National Security

NSA Leaker Snowden Defends Actions In Live Web Chat

Edward Snowden said he's still in Hong Kong and claims he wouldn't get a fair trial in the U.S.

After SCOTUS DNA Ruling, What Changes For Police?

The Supreme Court ruled widespread collection and storage of DNA legal for police.

This is the latest revelation to come from documents leaked by Edward Snowden.

'Guardian': Documents Show Britain, U.S. Spied At World Summits

This is the latest revelation to come from documents leaked by Edward Snowden.

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Middle East

Anti-Government Protests In Turkey Reach Syrian Border

Some are convinced that the government's policies are pulling Turkey into the Syrian crisis.

New Iranian President Known As The 'Diplomat Sheikh'

Melissa Block talks to Vali Nasr, who has closely followed Hassan Rowhani's career.

Pakistan's New Government Faces Country Awash With Conflict

Most of the death and mayhem that occurs every day in Pakistan goes unreported in the West.

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Europe

Police reportedly questioned former advertising executive Charles Saatchi for five hours Monday.

Nigella Lawson's Husband Cautioned By Police For Assault

Police reportedly questioned former advertising executive Charles Saatchi for five hours Monday.

Northern Ireland A Poignant Location For G-8 Summit

Melissa Block speaks with Peter Shirlow of Queen's University in Belfast.

Journalist Charles Glass' book shows that the line between courage and cowardice is never simple.

WWII 'Deserters': Stories Of Men Who Left The Front Lines

Journalist Charles Glass' book shows that the line between courage and cowardice is never simple.

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Asia

New York University, which helped defuse a 2012 diplomatic crisis, denied the allegations.

Rights Activist Chen Says China Pressured NYU To Force Him Out

New York University, which helped defuse a 2012 diplomatic crisis, denied the allegations.

The fractured country is as threatened as ever by forces committed to its destruction.

Violence Defies Pakistanis' Efforts To Define Their Nation

The fractured country is as threatened as ever by forces committed to its destruction.

Pyongyang's has proposed "senior-level" discussions with Washington.

U.S. To North Korea: Dismantle Nuke Program, Then We'll Talk

Pyongyang's has proposed "senior-level" discussions with Washington.

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Business

Economists To G-8: Want Growth? Try This()  

A 2013 Accord is ready to come off the line at the Honda automobile plant in Marysville, Ohio, in 2012. Accords built at the 4,400-employee plant are shipped to South Korea — an example of the importance of trade to manufacturing jobs.

June 17, 2013 Economists hope the leaders of major economies gathering in Northern Ireland will discuss expanding global trade. Since interest rates can't be lowered much further, analysts say, trade will be a key catalyst for growth.

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Europe

Obama Begins European Trip With G-8 Summit In Ireland()  

Oxfam charity volunteers wear masks depicting G-8 leaders President Obama and German Chancellor Merkel around a large caldron to draw attention to the issue of world hunger in Northern Ireland on Sunday. G-8 leaders are gathering there for an annual summit.

June 17, 2013 Syria's civil war is expected to be a central issue as the U.S. president meets with the world's other major powers. Obama's decision last week to send weapons to the Syrian rebels is supported by Britain and France, but not by Russia.

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Iran's New President Viewed As A Pragmatist ()  

Hasan Rowhani gestures to his supporters at a rally in Tehram Iran, on June 1. The midranking cleric, Iran's president-elect, is seen as a political moderate.

June 16, 2013 Hasan Rowhani, a midranking cleric, has been a politician since the 1979 revolution. He backed a violent crackdown against the pro-democracy student movement in 1999. But during the campaign, he appeared as the most charismatic and pragmatic of all the candidates.

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Turkey's Premier Says It's His Duty To Crush Protests()  

Protesters climb onto a police truck mounted with a water cannon during clashes with riot police at a demonstration in Ankara on Sunday.

June 16, 2013 Crews worked overnight to clear any trace of the two-week demonstration in Istanbul's Taksim Square as riot police continued to clash with protesters in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara.

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Violence Defies Pakistanis' Efforts To Define Their Nation()  

Pakistani security personnel inspect a burned-out bus on Sunday, a day after it was destroyed by a bomb attack in Quetta. The bus was carrying students from the region's only university for women. Fourteen women died.

June 16, 2013 There is no more graphic example of the daunting challenges facing Pakistan's new prime minister than the bloody events playing out in the west of his nation. The fractured country is as threatened as ever by forces committed to its destruction.

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