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Bit-part actor charged over plot to frame husband for ricin letters
Texas prosecutors say Shannon Richardson sent poisoned letters to President Obama and NYC mayor Michael BloombergIt is a story that reads like the plot of a cheap, pulp thriller – except perhaps not...
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Erdoğan accuses EU members of hypocrisy
Turkish PM says methods used by Turkish police to quell demonstrations are little different from those used in US and UKTurkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has accused European Union member...
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Nelson Mandela back in hospital
Statement from office of the president says country's first post-apartheid leader is in a serious but stable conditionThe office of South Africa's president has announced former leader Nelson Mandela...
View ArticleLive: Obama defends NSA spying programme
Google and Facebook issue strong denials of participation in Prism and Upstream as Obama meets with Chinese counterpartTom McCarthy
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How very wrong David Simon is about the NSA's capabilities | Clay Shirky
Extrapolating from the surveillance powers of the Baltimore police in the 1980s may not be a reliable guide to the NSA's nowAs the debate about National Security Agency powers continues, one of the...
View ArticleNSA director answers Senate questions on Edward Snowden leak - video
General Keith B Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday
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The Iraq War; Dates – TV review
The politicians squirmed as this documentary examined the messy aftermath of war in IraqThe third episode of The Iraq War (BBC2) brought the conflict up to the present day. Though hardly to a close. On...
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Senator pauses NSA testimony to read tweet from Buzzfeed reporter
This is the world we live in now: Barbara Mikulski breaks into hearing to respond to a tweet from a reporter covering the eventWhile some say social media is the great communication tool of the century...
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NSA whistleblower speaks to South China Morning Post as agency's director prepares to testify before CongressTom McCarthy
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Google Waze acquisition needs antitrust probe – Consumer Watchdog
US pressure group asks Department of Justice to investigate search giant's $1.3bn takeover of Israel-based traffic appThe US Department of Justice has been urged to block Google's $1.3bn acquisition of...
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Senators press NSA director for answers on secret surveillance program
Keith Alexander says surveillance programs have helped thwart attacks – but raises new questions over how they operateUS senators on the powerful appropriations committee sharply challenged the...
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US considers Syria policy as John Kerry seeks ways to help civil war rebels
Advisers meet and secretary of state talks to British foreign secretary but options still focus on non-lethal interventionsNational security advisers met in Washington on Wednesday, to consider what...
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UK will not tackle gender violence without changing attitudes, warn MPs
Department for International Development urged to embed empowerment of women and girls into overseas programmesBritain's efforts to tackle violence against women and girls are being undermined by the...
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Facebook to introduce clickable hashtags
Users will now be able to click on hashtagged words as a search term and view a feed of discussions relating to that topicFacebook has announced plans to introduce clickable hashtags for users.The tool...
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Three brothers killed off coast of Ireland after boat overturns
Trio's fishing vessel, a 6 metre punt, got into difficulties off Tramore in County WaterfordThree brothers have been confirmed dead after their bodies were recovered off the south-east coast of Ireland...
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Zimmerman: pool of potential jurors barely grows
Twenty candidates out of 100 have made it to second round of questioning in Trayvon Martin caseProsecutors and defence lawyers in Florida have searched for a third day for potential jurors unaffected...
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What Borgen's prime minister tells us about Julia Gillard
Australian viewers of SBS's Danish import Borgen are seeing a familiar scenario play out: a progressive lady PM and a whole bunch of hellDoes Julia Gillard ever go home and spit a mouthful of...
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Gillard shouldn't use abortion as a US-style wedge issue | Kimberley Ramplin
There is a very real battle being waged for reproductive rights in Australia, but it's not the one the prime minister is currently fightingThis week, prime minister Julia Gillard chose to narrowcast...
View ArticleTony Abbott: no deals to change abortion laws
Coalition leader says he has no plans for new abortion laws despite bill put forward by possible 'balance of power' senatorLenore Taylor
View ArticleDonald Mackay murder: police descend on NSW Riverina in search for body
Mackay, a high-profile campaigner against organised crime, was killed in 1977 but his body was never foundHelen Davidson
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