President Obama has said his administration is issuing new guidelines to make it easier for Iranians to get access to the Internet. President Obama said Tehran had imposed an "electronic curtain" on its people. Mr Obama made the announcement in a video address to Iranians to mark the Persian New Year.
"I want the Iranian people to know that America seeks a dialogue to hear your views and understand your aspirations. That's why we set up a Virtual Embassy, so you can see for yourselves what the United States is saying and doing. We're using Farsi on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. And even as we've imposed sanctions on the Iranian government, today, my administration is issuing new guidelines to make it easier for American businesses to provide software and services into Iran that will make it easier for the Iranian people to use the Internet."
An Israeli human rights group says a Palestinian woman who's been on hunger strike in Israel for more than a month is in immediate danger of dying. Thirty-year-old Hana Shalabi, a supporter of the militant group Islamic Jihad, is protesting at her imprisonment without charge. A doctor, sent by the group Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, to examine her, said she was experiencing muscle wasting, aggravated weight loss and excruciating pain.
Bangladesh has reached the Asia Cup cricket final beating Sri Lanka by five wickets in Dhaka. It will meet Pakistan in the final on Thursday. It's the first time Bangladesh has progressed so far in any major international cricket tournament.