Edward Snowden Charged With Espionage

Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who revealed secret government spying programmes, has been charged with espionage by US authorities. A provisional arrest warrant has been issued and Hong Kong authorities have been asked to detain him. US prosecutors...

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Canada Floods Force Thousands Of Evacuations

Around 75,000 people have been evacuated from their homes and at least three have died following severe flooding to communities around Calgary in western Canada. Roads and bridges have been washed away and swathes of the city are under water. Canada's...

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Brazil Protests: President Promises Reforms

Brazil's President has promised to improve public services but says any further violence will not be tolerated in a speech to the nation rocked by mass protests. During a TV broadcast Dilma Rousseff appealed for unity and said the government knew there...

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Clashes In Brazil As One Million March

The Brazilian government will hold an emergency meeting later amid spiralling protests over alleged corruption and high prices which have seen one million people take to the streets. The demonstrations, which have spread to more than 80 cities across...

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Syria: Rebels Risk Own Lives Over DIY Weapons

By Sam Kiley, Middle East Correspondent, in northern Syria High explosive powder is shaken into the nose cone of an improvised missile through a funnel fashioned from a mineral water bottle. Then along comes a man with a long bolt. He shoves it...

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Afghan Negotiators Boycott Talks With Taliban

Afghan peace negotiators have told Sky News they have no intention of attending talks with the Taliban in Qatar. A spokesman said: "Taliban are not interested in peace, (their) only intention is in becoming the government again." Afghan President Hamid...

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Snowden: Iceland Talks About Potential Asylum

Iceland says a spokesman who claims to represent Edward Snowden has held talks with government officials about the potential of the NSA leaker applying for asylum in the Nordic country. "A representative of his has, to my knowledge... had some informal...

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US 'Postpones' Taliban Talks Amid Karzai Fury

Taliban Insurgency: A Timeline Updated: 4:44pm UK, Tuesday 18 June 2013 As Afghan forces take control of national security, marking a major milestone for the withdrawal of US-led combat troops, here is a timeline of the 12 years of Taliban insurgency...

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Protesters Try To Force Way Into Brazil Match

Brazilian protesters outraged over the costs of hosting next year's World Cup have clashed with police outside a football stadium, as the government deployed elite forces to contain the unrest. Violence erupted near the £155m Castelao stadium in the...

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Afghanistan: Taliban 'Admit' US Troop Attack

Taliban Insurgency: A Timeline Updated: 4:44pm UK, Tuesday 18 June 2013 As Afghan forces take control of national security, marking a major milestone for the withdrawal of US-led combat troops, here is a timeline of the 12 years of Taliban insurgency...

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NSA Chief: Spying 'Foiled 50 Terror Plots'

The director of the National Security Agency has insisted the US government's sweeping surveillance programmes have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide. Among those prevented attacks was one planned for the New York Stock Exchange and another aimed...

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Jill Meagher Killer Sentenced To Life In Prison

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent A man has been jailed for life for the murder of Irishwoman Jill Meagher in Melbourne, Australia. Adrian Ernest Bayley, who had pleaded guilty to raping and murdering the 29-year-old on September 22...

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