Blackwater, a U.S. security contractor operating in Iraq, is partly back on the job there days after a shootout that left 11 Iraqi civilians dead.

From the BBC:

The verdict has been criticised as an attack on the freedom of press

A court in the Indian capital Delhi has sentenced four journalists to four months in prison after they accused a former chief justice of corruption.

The court ruled that the allegations, which appeared in an India tabloid newspaper, Mid Day, constituted a contempt of court.

The journalists have stood by their story and say they will appeal against their sentences.

The verdict has been criticised as an attack on the freedom of press.

From the BBC: Prosecutors in Russia have charged a former Chechen politician with being an accomplice in the 2006 murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

Mary Mapes, who lost her job as a producer with CBS News' 60 Minutes over Memogate, defends Dan Rather -- who is suing their mutually former employer -- and the story itself.

They have time to do stuff like conduct bizarre surveillance operations.

A Detroit-area couple, the Dorfmans, have being spying on Gordie and Colleen Howe as part of a dispute. In return, the Howes have filed suit against them:

From thestar.com:

The Howes allege the Dorfmans have had a camera snapping photos of their house every five seconds – more than 17,000 photos a day.

The Dorfmans say they believe the Howes have used their home for business purposes since 2006 in violation of homeowner association rules and township law.

John Cruickshank, new publisher of CBC News, sees his job as being focused on strategy -- but people at the John/Front bunker can expect to see him in the newsrooms there.

From the BBC:

A cartoonist in Bangladesh has been jailed for a month after the government said his drawings had insulted Muslims.

Bangladesh's home minister said the cartoonist, Arifur Rahman, had hurt the sentiments of the people.

The leading Bangla-language newspaper which published the offending cartoons, Prothom Alo, has apologised and says it has sacked an editor.

Islam is Bangladesh's state religion and past governments have banned publications for insulting Muslim.

The country's religious traditions are moderate but some people believe conservatives are becoming more influential.