EU delays entry talks with Turkey
By Adrian Croft and Justyna Pawlak THE European Union rebuked Turkey on Tuesday for its crackdown on anti-government protesters, postponing a new round of membership...
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Russia rules out Snowden expulsion, rejects US ‘ravings’
By Alexei Anishchuk and Thomas Grove President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Tuesday a former U.S. spy agency contractor sought by the United States was in...
US steps up pressure on Russia as Snowden stays free
By Jeff Mason and Thomas Grove The United States increased pressure on Russia to hand over former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, who Washington believes is...
Afghan forces put down attack on presidential palace – police
By Mirwais Harooni Afghan forces put down an early morning attack by Taliban insurgents on the presidential palace and nearby buildings in central Kabul on...
EU risks upsetting Turkey with threat to call off talks
By Adrian Croft The European Union is on the verge of scrapping a new round of membership talks with Turkey, a move that would further...
South Africans Resigned Over ‘Critical’ Mandela
South Africans appeared resigned on Monday to the inevitability of one day saying goodbye to former president Nelson Mandela after the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader’s condition...
US files espionage charges against Snowden over leaks
By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball The United States has filed espionage charges against Edward Snowden, a former U.S. National Security Agency contractor who admitted...
British spy agency taps cables, shares with NSA – Guardian
By Rosalba O’Brien and Michael Holden Britain’s spy agency GCHQ has tapped fiber-optic cables that carry international phone and internet traffic and is sharing vast...
Germany, Turkey summon envoys in row over protests, EU
By Michelle Martin Germany and Turkey summoned each other’s ambassadors on Friday for tit-for-tat reproaches in an escalating row over Chancellor Angela Merkel’s criticism of...
Greek party quits coalition over state TV debacle
By Renee Maltezou The smallest party in Greece’s ruling coalition pulled out of the government on Friday after a row over the abrupt closure of...
