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NSA snooping: MEPs table proposals to protect EU citizens' privacy

The European Parliament should withhold its consent to an EU-US trade deal unless it fully respects EU citizens’ data privacy, says an inquiry report on US National Security Agency (NSA) and EU member states surveillance of EU citizens, approved by...

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Cambodia: Bail Denied for Activists Arrested During Labor Protest

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Protesters gather outside...

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Renewed Syrian peace talks make little progress as concern rises for detained evacuees – UN

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UN vehicles lead the evacuation from the Old City of Homs, Syria, during a three-day "humanitarian...

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UNICEF gets assistance to children evacuated from besieged area of Homs

At least 500 women and children were among civilians evacuated from the besieged old city of Homs over the past few days during the ongoing humanitarian operation being undertaken by the United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent.

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