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Edward Snowden: Mission accomplished by leaking NSA surveillance programs
In a recent interview, Edward Snowden - who leaked details of NSA electronic surveillance programs - says he's achieved his aim. "In terms of personal...
Pervez Musharraf treason trial postponed after explosives found on route to court
Pervez Musharraf’s trial has been postponed after explosives were found on his route to court in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. The special court hearing on treason...
Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova calls for Sochi Winter Games boycott
Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has called for foreign countries to boycott February's Sochi Winter Olympics, hours after she was freed from jail. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova dismissed...
Alan Turing pardoned after 59 years
British computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing has been given a posthumous royal pardon. Queen Elizabeth II granted a rare "mercy pardon" Monday to Alan...
Barack Obama signs up for health insurance coverage
President Barack Obama has signed up for health insurance coverage under ObamaCare. A White House representative said Monday that the president enrolled in a health...
Target sued by 11 customers over credit card security breach
Target is being sued by at least 11 customers over a credit card security breach that saw details of more than 40 million cards...
Mikhail Kalashnikov dies at 94
Mikhail Kalashnikov - the inventor of the Kalashnikov assault rifle - has died aged 94, Russian officials say. The automatic rifle Mikhail Kalashnikov designed became...
Midwest and New England outage: Thousands of people to spend Christmas in the dark
More than 300,000 homes and businesses in Michigan, upstate New York and northern New England remained without electricity Monday morning after thick ice felled...
British Airways plane’s wing hits Johannesburg building during take off
A British Airways plane with more than 200 people on board has struck an office building while preparing to take off from the South...
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova: Pussy Riot’s second band member released from jail
Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been released from Russian prison under an amnesty law, hours after her fellow band member Maria Alyokhina was freed. Nadezhda...
Thailand: Protesters surround poll registration stadium
Thai anti-government protesters have surrounded the stadium where candidates were due to register to stand in February's elections. They say political reform is needed before...
Toronto ice storm brings snow and freezing rain
A massive ice storm has brought snow and freezing rain to Toronto, and to much of the east of Canada. The storm has left some...
John S. D. Eisenhower dies at the age of 91
John S. D. Eisenhower, son of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, died Saturday at the age of 91. John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower lived on Maryland's...
Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina freed from Russian prison under amnesty
Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina has been freed early from prison in Russia under an amnesty, her lawyer announces. Her lawyers said Maria Alyokhina was now...
Egypt: Leading activists jailed over protest
Egypt's leading activists Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohamed Adel from the 2011 uprising that led to the fall of President Hosni Mubarak have...
Thailand: Opposition holds mass rally in Bangkok
Thailand’s opposition is to hold a mass rally in the capital Bangkok as its campaign to bring down the government of Yingluck Shinawatra continues. Protest...
Cuba: Raul Castro calls for better US relation
Cuba’s President Raul Castro has called for "civilized relations" with the US, saying the two countries should respect their differences. Raul Castro said the US...
Barack Obama and family open their annual Hawaii vacation
President Barack Obama and his family opened their annual Hawaii vacation on Saturday. Every year, Barack Obama and his family prepare to return to his...
Target data breach: Chase limits debit card use for customers at risk
JPMorgan Chase customers will be limited to $100 in cash withdrawals and $300 in total purchases per day if they used Chase debit cards...
George W. Bush first authorized NSA to collect bulk phone and internet records
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has decided to declassify more information on the National Security Agency (NSA) spying, showing it started in October...
Pope Francis warns against gossip in Christmas address to Vatican Curia
Pope Francis told Vatican officials he wants them to display professionalism and competence as well as holiness in their lives. The pontiff warned Vatican administrators...
Claire Davis dead: Arapahoe High School shooting victim dies in hospital
Claire Esther Davis, who was in a coma after being shot point-blank at Arapahoe High School in Colorado last week, has died Saturday with...
South Sudan: Riek Machar’s rebel troops take control of oil-producing Unity state
South Sudan’s Vice-President Riek Machar has said rebel troops have captured the key oil-producing state of Unity and control much of the country. Riek Machar...
2013 Christmas Eve weather forecast
The worst weather will focus on the days prior to Christmas as millions of travelers take to the roads and skies in the US...
Lam Kok: Chinese billionaire dead in helicopter crash after French vineyard sale
Chinese billionaire Lam Kok is feared dead in a helicopter crash that happened as he was surveying his newly-purchased vineyard in south-west France. The helicopter,...
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