.ss / Added to Root Zone
South Sudan’s ccTLD was delegated this week
.cl / Local Registrar Program
Accreditation opened to all local entities; Previously limited to ICANN registrars
.eu / Updates to Regulation
Council establises criteria for selecting a registry, creates provision for EU citizens abroad
.nu / Niue Sues to Regain Control
Suit demands iiS return TLD and the profits it generated
.io / Sold to Afilias?
Filings show outsized payment for previous registry operator
.bh / Ministry as Registry Operator
Domain services to be offered directly by Bahraini government
.gr / IDN ccTLD now in GA
Sunrise ends for .ελ; TLD matches first two letters of Ελλάδα (Greece).
.in / Battle of Backend Providers
Seeking to nullify Neustar’s winning bid for NIXI contract, Afilias heads to court in India
.ro / Domain Drops Begin
Registry has now started deleting domains for failure to renew.
.py / Processes Simplified
Manual review eliminated; Restrictions lifted for .net.py
.nz / Registry Sues DomainTools
Lawsuit alleges that high-volume Whois queries violate Terms of Use
.ar / Domain Managers Lose Privileges
Procedure by which local registrants delegate domain management is overhauled
.pt / Claim of Mismanagement
Former registry official alleges improprieties, spurring investigation by Attorney General.
.cm / Price Reduction
Cameroon’s registry drops price from 130,000 to 7,000 CFA, equivalent to 13 USD.
.pa / Second-Level Domains Available
The end of the Sunrise Period for second-level .pa has (finally) arrived.