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When and where posting the wrong thing to Facebook can get you arrested Dec 1st 2012, 13:00 The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to examine whether Facebook "likes" are protected as free speech. But in India, police arrested a 21-year-old woman last week for posting a "provocative" message to Facebook, then detained her friend for merely liking the post. Read full article >> N. Korea's rocket launch plans boost tensions Dec 1st 2012, 12:25 SEOUL — North Korea said Saturday that it intends to use a three-stage rocket to launch a satellite into orbit later this month, a move that Washington and its allies describe as a de facto long-range missile test that violates Pyongyang's international commitments. Read full article >> In northern Mali, music silenced as Islamists drive out artists Dec 1st 2012, 02:20 BAMAKO, Mali — Khaira Arby, one of Africa's most celebrated musicians, has performed all over the world, but there is one place she cannot visit: her native city of Timbuktu, a place steeped in history and culture but now ruled by religious extremists. Read full article >> After U.N. vote, Netanyahu authorizes new building in settlements Dec 1st 2012, 02:09 JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized construction of 3,000 new homes and planning for thousands more in West Bank settlements and in East Jerusalem, a senior government official said Friday, a day after the United Nations voted to upgrade the Palestinians' status there to an observer state. Read full article >>

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