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Whistleblowers will continue to leak state secrets, warns AP chief President of global news agency says Obama administration cannot control flow of leaks in wake of Edward Snowden case Josh Halliday The Guardian, Wednesday 26 June 2013 07.15 BST AP president Gary Pruitt said there will...

Rupert Murdoch's News International changes name to News UK UK newspaper operation, which includes the Times, Sunday Times and the Sun, rebrands in wake of phone-hacking scandal Mark Sweney The Guardian, Wednesday 26 June 2013 08.08 BST Rupert Murdoch's News International, parent company of...

Myanmar bans Time's 'Buddhist Terror' cover story AFP June 26, 2013, 2:39 am YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar late Tuesday banned a controversial Time magazine cover story on Buddhist-Muslim religious violence "to prevent further conflict", according to a government spokesman, after days of angry...

US daredevil completes Grand Canyon tightrope walk AFP June 24, 2013, 12:23 pm <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mleOtOlz2WQ?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> LITTLE COLORADO RIVER, Arizona (AFP) - US daredevil Nik Wallenda became the first...

Analysis: After the Fed shock, markets set for more turmoil U.S.Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addresses a news conference following the Fed's two-day policy meeting at the Federal Reserve in Washington, June 19, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Jason Reed By Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK | Sat Jun...

Pentagon flash drive ban has many exceptions By David Alexander WASHINGTON | Sat Jun 22, 2013 8:02am EDT (Reuters) - The Pentagon has granted many exceptions, possibly numbering in the thousands, to allow staff members who administer secure computer networks to use flash drives and other...

'No, we can't': Japan's conservative values collide with plan to mobilize women for economy A woman in a traditional ''Kimono'' carries shopping bags at a shopping district in Tokyo May 19, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon By Linda Sieg TOKYO | Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:42pm EDT (Reuters) -...

2014 World Cup must be held in Brazil: FIFA AFP Updated June 22, 2013, 6:22 am FIFA General Secretary, Jerome Valcke, gives a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on June 13, 2013. The 2014 World Cup must be held in Brazil, Valcke said Friday, one day after more than one million people marched...

British spy agency taps cables, shares with U.S. NSA - Guardian Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham is seen in this undated handout aerial photograph released in London on October 18, 2010. REUTERS/Crown Copyright/Handout LONDON | Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:45pm...

Pregnant girl, 12, living in prison in Bolivia raped by father by: Raul Burgoa AFP From: AFP June 21, 2013 8:05PM Picture: Thinkstock THE case of a 12-year-old girl who is pregnant after being raped for years by her father and others in a La Paz prison has sparked outrage in Bolivia over...

ZTE to churn out more 4G devices A woman stands in front of a ZTE company logo during the company's 15th anniversary celebration in Beijing April 18, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Barry Huang By Lee Chyen Yee HONG KONG | Fri Jun 21, 2013 8:48am EDT (Reuters) - China's ZTE Corp, the world's fifth...

Tokyo court says Samsung infringed on Apple "bounce-back" patent Men are silhouetted against a video screen with an Apple Inc logo as they pose with a Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Dado Ruvic...

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden 'has approached Iceland to seek asylum there' An intermediary for Snowden approached a WikiLeaks spokesman, who then notified Iceland about the asylum bid Icelandic government confirmed it had received the informal request Iceland is known for promoting...

Woman stabbed, killed on Hollywood's Walk of Fame Published June 20, 2013 Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Three panhandlers were arrested Wednesday in the fatal stabbing of a young woman who was taking photographs on Hollywood's star-lined "Walk of Fame," Los Angeles police said. Officers...

Government transports children from detention on Manus Island Department of immigration says move involves 70 detainees to Christmas Island, including about 40 family members The Guardian, Thursday 20 June 2013 09.47 BST Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea Photograph...

Spain may return to growth in third-quarter - central bank The dome of the Bank of Spain is seen between Spanish flags in central Madrid June 19, 2013. REUTERS/Sergio Perez MADRID | Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:14am BST (Reuters) - Spain has gone through the worst of the crisis and may return to...

Yahoo joins other technology giants in revealing US surveillance requests Company follows Apple, Microsoft and Facebook in publishing details of data requests from law enforcement agencies. Stuart Dredge The Guardian, Tuesday 18 June 2013 15.47 BST Yahoo chief executive, Marissa Mayer, said...

Microsoft says it freed millions of computers from criminal botnet By Jim Finkle BOSTON | Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:43pm EDT (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said that an assault it led earlier this month on one of the world's biggest cyber crime rings has freed at least 2 million PCs infected with a...

US to hold direct peace talks with Taliban United States will engage with Taliban in Qatar where Afghan-based armed group opened office, White House officials say. Last Modified: 18 Jun 2013 16:02 Taliban spokesman Mohammed Naeem said the group wanted a political solution to the conflict...

India to see launch of urine analysis app New mobile application allows phone's camera to observe urine for certain medical conditions. Last Modified: 16 Jun 2013 12:55<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1"...