel The editors of some of Armenia's leading newspapers have downplayed the significance of a Constitutional Court decision meant to limit libel lawsuits against the media. More  Armenia Fined By Euro Rights Court The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Armenian authorities to pay 18,500 euros ($25,500) to yet another Yerevan family that was evicted from its home as a result of controversial redevelopment in the center of the capital city.More  Just A 'Tall Tale'? Vyacheslav Danilenko is either a Soviet-trained weapons scientist who secretly helped Iran try to develop nuclear warheads, or an "old man" being smeared by the IAEA. Which is it? More  Iraqi Government Seeks To Employ Gun Control Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government has presented a bill to parliament banning the possession of weapons by anyone except military and state security personnel. More  Poll Shows Moldovans Losing Interest In EU, Warming Up To Russia A new poll shows Moldovans are losing interest in the post-Soviet country's European integration and is warming up to the idea of joining a Commonwealth of Independent States' (CIS) free-trade zone led by Russia. More |
