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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Facebook Bug Exposes Six Million Contacts

Six million Facebook users have had their contact information inadvertently exposed because of a bug in the site. The social media giant admitted that each piece of information - such as an email address or phone number - had been given out "once or...

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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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JFK's Ireland Visit Marked With Family Reunion

By David Blevins, Ireland Correspondent It was in June 1963 when President Kennedy returned to the quayside from which his great grandfather had emigrated and expressed his pleasure "at being back from whence I came". He told an audience of hundreds...

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Syria Crisis: Hague And Kerry Join Doha Talks

By Lisa Holland, Foreign Affairs Correspondent Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague is joining the US Secretary of State John Kerry in Qatar to discuss the crisis in Syria. Foreign ministers from other countries in the so-called "Friends of...

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Mandela Stranded By Ambulance Breakdown

An ambulance carrying seriously ill Nelson Mandela to hospital broke down in freezing temperatures, it has emerged. The military vehicle broke down at the side of the highway, leaving the iconic ex-president - known as Madiba - stranded for 40 minutes,...

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Tour De France Winner Ullrich Admits Doping

Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has for the first time admitted to doping, with help from a Spanish sports doctor at the centre of a major drugs scandal. Ullrich - the only German to win the world's toughest cycling race - was found guilty of doping...

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India Monsoon: Race To Save Thousands Stranded

Rescue workers are racing to reach tens of thousands of people stranded in rain-ravaged northern India, as the number killed in the flooding nears 600. Scores of bodies have been pulled from the swollen River Ganges after torrential monsoon rains struck...

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US Wants Taliban Talks 'Back On Track'

US Secretary of State John Kerry says he hopes to get talks with the Taliban "back on track," but is unsure if that is possible. Mr Kerry warned that a recently opened Taliban office in Qatar may have to close if the peace talks do not proceed. "We...

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