Current events of 26 June 2008 (2008-06-26) (Thursday) edit history watch

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) relaxes rules on the creation of top-level domain names like .com or .edu, which could pave the way for companies or individuals to create an array of new addresses for the Web. Icann also approves measures that will allow top-level domain names to be written in scripts such as Arabic or Cyrillic. (The Wall Street Journal) (CNN) (Reuters) A former Taliban fighter claims that members of the Pakistan military secretly supported the insurgency in Afghanistan by providing training and material support. (Canadian Press via Google News) North Korea releases details of its nuclear program and the United States removes it from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. (Bloomberg) The Austrian SPÖ states that in the future, it wants to hold referendums on EU treaties. (STANDARD) A report published in the journal Nature says a 365 million-year-old fossil of a four-legged fish found in Latvia sheds new light on the process of evolution. The creature, named Ventastega curonica, had a fish-like body but the head of an animal more suited to land than water. (BBC News) (The Daily Telegraph) (Science News) Irish and British transport ministers agree to a mutual driver disqualification scheme. (RTÉ) (BBC News) In a 5–4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States holds in District of Columbia v. Heller that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects an individual right to own a firearm and keep it on their property, ruling a District of Columbia gun control law unconstitutional and putting many other similar measures in jeopardy. (CNN) A bus and a truck collide in China's Henan Province, leaving five dead and eight injured. (Xinhua)