 | NSA calls Jobs ‘Big Brother’
Deccan Chronicle Washington: The US’ spy agency National Security Agency (NSA) reportedly suggested tech giant Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs as ‘Big Brother’ while describing iPhone users as ‘zombies’... (photo: AP) | |
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 | NSA admits wrongly adding 16,000 phone numbers to 'alert list'
The Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency admitted in documents released Tuesday that it had wrongly put 16,000 phone numbers on an "alert list" so their incoming calls could be monitored, a mis... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky, File) | |
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 Putin says Russia will help Syria if US launches strikes
The Siasat Daily Moscow, September 07: | Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit reportedly said that Russia will help Syria if US launches strikes. | Putin said that Russia is already helping Syria with we... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) |
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 German police probe blackmail attempt on Merkel's challenger
Swissinfo | Reuters | September 7, 2013 - 16:45 | BERLIN (Reuters) - German police said they were investigating an apparent attempt to blackmail Peer Steinbrueck, the Social Democrats' (SPD) challenger t... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon) |
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 EU's Ashton says evidence points to Syria govt being behind chemical attack
Swissinfo Arab Spring | Reuters | September 7, 2013 - 13:34 | VILNIUS (Reuters) - The European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Saturday the EU's 28 nations ag... (photo: AP / Mindaugas Kulbis) |
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 Arrests in Egypt raise new worries about rights
Ohio CAIRO: The detentions of an Egyptian labor lawyer and a journalist raised concerns among rights activists Friday that the military-backed government’s crackdown on ... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) |
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 Rodman back from North Korea, without jailed American
Swissinfo | Reuters | September 7, 2013 - 04:25 | (Note strong language in paragraphs 6 and 10) | By Michael Martina | BEIJING (Reuters) - Former U.S. basketball star Dennis... (photo: AP / Arnulfo Franco) |
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 Conservative leader Abbott expected to win Australian election as polls open
Swissinfo | Reuters | September 7, 2013 - 03:23 | By Rob Taylor | SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's conservative leader Tony Abbott, expected to win national elections on Satur... (photo: AP / Rick Rycroft) |
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