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Rogue US Leaker Snowden Says He 'Acted Alone'

Rogue US Leaker Snowden Says He 'Acted Alone'

Edward Snowden has rejected suggestions he was a Russian spy, saying he acted alone in exposing US surveillance programs. In an interview the magazine said was carried out by “encrypted means” from Moscow, the 30-year-old said he “clearly and unambiguously

Update: Three Americans Killed in Taliban Attack in Kabul

Update: Three Americans Killed in Taliban Attack in Kabul

Three Americans were among the 13 foreigners murdered in the Taliban attack on a restaurant in Kabul that killed a total of 21 people. Afghan authorities called it the deadliest single Taliban attack against expatriate civilians in the course of

House Committee Chairs: Snowden Did Not Act Alone

Yesterday on ABC’s “This Week” Rep. Mike McCaul said that Edward Snowden was not acting alone in when he leaked intelligence secrets about NSA surveillance gathering. McCaul is the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.  Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas),

Putin: We're Not Anti-Gay, We Love Elton John

Putin: We're Not Anti-Gay, We Love Elton John

On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his country loved Elton John, using that fact as proof that the country was not anti-homosexual. Putin called John an “outstanding person [and] musician” and said, “Millions of our people sincerely love

Russian President Putin Links Gays to Pedophiles

Russian President Putin Links Gays to Pedophiles

MOSCOW (AP)  Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered new assurances to gay athletes and fans attending the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics next month. Yet he defended Russia’s anti-gay law by equating gays with pedophiles and said Russia needs to “cleanse”

Gay Russian Protester Detained at Olympic Relay

Gay Russian Protester Detained at Olympic Relay

MOSCOW (AP) — A gay Russian protester has been detained for unfurling a rainbow flag during the Olympic torch relay as it passed through his hometown of Voronezh, 560 miles (910 kilometers) north of Sochi, where the games will begin

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Targeted by Government

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Targeted by Government

The Ukrainian government is cracking down on the country’s Greek Catholic church (UGCC) because they are backing government protesters after President Viktor Yanukovich withdrew from a European Union trade deal. The Greek Catholic leaders compare it to the oppression they

Report: Russia Boosting Military Shipments to Assad in Syria

Report: Russia Boosting Military Shipments to Assad in Syria

As the violence escalates in the increasingly volatile Syrian civil war, Reuters is reporting that Russia is sending more ammunition to aid Bashar al Assad’s forces in combating rebels, including “armored vehicles, drones and guided bombs.” Prominent among global supporters of Assad,

AP Source: NSA Phone Data Control to Come to End

AP Source: NSA Phone Data Control to Come to End

(AP) AP Source: NSA phone data control to come to endBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama on Friday will call for ending the government’s control of phone data from millions of Americans, a senior administration official said. The

Putin Tells Gays to Leave Children Alone at Olympics

Putin Tells Gays to Leave Children Alone at Olympics

Russia came under fire when the country banned “gay propaganda,” but President Vladimir Putin assured gays they will be safe when they travel to Sochi to the 2014 Winter Olympics during a meeting with volunteers for the games. There was

Olympic Workers Fall from Roof While Clearing Snow

Olympic Workers Fall from Roof While Clearing Snow

(AP) Olympic workers fall from roof while clearing snowSOCHI, RussiaSix workers fell off a roof Thursday at the bobsled center for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi when the snow they were clearing slid to the ground. Associated Press technicians