NSA Chief Defends Surveillance Programmes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:07 | 1min:30sec

General Keith Alexander, the director of the U.S. National Security Agency, said on Tuesday (June 18) that the NSA's data gathering programs had prevented potential terrorist attacks more than 50 times since Sept. 11, 2001.

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Demonstrators Clash With Police In Sao P..

1min:25sec | Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27

 

Violence and fire broke out once in again in Sao Paulo Tuesday (June 18) night as an estimated 50,000 took to the streets in what was, in the beginning, another massive peaceful protest like the one h..
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Three Dead In Kabul Blast

53sec | Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:43

 

A bomb targeted a senior Shia Muslim cleric in the west of Kabul on Tuesday (June 18) police said, shortly before the international military coalition marked its final handover of security to national..
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Authorities Airlift Stranded Hindu Pilgr..

52sec | Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:39

 

Authorities deployed helicopter to airlift Hindu pilgrims stranded in the hilly region of India's northern Uttarkashi district on Tuesday (June 18) after continuous rainfall wreaked havoc and resulted..
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Peres: Iran Sanctions Taking Their Toll

1min:50sec | Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:19

 

Israeli President Shimon Peres said the recent election of moderate cleric Hassan Rohani to the presidency in Iran indicated that sanctions against Tehran were having an effect.
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Australian Woman Gains French Accent Aft..

1min:17sec | Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:36

 

Tasmanian born and bred Leanne Rowe used to drive a bus and was a reservist in the military. Now she describes herself as a recluse after a bus crash eight years ago left her with a French accent.
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