Sunday, June 30, 2013

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US and Ecuador discuss Snowden

The US vice-president talks to Ecuador's president by phone about ex-CIA analyst Edward Snowden's asylum bid as a new bugging allegation emerges.

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Washington 'bugged key EU offices'

The US bugged EU offices, Der Spiegel magazine says, citing a secret report allegedly leaked by US fugitive ex-security analyst Edward Snowden.

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Move to halt California gay weddings

US opponents of same-sex marriage file an emergency petition to the Supreme Court to try to halt the resumption of gay weddings in California.

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Dozens treated as heat grips US west

Dozens of people across western US states are treated for exhaustion and dehydration, as the region is continuing to bake in a heat wave.

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EU alarm over US bugging claim

A top EU official says ties with the US could suffer over a report, allegedly leaked by fugitive Edward Snowden, that America bugged EU offices.

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VIDEO: Triple-digit heat wave grips US west

At least one person has reportedly died and dozens more have been treated for exhaustion and dehydration as a heat wave continues to cause problems across western America.

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VIDEO: Motorhomes: An American love affair

Hundreds of caravan owners have gathered in the US state of South Dakota for an annual rally.

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VIDEO: Obama visits Mandela's prison cell

US President Barack Obama has toured Robben Island - the jail in which Nelson Mandela was kept for 18 years.

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EU outrage over US bugging claims

France and Germany are demanding the United States comes clean over claims its intelligence services have been spying on European Union offices.

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VIDEO: EU outrage over US bugging claims

The French and German governments are demanding the United States comes clean over allegations that its intelligence services have been spying on European Union offices.

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Saturday, June 29, 2013

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Heat wave bakes western US states

The western US states are baking under a sizzling extended heat wave, with temperatures threatening to break the all-time high recorded on Earth.

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Life term for penis amputation wife

A California woman convicted of amputating her ex-husband's penis and throwing it in a kitchen waste disposal is sentenced to life in prison.

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US state drops long-term jobless aid

As many as 70,000 long-term unemployed North Carolina workers lose public benefits on Monday in a budget-saving move enacted in February.

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California gay marriage ban lifted

A US appeals court overturns a ban on same-sex marriages in California, following a Supreme Court ruling.

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VIDEO: War photography's window into conflict

Could photographs of war convince humanity to stop fighting?

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News tweets of the week

Gay marriage, Alec Baldwin and more in 140 characters

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US court jails Mexico ex-governor

A US court sentences a disgraced former governor of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo to 11 years in prison for money laundering.

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Obama homage to 'hero' Mandela

US President Barack Obama is due to meet South Africa's Jacob Zuma, as the country holds prayers and vigils for ailing ex-leader Nelson Mandela.

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US travel warning over Egypt clashes

The US warns Americans not to travel to Egypt and has told non-emergency diplomatic staff to leave, as deadly clashes continued in the country.

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VIDEO: Heat wave bakes western US states

Western US states are baking under an extended heat wave, with temperatures threatening to break the all-time high recorded on Earth.

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VIDEO: 'Thoughts of world with Mandela'

President Obama has met the South African leader Jacob Zuma in Pretoria in a visit overshadowed by worries about the health of Nelson Mandela, who has been in hospital for three weeks.

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VIDEO: Clashes at anti-Obama protests

Protests against many facets of US foreign policy are taking place in South Africa as President Obama continues his visit to the country.

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VIDEO: California gay marriage ban lifted

A US appeals court has lifted a ban on same-sex marriages in California, following a Supreme Court ruling.

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VIDEO: Charmer Obama wins over audience

US President Barack Obama turned on the charm offensive on Saturday afternoon as he addressed a group of young African leaders at the University of Johannesburg.

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Italian astrophysicist Margherita Hack dies at 91

ROME (AP) -- Margherita Hack, an astrophysicist who explained her research on the stars in plain language for the public and who championed civil rights in her native Italy, died on Saturday in the Adriatic Sea town of Trieste, where she had headed an astronomical observatory. She was 91....

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Friday, June 28, 2013

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US consumer spending rose in May

Economic data points to continuing growth in the US economy, with US consumer spending in May reversing a fall in April

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US Senate passes immigration reform

The US Senate passes a broad immigration reform bill that includes a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants.

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Fed officials clarify 'tapering'

Officials at the Federal Reserve seek to calm investors by emphasising that its bond purchases will not halt unless the economy strengthens.

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US regulator sues ex-MF Global boss

US regulators charge the former boss of broker MF Global with failing to properly manage the company, which allegedly misused customer funds before its collapse.

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US downgrades Bangladesh trade ties

The US suspends longstanding trade privileges for Bangladesh until it improves workers' safety conditions in the clothing industry.

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The state of civil rights in America

The US Supreme Court's week on civil rights

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Should political fundraisers become ambassadors?

Should political fundraisers become ambassadors?

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VIDEO: Whistleblowers 'telling us about lies'

The US government has been showing "a kind of incompetence", said the Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney, who reckoned its behaviour was "very dissembling and mendacious.''

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Canadian is first-ever top NBA pick

Ontario native Anthony Bennett becomes the first-ever Canadian to be picked first in the US professional basketball league's annual player selection.

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Bangladesh anger at US trade move

Bangladesh expresses shock over Washington's decision to suspend trade privileges over concerns about dangerous working conditions and labour rights.

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US general 'target' in leak probe

A retired high-ranking US general, James Cartwright, is the target of an investigation into classified Iran leaks, US media report.

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VIDEO: S Africa's 'City of Gold' awaits Obama

Komla Dumor reports on what US President Barack Obama is likely to discover in South Africa on his arrival in Johannesburg on Friday.

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VIDEO: Immigration: The view from Pennsylvania

As the US Senate has passes a controversial immigration reform bill, Mark Mardell canvasses opinion in Pennsylvania.

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VIDEO: Ecuador defiant over Snowden

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa says the country had yet to decide whether to admit US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.

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AUDIO: The hunt for stolen Mandela painting

The New York Police Department, Interpol and private investigators are all involved in the hunt for a valuable portrait of Nelson Mandela stolen in New York.

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VIDEO: WWII veteran graduates with grandson

A grandfather and grandson have graduated from high school on the same day - after the more senior of the two returned to get an education to serve in World War II.

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Monroe photographer Bert Stern dies

Famed US photographer, Bert Stern, best known for his images of Marilyn Monroe in what became known as The Last Sitting, dies at the age of 83.

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Snowden father sets terms for return

The father of US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden says he believes his son would go back to the US if several conditions were met.

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Blackberry maker RIM posts $84m loss

The maker of Blackberry smartphones, Research in Motion, has rung up an $84m (£55m) loss in its first quarter, sending its shares plunging.

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Good timing

The cult of Mark Carney, Bank of England's new Canadian boss

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VIDEO: Hundreds at anti-Obama demonstration

US President Barack Obama faces wide-ranging protests when he arrives in South Africa later.

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US-Afghan aircraft deal 'wasteful'

A US watchdog advises the Pentagon to ground plans to spend $780m (£513m) on 48 aircraft for the Afghan military as their pilots lack expertise.

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