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'It’s torture': Mother of Pirate Bay founder slams Danish prison conditions'It’s torture': Mother of Pirate Bay founder slams Danish prison conditions

[2013-12-14 17:27:44]
The mother of jailed Pirate Bay cofounder, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, who has been imprisoned in Denmark since November on charges of hack...

Grammar Nazi outrage: Bill on protecting Russian language riddled with errorsGrammar Nazi outrage: Bill on protecting Russian language riddled with errors

[2013-12-14 17:04:05]
Two Russian MPs made laughing stocks of themselves when they submitted a bill on the protection of the Russian language littered with...

Torturous debate: US Congress, CIA face-off over interrogations, secret prisonsTorturous debate: US Congress, CIA face-off over interrogations, secret prisons

[2013-12-13 19:13:43]
The US Senate Intelligence Committee is writing up a report highly critical of the CIA’s past use of torture on detainees, includi...

Let us spy: NSA chief pleads with Senate to keep surveillance programsLet us spy: NSA chief pleads with Senate to keep surveillance programs

[2013-12-12 17:53:59]
The director of the National Security Agency implored lawmakers in Washington on Wednesday to continue authorizing the NSA’s contr

Hunger 'games' set to worsen with homelessness on the rise across America, survey saysHunger 'games' set to worsen with homelessness on the rise across America, survey says

[2013-12-12 17:51:29]
Homelessness and hunger are spreading across America, according to a survey which looked at 25 big cities, including LA, San Francisco, ...

EU failed Snowden and media’s surveillance reporting – anti-censorship groupEU failed Snowden and media’s surveillance reporting – anti-censorship group

[2013-12-12 17:44:05]
The EU failed to protect NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, and the media reporting on his mass surveillance leaks, the freedom of expre...

'No one will prevail over Russia militarily': Putin eyes $700bn to advance Army'No one will prevail over Russia militarily': Putin eyes $700bn to advance Army

[2013-12-12 17:41:10]
Russia will not allow any nation to dominate it in military terms, the Russian president said. Some nations are developing new kinds...

‘Personal data exposé’: Outcry in France against new i-snooping law‘Personal data exposé’: Outcry in France against new i-snooping law

[2013-12-12 17:36:07]
Outraged opponents of the new law allowing French intelligence and the government to spy on internet users without any authorization, sa

Putin: Russia not aspiring to be superpower, or teach others how to livePutin: Russia not aspiring to be superpower, or teach others how to live

[2013-12-12 17:34:50]
Russia does not seek the role of a regional or global hegemony, but will defend its core values and interests, Russian President...

Affluent drunk driving teen who killed 4 sentenced to probation on 'affluenza' defenseAffluent drunk driving teen who killed 4 sentenced to probation on 'affluenza' defense

[2013-12-12 07:46:38]
A Texas teen was sentenced to just 10 years of probation and forced to enter alcohol rehabilitation for killing four people and...

Marriage should be defined as heterosexual in Russian Constitution – politicianMarriage should be defined as heterosexual in Russian Constitution – politician

[2013-12-11 15:59:20]
Russia’s supreme law should specify that marriage is “a union between a man and a woman,” one of the authors of the...

Russian MPs blast West for interference in Ukraine and ‘aggravating’ situationRussian MPs blast West for interference in Ukraine and ‘aggravating’ situation

[2013-12-11 15:58:20]
Russian lawmakers have voiced concern over the “interference” of foreign officials in Ukraine’s internal affairs and o

NSA uses advertisers’ cookies to track specific web browsers - reportNSA uses advertisers’ cookies to track specific web browsers - report

[2013-12-11 15:45:39]
The US National Security Agency has quietly subverted the tools used by online advertising companies in order to track surveillance targ

Tense night in Kiev as police clear part of protester-occupied territoryTense night in Kiev as police clear part of protester-occupied territory

[2013-12-11 15:31:20]
During an overnight raid, Ukrainian police have driven protesters off some of the areas they occupied in central Kiev. The operation was...



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