US House passes curb on NSA data collection
Washington: The US House of Representatives passed landmark reforms curbing bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records, the first step toward restricting NSA intelligence-gathering since Edward Snowden divulged the secret program last year.
54 Morsi supporters get life in jail term
Cairo:An Egyptian anti-terror court on Thursday sentenced 54 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to life in prison for taking part in violent protests, judicial officials said.
Iran nuke deal ‘very likely’ by July: Rouhani
Shanghai: Talks between Tehran and six world powers on a comprehensive deal over its nuclear programme are “very likely” to reach a successful conclusion by a July 20 deadline, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday.
MH370: Bluefin resumes underwater search
Sydney: A robotic mini-submarine deployed to search for the crashed MH370’s debris resumed the hunt after eight days of suspended operations ahead of its final week of scouring the Indian Ocean seabed, which will now be mapped to locate the final resting place of the jet.
Police: Taliban kidnap 27 Afghan officers
Kabul: Taliban fighters kidnapped 27 police officers during an assault on a northeastern province in Afghanistan, authorities said, part of the extremist group’s spring offensive ahead of the withdrawal of foreign troops at the end of this year.
Woman found 10 yrs after kidnapping’
Santa Ana (US): A woman who disappeared as a teenager a decade ago was reunited with her family after she went to police and told them her mother’s ex-boyfriend drugged and kidnapped her in 2004, forced her to marry him and fathered her child.