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Apple case exposes ongoing US government rift over encryption policy
March 6, 2016
Apple case exposes ongoing US government rift over encryption policy
Even as the US Department of Justice battles Apple in court over access to encrypted data, the Obama administration remains…
Taliban says rejects ‘futile’ Afghanistan peace talks
March 6, 2016
Taliban says rejects ‘futile’ Afghanistan peace talks
The Taliban said on Saturday it would not take part in peace talks brokered by representatives of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China…
Tiny Marshall Islands take on nuclear powers in court
March 5, 2016
Tiny Marshall Islands take on nuclear powers in court
A small chain of Pacific islands will face off against Britain, India and Pakistan in court next week to try…
EU courts Turkey and outlines plan to save open borders
March 5, 2016
EU courts Turkey and outlines plan to save open borders
European Union officials voiced guarded optimism on Friday that Turkey was starting to cooperate to stem the flow of migrants…
Brazil’s Lula detained in corruption probe, Rousseff objects
March 5, 2016
Brazil’s Lula detained in corruption probe, Rousseff objects
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was briefly detained for questioning on Friday in a federal investigation of…
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe will not pick successor, wants to live to 100
March 4, 2016
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe will not pick successor, wants to live to 100
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says his successor must be chosen democratically and that his wife will not automatically inherit the…
N.Korea leader tells military to be ready to use nuclear weapons
March 4, 2016
N.Korea leader tells military to be ready to use nuclear weapons
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his country to be ready to use its nuclear weapons at any time…
Europe moves to fix its free border crisis by end of year
March 4, 2016
Europe moves to fix its free border crisis by end of year
The European Commission set out a timetable on Friday to restore the fraying 26-nation Schengen open border area by year-end,…
Nanny who beheaded Russian girl cites revenge for Putin’s Syria strikes
March 3, 2016
Nanny who beheaded Russian girl cites revenge for Putin’s Syria strikes
A woman who brandished the severed head of a four-year-old girl in her care outside a Moscow metro station has…
Straight talking calms rural water conflicts in Tanzania
March 3, 2016
Straight talking calms rural water conflicts in Tanzania
Daudi Nangole sits under a huge baobab tree, watching his herd of cattle drink from a dam in Ikolongo village…