"A Mexican drug cartel known for kidnapping random civilians and beheading its rivals has expanded its operations into the U.S. The gang known as Los Zetas is recruiting U.S. prison and street gangs, …
Mexico opposition heads for state election win, boosting reform pact
Mexico's opposition conservatives were heading for victory in a regional election early on Monday, likely bolstering a fragile national cross-party pact forged to broker economic reforms. via …
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Dollar strides to fresh high after U.S. jobs boost
The dollar climbed to a three-year high on Monday and gold was hovering near a three-year low, as last week's strong U.S. jobs data continued to feed expectations of a stimulus cut by the country's …
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Masoud Barzani visits Baghdad to ease tensions
The president of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masoud Barzani, visited Baghdad on Sunday for the first time in more than two years, in a step towards resolving long-running disputes between the central government …
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Nigeria school massacre: Yobe secondary schools closed
Secondary schools have been ordered to close across Nigeria's north-eastern state of Yobe after a massacre in which suspected Islamist extremists killed 22 students and torched their school. via …
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Egypt unrest: Morsi supporters shot dead in Cairo
At least 40 people have been killed in a shooting incident in Cairo, say officials and the Muslim Brotherhood, amid continuing unrest over the removal of President Mohammed Morsi. via BBC News - …
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Magnitude 7.2 quake strikes below sea east of Papua New Guinea
An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck deep below the sea east of Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. via Magnitude 7.2 quake strikes below sea east of Papua New …
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650,000 defense employees start furloughs Monday
"Starting Monday, 650,000 defense employees will be on furlough. As part of the sequester, or federal spending cuts, that are currently underway, civilian defense workers will be forced to take one …
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Agreements with private companies protect U.S. access to cables’ data for surveillance
"The full extent of the National Security Agency’s access to fiber-optic cables remains classified. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued a statement saying that legally …
Ex-FBI chief says cyber-terror could wreak ‘mass destruction on life, property’
"Former FBI director says United States intelligence officials must do a better job analyzing the mountains of global Internet, telephone and financial data they collect to thwart the cyber terrorists …