American director Michael Mann is making a grand return with ” Blackhat,” a timely cyber-terrorism action flick starring Chris Hemsworth.
Australian actor Hemsworth sheds his “Thor” costume to become Nicholas Hathaway, a “black hat” bad-guy hacker released from prison to help American authorities dismantle a criminal network.
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American director Michael Mann is making a grand return with ” Blackhat,” a timely cyber-terrorism action flick starring Chris Hemsworth.
Australian actor Hemsworth sheds his “Thor” costume to become Nicholas Hathaway, a “black hat” bad-guy hacker released from prison to help American authorities dismantle a criminal network.
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An Indian novelist went into hiding and said he has quit writing after his latest book about a woman’s efforts to get pregnant with a stranger sparked virulent protests by right-wing Hindu and caste groups. Perumal Murugan’s publisher was pulling all copies of his 2010 novel “Madhorubagan” — published in English in 2013 under the…
French weekly Charlie Hebdo’s defiance in publishing a cartoon depicting the Prophet following a deadly attack in Paris by terrorists, and Tamil author P Murugan’s decision to withdraw his works following protests have reignited the debate on freedom of expression, both at home and away. In India, the Constitution guarantees free speech but not the…
“The attack against Charlie Hebdo was an attack against freedom of expression, a pillar of this shared vision, whose flag bearers are journalists,” said Irina Bokova, Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as she opened the proceedings. Participating in the event were members of French and international media, UNESCO Member States,…
“The attack against Charlie Hebdo was an attack against freedom of expression, a pillar of this shared vision, whose flag bearers are journalists,” said Irina Bokova, Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as she opened the proceedings. Participating in the event were members of French and international media, UNESCO Member States,…
Pope Francis today condemned any killing in God’s name, but also insisted there were limits to freedom of speech and said other people’s religion could not be insulted or mocked. The pope made the comments in relation to attacks by Islamists on the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo last week in which 12…
Author Salman Rushdie, who lived for years under a death threat after his 1988 book “The Satanic Verses” drew the wrath of Iranian religious leaders, is defending the absolute right of free speech. Rushdie made the comments yesterday at the University of Vermont after being asked about last week’s deadly attack on the French satirical…
Pope Francis on Thursday condemned killing in God’s name but warned religion could not be insulted, weighing into a global debate on free speech ahead of a rapturous welcome in the Philippines. The pontiff made the comments to reporters as he flew from Sri Lanka to begin a five-day visit in the Catholic Church’s Asian…
Pope Francis on Thursday condemned killing in God’s name but warned religion could not be insulted, weighing into a global debate on free speech ahead of a rapturous welcome in the Philippines. The pontiff made the comments to reporters as he flew from Sri Lanka to begin a five-day visit in the Catholic Church’s Asian…