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News
Updated August 12, 2013 - 11:25 PM EDT
Obama Claims Broad Surveillance Powers
 
  NSA Document: Surveillance Covers 1.6% of All Daily Internet Traffic
  Ex-CIA, NSA Chief: Obama Wants Americans to Accept Surveillance
  Lawmakers Say Obstacles Limited Oversight of Telephone Surveillance
Drones Pound Yemen; Targets Aren't All Militants
 
  Despite Focus on Terror Plot, Life Goes On as Normal in Yemeni Capital
  Militants Attack Yemen Army Checkpoint, Kill Five Soldiers
Egypt Junta's Cairo Crackdown 'Postponed'
 
  After Israeli Strike, Egypt Raids Sinai Town, 12 Die
  Sinai Air Strike Shows Hair-Trigger Israel-Egypt Security Ties
State Dept: Iraq Bombers Are 'Enemies of Islam'
As Ramadan Ends, Officials Expect Gitmo 'Misbehavior'
US Embassies in Muslim World Reopen Amid Murky Threat
Talks in Doubt as Israel OKs Major Settlement Expansion
Viewpoints
Why Are We at War in Yemen?  by Ron Paul
Forget Transparency: Now Is the Time to End the NSA's Surveillance  by Jason Ditz
The NSA Is Turning the Internet Into a Total Surveillance System  by Alexander Abdo and Patrick Toomey
National Security Run Amok  by Sen. Rand Paul
The Art of Deception: A Necessary Skill for Intel Officials  by David Kasper
What Egypt Tells Us About US Foreign Aid  by Charles V. Peña

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Fighting in Sudan's Darfur Kills 100
 
Iraq
17 Killed in Fresh Iraq Attacks
Sadrist MP: Maliki Will Open the Door to More Foreign Interference by Calling on EU's Forces
Baghdad: Lives Shattered in Car-Bomb City
Iraq Attacks Display al-Qaeda 'Hallmarks,' State Dept. Says
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Syria
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Palestine/Israel
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Bahrain
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Middle East
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Gibraltar
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Militants Kill Three NATO Soldiers in Afghanistan
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Curfews Imposed in Indian-Held Kashmir
One Killed, Three Injured in Jafferabad Landmine Blast
Karachi Police Station Grenade Attack Leaves 2 Cops Injured
Asia
Philippines: Increase in US Troops Not Permanent
Mosque Attack Causes Unease in Sri Lanka
North Korea: Detained US Man Kenneth Bae 'Seriously Ill'
Egypt
Pro-Morsi Encampments Fortify for Battle
Clash Between Christians, Muslims in Southern Egypt Town Leaves 15 Wounded Amid Unrest
Africa
Jihad Group Raids Somalia Aid
Nigeria Backlash Against Boko Haram Spurs Risky Vigilante War
In DR Congo, Rising Violence Triggers New UN Unit
Misrata's Strength Raises Libyan Suspicions
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