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Ecuador firm on Assange asylum

Kristin DeasyJune 17, 2013 16:58

Ecuador's foreign minister says there is no change to Assange's asylum status even after holding talks with his British counterpart.

PRISM: Apple, Facebook, Microsoft ... Who released which data?

Kristin DeasyJune 17, 2013 17:49

If you're feeling dizzy in the wake of the PRISM affair, you're not alone. Here's a summary of the companies involved and what they did with your data.

Syria crowds tax evasion at the top of the G8 agenda

Corinne PurtillJune 17, 2013 13:26

LONDON — David Cameron had hoped his initiative of tackling tax evasion and murky financial dealings would headline an annual summit of the Group of Eight leading industrial countries he hosts on Monday and Tuesday. However, Syria has overshadowed the prime minister’s agenda as the leaders of a group representing about half the planet’s wealth gather at a golf resort in Northern Ireland.

Quetta's all-female university closed indefinitely after attacks

Jill LangloisJune 17, 2013 12:31

The closure is seen as a safety precaution, as the Pakistani city has seen many attacks. In Saturday's first incident, a bomb on a university bus killed 14 women. Gunmen then killed 11 other women when they attacked the hospital treating those wounded in the initial attack.

PRISM: Apple discloses US government data requests

Jennifer MattsonJune 17, 2013 14:46

Facebook and Microsoft published similar disclosures over the last few days.

Supreme Court strikes down Arizona’s voter registration law

Samantha StainburnJune 17, 2013 11:46

The vote in the case, Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, No. 12-71, was 7-2, with Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissenting.

Graca Machel: Nelson Mandela's wife thanks well-wishers

Jill LangloisJune 17, 2013 14:19

Machel, Mandela's third wife who he married on his 80th birthday, said the messages "from South Africans, Africans across the continent, and thousands more from across the world" had lightened "the burden of anxiety" and brought "love, comfort and hope."

British government monitored foreign officials' communications at 2009 G20 summit

Talia RalphJune 17, 2013 12:59

The news comes as Britain begins hosting the G8 summit, which will likely be the backdrop of some hard questions about the reaches of surveillance by the United Kingdom's Government Communications Headquarters and its American counterpart, the National Security Agency.

Dissident Chen Guangcheng says China pressured NYU to force him out

Jennifer MattsonJune 17, 2013 14:08

Last year, Guangcheng escaped house arrest and fled to the American Embassy in Beijing, sparking a diplomatic crisis between China and US.

India's opposition divided ahead of 2014 election

Jason OverdorfJune 17, 2013 10:38

NEW DELHI — Indian politics are in for a major shake-up after a powerful regional party pulled out of the country's main opposition coalition, less than a year before the next general election.