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New Internet domain name plan criticized (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)A proposal to create hundreds of new Internet domain names as alternatives to ".com" has suffered a setback as a key U.S. government agency warned that the plan might not benefit consumers or promote competition.

SHABERY: Woman denies owning blog containing insults against Prophet (The New Straits Times)The woman whose photograph and identity were used in a blog containing insults to Prophet Muhammad has denied owning the internet domain, Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said today.

India, Malaysia to sign MoU on labour soon (The Hindu)SINGAPORE: India and Malaysia will sign a labour pact on the recruitment, placement and welfare of blue-collar workers in each other?s domain. The ?Memorandum of Understanding on Employment of Workers? is expected to ...

Verizon wins $33 million in domain name lawsuit (TG Daily)Verizon Communications was awarded $33.2 million in a lawsuit against a domain aggregator that registered hundreds of domain names containing Verizon trademarks.

Ruling party hits out at PAS leader's push for Islamic law (Malaysia Today)(Bernama) -- The woman whose photograph and identity were used in a blog containing insults to Prophet Muhammad has denied owning the internet domain, Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said Saturday.

Verizon Wins $31 Million Judgment in Cybersquatting Case (PC World via Yahoo! News) Verizon Communications has won USD$31.15 million in damages in a cybersquatting case it brought against domain registry OnlineNIC, while Microsoft is seeking judgment against the same company and Yahoo has recently filed similar charges.

New domain names questioned (The Buffalo News)WASHINGTON -- A proposal to create hundreds of new Internet domain names as alternatives to ?.com? has suffered a setback as a key U. S. government agency warned that the plan might not benefit consumers or promote competition.

Pa. landowners fight eminent domain for gas field (Lebanon Daily News)CLEARVILLE, Pa.?Some south-central Pennsylvania landowners fighting an eminent domain lawsuit to take their below-ground mineral rights for an underground natural gas storage field say they feel they never had a chance to have a say on what happens to their land.