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WikiLeaks' Assange fears US, says will stay in embassy 2013-06-19
The Star

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault claims against him because he fears arrest on the order of the United States. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves from a window...

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Obama relying on untested oversight board on NSA 2013-06-19
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The obscure oversight board that President Barack Obama wants to scrutinize the National Security Agency's secret...

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Analysis - French EU-wariness complicates life for Hollande 2013-06-19
Swissinfo

Reuters June 19, 2013 - 06:38 By Mark John PARIS (Reuters) - A feeling in France that the European Union no longer works in its interest is fuelling tensions between Paris and Brussels and adding pressure on President Francois Hollande to be more assertive in Europe. Successive Europe-wide...

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Police arrest dozens in raids across Turkey following protests 2013-06-18
The Irish Times

Police raided multiple addresses in several cities across Turkey today, detaining dozens of people following more than two weeks of anti-government protests, local media reported. State media TRT said 25 people had been detained in the capital Ankara, 13 in Eskisehir...

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Oscar Fernandes takes charge as road transport and highways minister 2013-06-18
Newstrack India

Tweet New Delhi, June 18 (ANI): Oscar Fernandes on Tuesday assumed charge as the Road Transport and Highways Minister. Fernandes on Monday thanked the Congress Party for entrusting him with this responsibility, and said that a lot of work needs to be done for the welfare of the...

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Rahul Gandhi will be next PM, says Manmohan Singh 2013-06-18
Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday virtually declared Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi his successor, suggesting that the young Gandhi would lead UPA-3 if it came to power after the Lok Sabha election next year. This...

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Obama defends spying programmes 2013-06-18
Belfast Telegraph

Barack Obama has defended top secret National Security Agency spying programmes as legal and transparent - even though they are authorised in secret. "It is transparent," the US President said in an interview. "That's why we set up the FISA court," he added, referring to the secret court set up by...

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Narendra Modi to unveil agenda in Mumbai on June 27 2013-06-18
The Times of India

MUMBAI: Narendra Modi has chosen Mumbai to begin his innings as the BJP's poster boy for the 2014 general elections. The Gujarat chief...

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Corruption Scandal Ousts Czech PM 2013-06-18
Chosunilbo

Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said he is resigning over a corruption and spying scandal that has rocked the small European Union nation. Czech President Milos Zeman has said the charges, brought after armed police raids on government and private offices last week, were "serious." Police raided...

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Cry, The Beloved Continent 2013-06-17
WorldNews.com

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear." -Alan Paton Instead of "Cry, the Beloved Country," perhaps Alan Paton should have written a novel entitled, Cry, the Beloved Continent." Although Paton's book was about...

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