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Obama promises review of NSA spying program, possible reforms
US President Barack Obama has suggested there may be a review of surveillance by the National Security Agency in the wake of ...Russia approves amnesty covering punk band members, Greenpeace
Russian lawmakers have approved a Kremlin-backed amnesty bill that could free the two jailed members of the punk band Pussy Riot while ...South Sudan president ready to talk as clashes spread
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir says he is willing to hold talks with the former vice president he accuses of leading a ...Attacks kill 65 in Iraq, including Shiite pilgrims
Iraqi officials say car bombs targeted Shi\'ite pilgrims near Baghdad as Iraq-wide violence killed at least 65 people Monday.S Sudan declares curfew after troops clash
South Sudan\'s President Salva Kiir declared an overnight curfew in the capital after the government foiled what he called an attempted coup.Judge rules NSA phone data program is likely unconstitutional
A U.S. judge says the government\'s secret collection of telephone records from millions of Americans is likely unconstitutional.Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine dies at age 96
Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine has died at the age of 96 in her home in Carmel, California.Ex-president Michelle Bachelet wins Chile poll run-off
Chileans have handed moderate socialist former President Michelle Bachelet a new four-year term with a landslide victory in a runoff election.UN starts first aid airlifts to Syria from Iraq as cold grips
The United Nations has started to deliver humanitarian aid by air into Syria from northern Iraq.McCain meets with Ukrainian opposition, backs pro-EU protests
U.S. Senator John McCain met Saturday in the Ukrainian capital with key government and opposition leaders, ahead of a mass rally aimed ...