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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview and called them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A man loudly ranted about national security, the CIA and international spying while on a flight from Hong Kong to the US on Monday, causing passengers to tackle him and bind his hands and feet. Passengers said the FBI met United Airlines Flight 116 as it landed at Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the major airports serving New York City, and escorted the man away. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 18th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BOGOTA, Colombia — Wednesday will mark the one-year anniversary since WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange took refuge in the Ecuadoran embassy in London. And he appears to be no closer to leaving. On Monday, British and Ecuadoran officials said they could not agree on what to do with Assange, who is fighting extradition to Sweden and seeking asylum in the Andean nation. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON — Defiant and apparently unbowed by threats of prosecution, former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden vowed Monday to release more secrets about U.S. intelligence surveillance systems that he described as “nakedly, aggressively criminal.” Snowden, who has been hiding in Hong Kong, said NSA analysts routinely obtain emails and other Internet communications of Americans as part of the cyberspying agency’s surveillance of global telecommunications and Internet traffic. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) — A man loudly ranted about national security, the CIA and international spying while on a flight from Hong Kong to the U.S. on Monday, causing passengers to tackle him and bind his hands and feet. Passengers said the FBI met United Airlines Flight 116 as it landed at Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the major airports serving New York City, and escorted the man away. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON — Edward Snowden, the former U.S. government contractor who leaked secret details of official surveillance programs, pledged Monday to release more information about U.S. intelligence-gathering methods that he described as “nakedly, aggressively criminal.” “All I can say right now is the U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me,” Snowden wrote in an online chat hosted by Britain’s Guardian newspaper. “Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped.” <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency leaker, defended his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian and attacked U.S. officials for calling him a traitor. “The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me,” he said. He added the government “immediately and predictably destroyed any possibility of a fair trial at home,” by labeling him a traitor, and indicated he would not return to the U.S. voluntarily. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Obama: US, Russia have different perspective on Syria, but share interest in stopping violence. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Smithfield Foods Inc. may be worth less as a whole than its separate parts, according to an activist investor asking the Virginia pork giant this week to reconsider its recent $4.7 billion sale to a Chinese meat producer. Last month, Shuanghui International Holdings agreed to pay $4.7 billion, sans debt, for the full Smithfield package. The Hong Kong company offered $34 a share. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Putin tells Obama their positions don’t coincide on Syria; both agree to push for negotiations. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) — A flight from Hong Kong on which a man claimed everyone was poisoned landed safely Monday at Newark Liberty Airport, and the man was taken off the plane under a heavy police presence. The man stood up during the flight to make the claim but there was no indication that any passengers aboard United Airlines Flight 116 were actually poisoned, an FBI spokesman said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) — FBI agents are going to meet an incoming flight at a New Jersey airport after reports that a passenger claimed that everyone aboard had been poisoned. United Airlines Flight 116 from Hong Kong is scheduled to land at about 2 p.m. Eastern (1800 GMT) on Monday at Newark Liberty Airport, outside New York City. An FBI spokesman says there is no indication that any passengers had actually been poisoned, and that the passenger stood up and made the statement several hours ago and that the decision was made to continue on to Newark. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> US whistle-blower Edward Snowden says accusations from American politicians that he is a Chinese spy are a “predictable smear” designed to “distract from the issue of US government misconduct”. In only his second public comments since he admitted being behind a series of leaks exposing US cyber-surveillance, Snowden told readers of a Guardian webchat: “Ask yourself: if I were a Chinese spy, why wouldn’t I have flown directly into Beijing? I could be living in a palace petting a phoenix by now.” <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> WASHINGTON (AP) — Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency leaker, is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian and attacking U.S. officials for calling him a traitor. “The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me,” he said. He added the government “immediately and predictably destroyed any possibility of a fair trial at home,” by labeling him a traitor, and indicated he would not return to the U.S. voluntarily. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Iranian president-elect Hassan Rowhani said he will make the country’s nuclear programme more transparent as he seeks to ease tension with the US and reduce “brutal” sanctions that have crippled the economy. He ruled out any halt to the nuclear activity that has drawn UN sanctions but said he hoped an early deal could be reached to allay the fears of major powers. The moderate cleric, who won outright victory in Friday’s presidential election on the hopes of millions for an end to the economic hardship caused by Western sanctions, pledged greater transparency in the talks. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Three youths have been charged and detained in France over a racist attack on six Chinese students in the European nation’s wine-making region that has been condemned by both Beijing and Paris, officials said yesterday. The youths, aged 19 and 20, were charged on Sunday night with aggravated violence, using or threatening to use arms, as well as drunkenness, the prosecutor’s office in Bordeaux said. They were then placed under detention, it added. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Thousands of protesters rallied across Indonesia yesterday against government plans to raise the price of fuel, with police in Jakarta firing tear gas to stop hundreds storming the national parliament. Several people were injured in the clashes. Lawmakers yesterday approved budget amendments that would pave the way for a rise of 33 per cent, the first such increase since 2008. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Singapore urged Indonesia to take “urgent measures” as severe air pollution from forest fires on Sumatra choked the densely populated city state. Singapore’s skyscrapers, including the Marina Bay Sands casino towers, were yesterday shrouded in haze and the acrid smell of burnt wood wafted through the central business district. Parts of Malaysia also suffered from the smoky haze, a recurring problem Southeast Asian governments have failed to solve, despite repeated calls for action. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Thailand’s national Buddhism body said it was monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behaviour following complaints ignited by a video showing Buddhist monks on a private jet. The YouTube video emerging recently showed one of the monks was wearing stylish aviator sunglasses, carrying a brand name travel bag and sporting a pair of modern-looking wireless headphones. It attracted criticism from Buddhists nationwide. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on June 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Belt-tightening in Japan’s diplomatic service is cutting the quality of canapes on offer abroad, leading to fears Tokyo is losing the battle of the buffets to Beijing. Diplomats in Tokyo say China appears to be ramping up its spending on its missions, while Japanese diplomats are being forced to scrimp. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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