FBI admits to using surveillance drones in US
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
The Federal Bureau of Investigation uses drones for surveillance over the US soil, but does so very rarely, the FBI director has told Senate Judiciary Committee. Robert Mueller told the Senate Committee that the FBI was developing guidelines for drones and that the privacy implications of using...
In Berlin, Obama calls for reductions in U.S., Russian nuclear arms
The Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times
BERLIN -- President Obama on Wednesday announced plans to go beyond the reductions outlined in the New START treaty with Russia and said he would seek an additional one-third cut in the number of strategic nuclear warheads in the U.S. stockpile, if the Russians agree to do the same. Summoning the...
WikiLeaks' Assange fears US, says will stay in embassy
The Star
The Star
LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault claims against him because he fears arrest on the order of the United States. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves from a window...
Taliban claim deadly US attack hours after peace moves
The Times of India
The Times of India
KABUL: The Taliban on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an overnight attack in Afghanistan that killed four US troops, just hours after Washington said its officials would meet the...
India monsoon floods kill 120, say officials
The Australian
The Australian
MILITARY helicopters carried out emergency food drops today for thousands of people stranded by flash flooding from early monsoon rains that have killed at least 120 in northern India, officials said. The states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have witnessed torrential rains at least three times...
Protesters in Brazil keep up pressure on government
Richmond Times Dispatch
Richmond Times Dispatch
SAO PAULO Thousands of demonstrators flooded into a square in Brazil’s economic hub, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday for the latest in a historic wave of protests against the shoddy state of public transit, schools and other public services in this booming South American giant. Sparked earlier this month by a...
G8 calls for urgent Syria peace talks despite Russia split
Khaleej Times
Khaleej Times
G8 leaders called for a peace conference on Syria to be held as soon as possible but deep divisions remained as Russia stood by its embattled Middle East ally. At the end of two days of tough talks in Northern Ireland, the leaders agreed to push for a transitional government in Syria that could...
The Taliban Agree to Talk
The New York Times
The New York Times
The Taliban, more used to lobbing mortars and laying improvised explosive devices on the battlefields of Afghanistan, used a televised address in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday to declare their interest in a negotiated peace agreement. After nearly three years of stumbling starts, the announcement counts...
US, Taliban to have direct peace talks
The Siasat Daily
The Siasat Daily
June 18: The US has decided to hold direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced. The first meet is due to take place in the coming days in Qatar's capital, where the Taliban have opened their first official overseas office, BBC reported. US officials told...
Turks Embrace Silent Protests
Voa News
Voa News
VOA News Turkish anti-government demonstrators adopted a new type of protest Tuesday - silence. Hundreds of people joined performance artist Erdem Gunduz, who stood still and silent in Istanbul's Taksim Square for hours. Demonstrations...
Nazi war crimes suspect Laszlo Csatary charged in Hungary
Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle
A court in Hungary has charged one of the most-wanted, alleged Nazi war criminals at the age of 98. After spending much of his post-war life on the run in Canada, Laszlo Csatary had spent his recent years in Hungary. Hungarian prosecutors have charged Laszlo Csatary with war crimes committed during...
Afghan forces take over from Nato
Belfast Telegraph
Belfast Telegraph
Afghanistan's armed forces are taking over the lead for security nationwide from the US-led Nato coalition, President Hamid Karzai has announced. The handover of responsibility is a significant milestone in the nearly 12-year war and marks a turning point for Nato military forces, which will now...
Cry, The Beloved Continent
WorldNews.com
WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear." -Alan Paton Instead of "Cry, the Beloved Country," perhaps Alan Paton should have written a novel entitled, Cry, the Beloved Continent." Although Paton's book was about...
