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US violent crime rises for second year: Report

Fri Oct 25, 2013 21:17:19

Violent crime in the United States rose for the second year in a row, a government report said, indicating that the nation's two-decade decline in crime has ended.

Report: US, Israel may hack French president

Fri Oct 25, 2013 17:46:37

France believed the United States attempted to hack into its president's communications network, a leaked US intelligence document published on Friday suggests.

Spain summons US envoy over spy reports: PM

Fri Oct 25, 2013 16:56:48

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Friday he would call in the US ambassador to Madrid to explain reports of American spying on the country, a close ally of Washington.

Brazil, Germany turn to UN to restrain US spies

Fri Oct 25, 2013 12:15:17

Brazil and Germany have joined forces to press for the adoption of a UN General Resolution that promotes the right of privacy on the internet, marking the first major international effort to restrain the National Security Agency's intrusions into the online communications of foreigners, according to diplomatic sources familiar with the push.

UN condemns anti-Muslim violence in Myanmar

Fri Oct 25, 2013 11:17:36

The United Nations has warned the impact of violence against a Muslim minority in Myanmar on feeding a wider anti-Muslim feeling that poses a serious threat to the country's economic and political reforms.

White House presses Congress to delay new Iran sanctions

Fri Oct 25, 2013 09:33:16

The Obama administration reportedly is asking Congress to delay passing new Iran sanctions.

US intercepted calls of 35 world leaders: Snowden

Fri Oct 25, 2013 08:05:51

US National Security Agency (NSA) ex-contractor Edward Snowden has revealed that the agency monitored the phone conversations of 35 world leaders.

Nuke Iran before engagement: Pro-Israel US donor

Thu Oct 24, 2013 22:28:48

A pro-Israeli American billionaire and the largest single donor to the country’s rightist Republican Party has urged the US to drop an atomic bomb on Iran before entering negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear energy program.

US halts Turkey drone deal as penalty for Iran leak

Thu Oct 24, 2013 16:48:53

The United States has halted delivery of 10 Predator drones to Turkey to punish Ankara for its reported leaking to Tehran the identities of several Iranians spying for Israel’s notorious Mossad agency despite Turkey’s denial of the alleged disclosure.

US hesitates commitment by Syria opposition to talks

Thu Oct 24, 2013 12:44:13

US Secretary of State John Kerry has acknowledged that leaders of Syria’s US-backed opposition have not committed to negotiate with the Syrian government.

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