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Venezuela, Nicaragua Offer Asylum To NSA Whistleblower Snowden

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega say they’d shelter NSA leaker Edward Snowden to protect him from the superpower’s persecution.

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Leaders of Venezuela and Nicaragua said Friday they would grant asylum to US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, the first countries to offer shelter to the whistleblower wanted for leaking details about widespread U.S. surveillance programs. "I have decided to offer humanitarian asylum to Edward Snowden … to protect this young man from the

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Troops Reportedly Kill 3 During Pro-Morsi Rallies

Supporters of overthrown Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi have called for a ‘Friday of Rejection,’ a day of protests against the military’s take-over.

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Armed forces opened fire during clashes with pro-Morsi protesters in Egypt today, leaving three of the ousted president's supporters dead, Reuters reported. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood had earlier called for a day of protests Friday, two days after the military deposed President Mohamed Morsi and appointed an interim leader in his stead. Tens

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Snowden Stuck In Limbo?

Hiding inside Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport since having arrived from Hong Kong, Snowden appears to be fast approaching the limit of his transit visa.

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As the international mystery surrounding NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden entered its fourth day on Wednesday, speculation focused on how long the former CIA contractor will remain in Russia. Hiding inside Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport since having arrived from Hong Kong on Sunday, Snowden appears to be fast approaching the limit of his Russian

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Greek Coalition Government In Doubt After Another Party Withdraws

Democratic Left withdraws 14 votes from New Democratic-PASOK alliance after state broadcaster closed.

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Greece’s smallest political party in parliament, the Democratic Left, voted to leave Prime Minister’s Antonis Samaras’s coalition government Friday. The withdrawal was in reaction to Samaras shuttering the state TV and radio broadcaster ERT last week, resulting in 2,600 layoffs. It leaves Samaras' coalition with a slim majority, making it harder

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Israel To Deport Thousands Of African Migrants To An Unidentified Third Country

The plan aims to tackle the influx of African migrants who have crossed into Israel from Egypt over the last decade or so.

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Israel will send thousands of African migrants to an unidentified third country, new documents reveal. The plan aims to tackle the influx of around 60,000 African migrants who have crossed into Israel from Egypt over the last few years. Critics worry that actions to remove the vulnerable migrants, who are mostly escaping difficult economic

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