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Cameron sweeps to unexpected triumph in British election
May 8, 2015
Cameron sweeps to unexpected triumph in British election
Prime Minister David Cameron won an emphatic election victory in Britain, overturning predictions that the vote would be the closest…
US appeals court: NSA phone record collection is excessive
May 7, 2015
US appeals court: NSA phone record collection is excessive
The bulk collection of Americans' phone records by the government exceeds what Congress has allowed, a federal appeals court said…
Special report: Survivors battle for helicopters near Nepal village that vanished
May 7, 2015
Special report: Survivors battle for helicopters near Nepal village that vanished
It was three foreign trekkers who used their satellite telephone to call the rescue helicopter that landed in Nepal's Langtang…
Italy says may have found ship that carried 900 drowned migrants
May 7, 2015
Italy says may have found ship that carried 900 drowned migrants
Italy's navy said on Thursday it believed it had found the wreck of a boat that sank last month killing…
Parade hiccup as Russia prepares to unveil ‘masterpiece’ tank
May 7, 2015
Parade hiccup as Russia prepares to unveil ‘masterpiece’ tank
A new high tech battle tank hailed by Russia as a "masterpiece" appeared to break down on Red Square on…
Greece defies euro zone on pension, labour reform
May 7, 2015
Greece defies euro zone on pension, labour reform
Greece defied its international creditors on Thursday by sticking to "red lines" on pension and labour market reforms and urging…
Austrian baker causes stir with ‘tasteless’ 9/11 cake
May 7, 2015
Austrian baker causes stir with ‘tasteless’ 9/11 cake
A Vienna baker has stirred up anger by making a cake depicting Austria's main political parties as New York's twin…
Media: German spies curb Internet snooping for US after row
May 7, 2015
Media: German spies curb Internet snooping for US after row
Germany has halted its Internet surveillance for the US National Security Agency (NSA) in response to a row over the…
CNN: North Korea official says report Kim ordered executions ‘malicious slander’
May 7, 2015
CNN: North Korea official says report Kim ordered executions ‘malicious slander’
A North Korean official denounced a report by South Korea's spy agency that leader Kim Jong Un had ordered the…
EU’s Juncker fears Grexit talk could roil markets
May 7, 2015
EU’s Juncker fears Grexit talk could roil markets
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday he would not raise the possibility of Greece leaving the euro zone,…