the international telecommunication union on tuesday released its annual index of 175 countries in the region. the ranking is based on access to and use of mobile devices on the internet, as well as large speed data communications. the united states ranked 15th and china placed 81st. the report says about half the world's population were about 3.5 billion people could have access to the internet by the end of the year. a sharp increase from about 2 billion in 2010. >>> japanese weather officials say they continue to detect seismic activity off fukushima prefecture. they're warning people t that anotother tremor of the same strength could strike withinn te next seven days. the officials say they divert 85 quakes registeringng 1 or highe on the japanese intensity scale of 0 to 7 by 11:00 a.m. on wednesday. tuesday's quake caused a 1.4 meter tsunami in northeastern japan. that's the highest in the country since a huge earthquake struck the country in 2011. fisherman on wednesday checked for damage. they said that nearly half of the 700 seaweed conservation were piled up or had become enta