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World spotlight from NPR President Obama didn't expect he'd need to have a "national conversation" about government data gathering.... Revelations about U.S. surveillance programs have not only touched off a debate in America; they've also raised privacy questions in Europe, since big... In the past decade, Mexico's tech industry has flourished, growing three times faster than the global average. Most of that growth has been fueled by ... |
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World Montreal's Mayor Michael Applebaum resigns, a day after his arrest on 14 fraud charges, the latest scandal to hit Canadian local politics.... Tens of thousands of people have marched through Sao Paulo as protests spread across the country over rising public transport prices and the cost of s... Mali's government signs a peace deal with Tuareg rebels to end conflict in the north in the run-up to elections next month.... Dilma Rousseff says she is proud so many people are fighting for a better country, in her first public comments since mass protests on Monday.... Watch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.... EuropeAn Italian court sentences to life in prison a man who carried out a school bomb attack in 2012, which killed a teenage girl and injured nine others.... MPs in Moscow back a bill banning adoption of Russian orphans by foreign gay couples and by foreign singles from countries allowing gay marriage.... Leaders of the G8 major economies agree plan to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders.... The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has told the BBC that the proposed trade deal between the US and the EU would create jo... New car sales across Europe fell to their lowest level in two decades in May as the deepening recession hurt demand.... Canada A dangerous offender found guilty of violent assaults in Alberta and Saskatchewan over the last two decades will go to prison indefinitely.... Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum has resigned in the wake of corruption charges being laid against him, although he maintains he is innocent.... A memorial service will be held this afternoon for the two pilots and two paramedics who died last month in an Ornge air ambulance crash.... Donna Neufeld and her husband Erv are leaving Winnipeg for Red Deer Alberta, where she'll complete a two year family medicine residency.... The Canadian Automobile Association has released its list of Ontario's worst roads and Toronto roads occupy four of the roads on the list.... Australia-Pacific  St Kilda is today expected to make a statement on the future of star player Stephen Milne, after he was charged with four counts of rape over an alleg... Legislation cracking down on what Labor has described as "widespread rorting" of the 457 foreign worker visa scheme looks to be on shaky ground, with ... The family of murdered ABC staffer Jill Meagher will face Adrian Bayley for a final time today when he is sentenced in the Victorian Supreme Court.... Socceroos coach Holger Osieck says qualifying for the World Cup is a "beautiful feeling" and vindication of his methods.... A study by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has found almost half of all locally made television content in Australia is news.... |
Middle EastG8 leaders back calls for Syrian peace talks to be held in Geneva "as soon as possible", without mentioning the fate of President Bashar al-Assad.... A Syrian woman claims she would rather die under Assad's regime than live another day in a refugee camp... At least 31 people are killed in a double suicide bomb attack at a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.... Provides an overview, basic information and key events for this oil-producing, mainly desert country in west Africa... The King of Jordan endorses a treaty with the UK, paving the way for the extradition of radical cleric Abu Qatada.... Asia-PacificA number of Burma's most famous dissidents have spoken of their hopes for their country, on a visit to London.... Chrysler agrees to recall 2.7 million Jeeps that could be at risk of fuel tank fires, after initially refusing a US government request to do so.... Eighteen Vietnamese crew members are detained after their cargo ship allegedly hit a coral reef in the central Philippines, the coastguard says.... The US is to open direct peace talks with the Taliban after more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan, senior White House officials announce.... The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain in northern India has risen to 70, media reports say.... South-AsiaA number of Burma's most famous dissidents have spoken of their hopes for their country, on a visit to London.... Chrysler agrees to recall 2.7 million Jeeps that could be at risk of fuel tank fires, after initially refusing a US government request to do so.... Eighteen Vietnamese crew members are detained after their cargo ship allegedly hit a coral reef in the central Philippines, the coastguard says.... The US is to open direct peace talks with the Taliban after more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan, senior White House officials announce.... The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain in northern India has risen to 70, media reports say.... BusinessChrysler agrees to recall 2.7 million Jeeps that could be at risk of fuel tank fires, after initially refusing a US government request to do so.... Deloitte is suspended for one year from doing consulting work in New York after regulators criticised its work at Standard Chartered on anti-money lau... Leaders of the G8 major economies agree plan to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders.... New car sales across Europe fell to their lowest level in two decades in May as the deepening recession hurt demand.... Thousands of people march through Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, over rising public transport prices and the cost of staging the 2014 World Cup.... |
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