Barack Obama praises China for taking tough stance on North Korea
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 18, 2013
US President Barack Obama said that China was taking a tougher line against North Korea's nuclear program as he credited new President Xi Jinping with taking more responsibility in the world.
NSA secret data gathering 'transparent', says Barack Obama
Associated Press | Tuesday June 18, 2013
President Barack Obama has defended top secret US spying programs and called them transparent even though they are authorised in secret.
Turkey warns it may use army to end Istanbul protests
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 18, 2013
Turkey warned on Monday it may bring in the army to help quell nearly three weeks of nationwide anti-government protests as two major union federations went on strike over police violence against demonstrators.
North Korea changes tack and tells US: Let's talk
Associated Press | Tuesday June 18, 2013
After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face on Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's talk.
US top court invalidates Arizona voter registration law
Agence France-Presse | Monday June 17, 2013
The US Supreme Court on Monday invalidated a law that required people to show proof of nationality when registering to vote in the state of Arizona.
NASA announces eight new astronauts, half are women
Agence France-Presse | Monday June 17, 2013
The US space agency announced the appointment of eight new astronauts on Monday, and a record half of NASA's first astronaut class since 2009 are women.
Now, send messages to aliens in deep space
Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2013
A unique new project is asking people around the world with an Internet connection to help beam messages into outer space in an attempt to make our presence in the universe known to intelligent alien life out there.
NSA leaker Edward Snowden says no chance of fair trial in US
Reuters | Monday June 17, 2013
Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who exposed the U.S. government's secret phone and Internet surveillance programs, said in an online forum on Monday that he could not get a fair trial in the United States.
Solar-powered plane ends US tour in Washington
Associated Press | Monday June 17, 2013
The solar airplane was in great shape despite the quasi-shower it experienced before takeoff from Cincinnati.
China asks US to explain Internet surveillance
Reuters | Monday June 17, 2013
China made its first substantive comments today to reports of US surveillance of the Internet, demanding that Washington explain its monitoring programmes to the international community.
China to hold strategic talks with North Korea this week
Associated Press | Monday June 17, 2013
China says it will hold a strategic dialogue with North Korea this week following Pyongyang's surprise offer of new talks with the US.
China dissident says he is being forced from New York University
Andrew Jacobs, The New York Times | Monday June 17, 2013
Chen Guangcheng, the dissident legal advocate whose escape from house arrest to the US Embassy in Beijing last year provoked a diplomatic crisis, said he was being forced to leave New York University over concerns that his activism was harming the un...
South Korea calls for action from North Korea, not words
Agence France-Presse | Monday June 17, 2013
South Korea on Monday joined the United States in insisting that rival North Korea take "concrete" steps towards abandoning its nuclear weapons if it genuinely wants to end its international isolation.
Russia's Vladimir Putin says West is arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
Reuters | Monday June 17, 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain ahead of an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement over the US decision to send weapons to Syria's rebels, said the West must not arm fighters who eat human flesh.
Edward Snowden's extradition would be a 'betrayal': China media
Agence France-Presse | Monday June 17, 2013
A state-backed Chinese newspaper said extraditing former spy Edward Snowden to the United States would be a "betrayal" of his trust and a "face-losing outcome" for Beijing.
