Philippine’s New Libel Law — Filipino journalists are demanding the repeal of the country’s new libel law, saying it might have detrimental effects on press freedom, The Associated Press reports. Under the new Cybercrime Prevention Act, libel joins the ranks of hacking, spamming and online child pornography. For years media groups there have unsuccessfully lobbied to change the punishment of libel from a criminal to civil offense. The new law will give the government the power to seize and destroy computer data that it finds libelous. Nigerian College Massacre — At least 22 people, mostly college students, were either shot or stabbed to death in a northeastern Nigerian town called Mubi, according to BBC. The assailants reportedly questioned the students one by one before killing them Monday midnight in the residential area of the Federal Polytechnic College. The motives behind the slaughter are unclear. The college is now shut down and many students have fled the town. The authorities have asked the townspeople to stay indoors by imposing a temporary curfew. New Zealand Bans Mike Tyson — Boxer Mike Tyson cannot visit the island country because of his 1992 rape conviction, AFP reports. Tyson was originally granted a visa to participate in a November charity event, despite opposition from New Zealand’s prime minister, John Key. Later the event sponsor withdrew its support of Tyson, whose visa was then cancelled. Under the country’s law, no visa can be given to convicted rapists sentenced to more than five years in prison. In 1992, Tyson was convicted of raping an 18-year-old woman; the world heavyweight champion was sentenced to six years in prison. E.U. Nuclear Safety – A stress test report on Europe’s nuclear reactors will be finalized this Thursday by the European Commission, writes Aljazeera. The voluntary tests were put together in response to the Japanese Fukushima disaster which followed the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The report hopes to improve the safety of those living close to the E.U.’s 134 nuclear reactors. Imad Khadduri, a nuclear analyst, explained that “European power reactors … Continue reading Must-Reads from Around the World