Al-Jazeera TV channel has apologized to Israel for the program about Lebanese militant Samir Kuntar, Haarets newspaper informs.

Chinese police officers roughly prevented two Japanese journalists' covering the attack on the police station by in Kashgar city, AFP informs.

Woman journalist of Belarusian "Belarusians and market" newspaper Olga Biryukova asked for political asylum in Great Britain, “Khartiya 97” informs referring to the edition’s political observer Pavel Bikovsky.

A man, who had killed journalist of the largest in the country Russian-language newspaper 'Vecherni Bishkek', Yuri Aleksandrov and his wife, is sentenced in Kyrgyzstan. As RIA Novosti informs, Rinat Kazakbayev was found guilty of the murder of two people and sentenced to life imprisonment.

News Corporation Company, owned by billionaire Rupert Murdoch, is going to invest US $100 mln to set up six regional TV channels in India within the next 12 months. They will work under the Star brand name, The Hindu edition writes.

One of the most well-known US newspapers – The Washington Post has stated about the unprofitable second quarter, "Vedomosti" wrote on Monday.

The Press Council will send a gratifying letter to the President of Azerbaijan. APA informs referring to the PC that the decision was made on 1 August at the session of the organization's Managing Board.

The US "People" and British "Hello!" magazines have paid $ 14 mln for the photos of newly-born twins of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, AP informed Friday referring to the sources close to the bargain.

Organizers of the Beijing Olympiad and International Olympic Committee (IOC) have agreed to provide journalists with unlimited access to Internet during the 2008 Games to take place from 8 to 24 August, Reuters informs.

The security of Hamas movement in Gaza Strip has set free the earlier arrested cameraman of German TV Company, AFP informs.

President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on material aid to some mass media agencies. APA informs AZN 5 thousand will be allocated to some news agencies and newspapers from the President's reserve fund.