Obama to set nuclear arms cut goal in Berlin speech Reuters - 25 minutes agoBy Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton BERLIN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will unveil plans for a sharp reduction in nuclear warheads in a landmark speech at the … More »
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North Korea has angrily denied a report that its ruler used Adolf Hitler's memoir as a leadership guide, threatening to kill the authors of the report. … More »
- Rousseff vows to listen to Brazil's young protestors AFP News - 1 hour 45 minutes ago
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff tried to get ahead of a wave of popular protest, vowing to listen to the complaints of youths angered by the cost of staging the … More »
- Accused Colorado theater gunman's lawyers seek psychiatric hospital vi … Reuters - 2 hours 6 minutes ago
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Attorneys for the former graduate student charged with shooting 12 moviegoers to death in a Denver-area theater last summer have … More »
- Rohani once spoke approvingly of hiding Iran atomic work Reuters - 2 hours 7 minutes ago
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Years before he became Iran's president-elect, Hassan Rohani spoke approvingly about concealing his nation's nuclear … More »
- Journalist who brought down U.S. general is killed in Los Angeles car … Reuters - 2 hours 30 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Journalist Michael Hastings, whose 2010 Rolling Stone magazine profile of the U.S. military chief in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, led to … More »
- Mali signs ceasefire accord with Tuareg rebels AFP News - 2 hours 38 minutes ago
Mali's government signed a ceasefire accord with Tuareg rebels, paving the way for presidential elections in the troubled west African state next month. … More »
- Japan finds highly toxic strontium in Fukushima groundwater Reuters - 2 hours 41 minutes ago
By Osamu Tsukimori and Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - High levels of a toxic substance called strontium-90 have been found in groundwater at the devastated … More »
- US House passes bill banning abortion after 20 weeks AFP News - 3 hours ago
The US House of Representatives approved a Republican measure restricting abortion to the first 20 weeks after conception, one of the most stringent pro-life bills … More »
- Rousseff salutes Brazil protests, cities cut bus fares Reuters - 3 hours ago
By Todd Benson SAO PAULO (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for … More »
- Obama to invoke call of history in Berlin speech AFP News - 3 hours ago
Barack Obama will Wednesday invoke the Cold War history of German-US solidarity, on a long-awaited first visit to Berlin as president, but will face sharp questions … More »
- United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace Reuters - 3 hours ago
By Mark Felsenthal, Warren Strobel and Hamid Shalizi WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States and the Taliban raised hopes for a negotiated peace in … More »
- Border security dispute puts US immigration bill at risk AFP News - 4 hours ago
A huge US immigration bill inched forward in the Senate, but Republicans warned that the landmark reform risks stalling or even dying in Congress unless backers … More »
- US reporter who felled Gen McChrystal dies in crash AFP News - 4 hours ago
Michael Hastings, the Rolling Stone journalist who triggered the 2010 downfall of US Afghanistan commander General Stanley McChrystal, died in a car crash, his … More »
- Republican-led U.S. House passes bill restricting abortion Reuters - 6 hours ago
By Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation severely restricting abortions, a … More »
- NASA wants backyard astronomers to help track asteroids Reuters - 6 hours ago
By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA called on backyard astronomers and other citizen-scientists on Tuesday to help track asteroids that could create … More »
- New York police sued over surveillance of Muslims Reuters - 6 hours ago
By Chris Francescani NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the New York Police Department over its surveillance … More »
- Obama to prod West to take on global challenges in Berlin speech Reuters - 7 hours ago
By Jeff Mason BERLIN (Reuters) - In the city where John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan gave defiant Cold War speeches, President Barack Obama will call on Wednesday … More »
- Russia's Putin torpedoes G8 efforts to oust Assad Reuters - 9 hours ago
By Andrew Osborn and Maria Golovnina ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - Russia's Vladimir Putin derailed Barack Obama's efforts to win backing for the … More »
- At least 50 plots foiled by US spy programs: NSA chief AFP News - 10 hours ago
Secret US surveillance has foiled more than 50 terror plots since 2001 including a planned bomb attack on the New York Stock Exchange, a US spy chief said Tuesday, … More »
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New MDA licensing rules: Finding a way forward
COMMENT More than 2 weeks since the announcement of new Internet regulations, the public is still none the wiser. Even foreigners and foreign organisations which might be affected by the new rules are still trying to understand the licensing regime. … Continue reading →
COMMENT: A thin fine line
COMMENT The concept of sub judice contempt for ongoing court cases is an important one; it is in place to ensure that proceedings can be as objective as possible, rather than swayed by the court of public opinion. Yet in … Continue reading →
Singapore, Indonesia tussle over haze problem
Smog from forest fires in Indonesia stayed at unhealthy levels in Singapore on Tuesday as the two neighbours blamed each other for the seasonal problem.
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