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• Robert Mueller: FBI uses drones for surveillance in limited cases over US soil

  The Federal Bureau has used drones for surveillance in limited cases over US soil, FBI Director Robert Mueller has told a US Senate committee. Robert Mueller said the agency…

• Barack Obama speaking at Brandenburg Gate 50 years after JFK's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech

  President Barack Obama has used his public speech in Berlin to propose cuts of one-third in American and Russian nuclear arsenals. Speaking at the Brandenburg Gate, Barack…

• Cyprus: President Nicos Anastasiades attacks banks bailout terms

  President Nicos Anastasiades has urged eurozone leaders to revise the terms of Cyprus' bank bailout, in a highly critical letter. Nicos Anastasiades said the "haircut"…

• North Korea blasts report that Kim Jong-un gave out copies of Adolf Hitler's memoir Mein Kampf

  North Korea has blasted a report that its leader, Kim Jong-un, gave out copies of Adolf Hitler's memoir Mein Kampf to officials on his birthday. The report, from a news…

• 7.6 million people became refugees in 2012, more than any time since 1994

  According to the United Nations, 7.6 million people became refugees in 2012, with the total number now higher than at any time since 1994. A report from the office of the…

• Brazil protests: Troops to be deployed to five major cities

  Brazil's government has announced it will deploy troops to five major cities to control a wave of protests which has seen almost a quarter of a million people demand better…