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Friday, June 7, 2013

Obama defends surveillance programme

Obama defends surveillance programme


Obama defends surveillance programme

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 08:47 AM PDT

US president says administration has struck 'right balance' between national security and privacy with its surveillance programmes

Europeans criticise monitoring programme

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 08:59 AM PDT

European officials demand swift implementation of privacy rules to protect individuals in wake of revelations about US secret surveillance programme

Erdogan calls for halt to Turkey protests

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 01:00 AM PDT

On his return to Istanbul Turkey's prime minister has called for an 'immediate halt' to street protests and hit out at financial speculators

China mulls probe of car imports from EU

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:31 AM PDT

China threatens to extend trade spat with EU to luxury cars, ratcheting up battle over market access that has seen clashes over solar panels and wine

Qalibaf appeals to disgruntled Iranians

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 06:57 AM PDT

Support for the charismatic Tehran mayor, who is not overtly backed by any senior politician or group, grows as the presidential vote nears

Central Europe counts cost of flooding

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 12:18 PM PDT

Town centre defences blamed for exacerbating damage downstream on Elbe and Danube. Experts warn deluges are likely to become more frequent

Activist’s relatives get China passports

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 07:44 AM PDT

Beijing defuses one source of tension with the US ahead of summit by granting passports to relatives of blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng

Dutch scrap Italian high-speed train deal

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 09:19 AM PDT

The cancellation of the €336m contract has led to threats of legal action, and the dispute could drag in the Dutch, Belgian and Italian governments

US jobs growth picks up momentum

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 07:57 AM PDT

The figures suggest demand is strong enough for the US economy to keep creating jobs, despite tax rises and public spending cuts

Rehn rejects IMF Greek rescue criticism

Posted: 07 Jun 2013 10:30 AM PDT

'I don't think it's fair and just for [fund] to wash its hands and throw the dirty water on the Europeans' EU commissioner at conference in Helsinki

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