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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 ...EU promises tough summit with Russia over Ukraine
European Union leaders are promising to confront Russia at an upcoming summit about what the giant trade bloc says is ...US astronauts embark on spacewalk
Astronauts from the U.S. space agency will begin a series of spacewalks Saturday to repair a faulty pump on the ...Ugandan parliament passes anti-homosexuality law
Uganda\'s parliament has passed a bill that would make some homosexual acts punishable by life in prison.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 ...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 ...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.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 ...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.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.