NSA ‘gets data from Angry Birds’
BBC Online :US and British spy agencies routinely try to gain access to personal data from Angry Birds and other mobile applications, a report says.A...
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EU meets Russia for ‘clear the air’ talks with Putin
Reuters, Brussels :Russian President Vladimir Putin and the European Union’s top two officials were set to hold “clear the air” talks in Brussels on Tuesday...
Russia marks lifting of Leningrad siege
AFP, Saint Petersburg :President Vladimir Putin said Monday the memory of Russia’s heroism and sacrifice during World War II will endure as his country marked...
2 abducted Egyption envoys freed in Libya
CNN :At least two of the five Egyptian diplomats kidnapped in Libya on Friday have been released, according to Egyptian and Libyan state news agencies.Egypt’s...
Tunisia passes new charter
BBC Online :There was a sense of joy, pride and relief inside the assembly, when it became clear that the new constitution had been adopted...
NSA ‘engaged in industrial espionage’: Snowden
BBC Online :US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has alleged the National Security Agency engaged in industrial espionage.In an interview with Germany’s ARD TV channel, the...
US condemns Afghan order to free ‘Taliban prisoners’
BBC Online :The US military has condemned an order by the Afghan government to release 37 prisoners deemed by the Americans to pose a threat...
US airstrike in Somalia targets militant leader
CNN :The US. military conducted an airstrike in southern Somalia on Sunday against a suspected militant leader, a US. military official told CNN.The target was...
Ukraine law minister warns state of emergency
BBC Online :Ukraine’s justice minister has warned anti-government protesters occupying her ministry she will call for a state of emergency if they do not leave.Olena...
China moon rover Jade Rabbit in trouble
BBC Online :China’s Jade Rabbit Moon rover is in trouble after experiencing a “mechanical control abnormality”, state media report.The moon exploration vehicle ran into problems...
Hundreds of children held in UK police custody
BBC Online :Hundreds of children in England and Wales were detained under the Mental Health Act and locked in police cells because officers did not...
More rains hit flood areas in UK
BBC Online :Forecasters are warning of more heavy rain across parts of the UK, bringing further risk of flooding to some areas left struggling by...