
Nov 19 - By Will Weissert, Associated Press Writer
President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways.

Nov 12 - By Will Weissert, Associated Press Writer
President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways.
Nov 9 - By Associated Press
The U.S. State Department issued a statement late Monday decrying attacks on three Cuban bloggers, including one who has gained international attention for her searing observations about life on the communist island.
Sep 13 - By Associated Press
A woman who was jailed after writing a blog critical of the Vietnamese government said Monday that she agreed to stop blogging as a condition of her release.
Sep 5 - By Ben Stocking
Vietnamese authorities have released a blogger and an online journalist more than a week after detaining them for questioning about postings critical of the Communist government's handling of relations with China.
Sep 4 - By Ben Stocking
Vietnamese police arrested another blogger, her mother and diplomats said Friday, as authorities continued a crackdown against writers who have criticized Communist Party policies online.

Aug 31 - By Leanne Italie, Associated Press Writer
Six months ago, Brianna Karp found herself living in an old truck and camper she inherited after the suicide of a father she barely knew.
Aug 30 - By Ben Stocking
A Vietnamese blogger who criticized the Communist Party's policies has been detained by police, his close friend said Monday, days after another popular blogger was fired from his job at a state-controlled newspaper.

Aug 18 - By Katie Nelson, Associated Press Writer
A New Jersey blogger facing charges in two states for allegedly making threats against lawmakers and judges was trained by the FBI on how to be deliberately provocative, his attorney said Tuesday.
Jul 14 - By Anthony Mccartney, AP Entertainment Writer
A blogger who admitted to leaking part of the Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" was sentenced to a year of probation on Monday.

Jun 22 - By Dave Collins, Associated Press Writer
A New Jersey blogger accused of encouraging violence against Connecticut legislators told authorities he hoped nobody would "go off the deep end and do something terrible," but he added, "you never can tell," according to a police report released Monday.
Jun 12 - By Tammy Webber, Associated Press Writer
Rebeccah Beushausen wove a tale for two months about being an unmarried mother who chose to carry her terminally ill child to term rather than have an abortion because of her deep Christian faith.

Jun 11 - By Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press Writer
A New Jersey blogger who urged readers to "take up arms" against Connecticut lawmakers and who suggested government officials should "obey the Constitution or die" surrendered Thursday on a charge of inciting violence.
May 26 - By Associated Press
A Spanish great-grandmother who described herself as the world's oldest blogger — and became a Web sensation as she mused on events current and past — has died at the age of 97.

Apr 20 - By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Writer
A popular South Korean blogger, who was initially touted as an economic prophet for his dire predictions on the global economy, was cleared Monday of spreading false information in a closely watched case that sparked heated debate over freedom of speech in cyberspace.
Apr 13 - By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Writer
A South Korean court Monday acquitted a blogger charged with spreading false information on the Internet under a mysterious pseudonym, in a high-profile case that sparked heated debate over freedom of speech in cyberspace.

Apr 11 - By Brian Murphy, Associated Press Writer
The first line of his first blog from Tehran in September 2006 asks: "What is freedom?"

Apr 10 - By Amanda Lee Myers, Associated Press Writer
Blogger Jeffrey Pataky is dedicated to ranting about crime — so long as it involves the Phoenix police department.
Mar 19 - By Associated Press
Rights groups say an Iranian blogger convicted of insulting the country's ruling clerics has died in Tehran's main prison.
Feb 16 - By Associated Press
A Chinese blogger whose satirical postings have gained a wide following was stabbed in the stomach at a Beijing book store after giving a reading, witnesses and friends said Monday.
Jan 22 - By Kwang-Tae Kim, Associated Press Writer
A South Korean blogger charged with spreading false information has requested bail and said his arrest was unconstitutional, a lawyer said Wednesday.

Jan 16 - By Christopher Elliott, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
“There’s a plane in the Hudson. I’m on the ferry going to pick up the people.”
Jan 10 - By Kwang-Tae Kim, Associated Press Writer
A popular South Korean blogger arrested on accusations of posting false economic information on the Internet has been denied bail, his lawyer said Friday.
Dec 30 - By Associated Press
Iran on Tuesday confirmed reports that it has detained a well-known Iranian-Canadian blogger who had made trips to Israel.
Dec 15 - By Associated Press
A man accused of leaking nine unreleased tracks from the Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" has pleaded guilty to a federal copyright violation.