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Telenor Will Roll Out 3G Network In Myanmar Next Year And Install 4G Base Stations

One of the winners of Myanmar's telecom licenses plans to roll out 3G network in 2013.

Portugal Names New Finance Minister As Country Struggles To Escape Recession

Former Portugal's minister of Finances Vitor Gaspar

Portugal's minister of finances resigned on Monday, after engineering massive bailout plan designed to get the country out of recession.

Oliver Stone And Noam Chomsky Start Petition To Urge Ecuador's President Rafael Correa To Grant Asylum To Edward Snowden

Although Correa gave early indications that Ecuador could house Snowden, he has since retracted his support and deferred to Russia.

A woman walks past the entrance of the courthouse in Rome June 28, 2013.

Vatican Scandal 2013: Two Vatican Bank Officials Resign Following Arrest Of Senior Cleric Monsignor Nunzio Scarano

The director and deputy director of the Vatican bank resigned on Monday, following the arrest of a senior cleric with close connections to the bank who is accused of plotting to smuggle 20 million euros ($26 million) into Italy from Switzerland.

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Warrantless Surveillance? The NSA Did It Before, At Least Three Times

Since its inception in 1952 up to the mid-1970s, the National Security Agency operated in a legal vacuum -- and made full use of it.

Petrocaribe Holds 8th Annual Summit In Managua, Nicaragua; Why Is Maduro So Determined To Deepen His Influence In The Caribbean?

Venezuela needs goods from the Caribbean; the Caribbean needs Venezuelan oil. Agreements ensue.

Ecuador Helped Snowden Fly Out Of Hong Kong By ‘Mistake,’ President Rafael Correa Says, As NSA Leaker Applies For Asylum Across Asia, Europe And South America

Ecuador’s president says helping Snowden was a “mistake,” as the NSA leaker steps up efforts to leave Moscow airport.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan Denies Moving Milwaukee Church Funds To Protect Them From Child Sex Victims

Cardinal Timothy Dolan is denying claims that he that he moved close to $57 million in church funds to protect it from clergy sexual abuse victims who were asking to be compensated during his time as Archbishop of Milwaukee.

Egypt Foreign Minister Latest To Quit Morsi Cabinet

Pressure mounted on President Mohamed Morsi after huge demonstrations and a military threat.

Jennifer Lopez Dictator Update: Singer Earned $1.5 Million For Turkmenistan Performance

Jennifer Lopez earned $1.5 million to perform for the dictator of Turkmenistan.

Beijing Cracks Down On Uyghur Unrest In Xinjiang Province, Blames US for Encouraging 'Terrorists'

Is the unrest in Northwest China a result of encouraged "terrorism" or the backlash of unfair ethnic policies?

Ceremony Marking Anniversary Of Arafat's Death

If Nelson Mandela Is A Hero, What About Yasser Arafat?

Nelson Mandela is widely regarded as a beloved peace icon, while Yasser Araft remains largely a pariah outside the Arab and Muslim world.

NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Reportedly Applies for Asylum In Russia, Though Immigration Authorities There Deny It

NSA leaker Edward Snowden, holed up in a transit section of a Moscow airport, has reportedly applied for asylum in Russia.

Texas Executions: Kimberly McCarthy Was Also The 187th African-American To Be Executed In Texas

Kimberly McCarthy was the 500th person and 187th African-American to be executed In Texas.

Road Rage Orlando: Jerome Edward Hayes Facing Murder Charges In Killing Of Fred William Turner Jr.

Fred William Turner told a 911 dispatcher that a man was following him on I-4 shortly before he was killed.

Journalist Dina Zakaria Says Dutch Reporter Was Raped In Tahrir Square During Egyptian Protests

Egyptian journalist Dina Zakaria said a reporter from the Netherlands was the victim of gang rape in Cairo’s Tahrir Square during violent protests there.

U.S. President Visits Africa; No Not That One, The Other One

The George W. Bush Institute in Dallas and the White House both have declared that the concurrent trips to Africa by two US presidents was simply coincidental

Florida Gay Couple, Traian Popov And Julian Marsh, First To Win Green Card Petition After Supreme Court DOMA Ruling

Traian Popov and his husband, Julian Marsh, became the first gay couple to win their green card petition after the U.S. Supreme Court Struck Down DOMA.

As Violent Protests, Military Ultimatum Rock Egypt Again, What Does The Opposition Want?

Egypt's future is up in the air as violent protests rage across Cairo again. What are the demonstrators fighting for this time?

China Enacts Law Requiring Adult Children To Visit Their Elderly Parents, But Can It Be Enforced?

A new law in China requires the children of the Chinese elderly to either frequently visit their parents or contact them.

George Zimmerman Trial: FBI Expert Hirotaka Nakasome Testifies He Can't Tell If Trayvon Martin Or Zimmerman Screamed On 911 Call

The screams on the 911 call could not be attributed to George Zimmerman or Trayvon Martin, according to voice expert Hirotaka Nakasome.

EU-US Trade Talks Threaten To Break Down Amid New Revelations Of US Spying On Europeans

Recent revelations that the U.S. has been spying on its European allies have threatened to overshadow trade talks designed to create jobs.

Secret FISA Court NSA Opinion: How Privacy Activists Might Win The Release Of A Secret Document On Illegal Surveillance

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing for the release of a secret document on illegal domestic surveillance, and it might win.

Nelson Mandela: Does South African Icon Deserve Memorial Service At Westminster Abbey?

If Mandela is honored at Westminster Abbey, it would mark a dramatic about-face for a government that once regarded him as a terrorist.

Maduro Offers Asylum To Ed Snowden During Official Visit To Russia; Is The NSA Leaker Going To Venezuela?

Russia says he is not their problem, and Ecuador might be backing off. Is Venezuela Edward Snowden's only hope for asylum?

$19M Worth Of Cocaine Seized By US Coast Guard Off Coast Of Costa Rica

The Coast Guard says cocaine confiscated by U.S. authorities off the coast of Costa Rica is worth roughly $19 million.

Unemployment In Europe Continues To Rise, With Youth Joblessness Now At 23%

What's more, youth unemployment in Greece and Spain currently exceeds 60 percent.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) smiles and talks with his British counterpart David Cameron (L) as they leaves a joint news conference in Islamabad June 30, 2013

David Cameron Urges Pakistan To Get Tough On Terrorists, As Bloodshed Continues Unabated

Cameron’s comments on terrorism were timely, as they came in the wake of yet another militant attack that killed at least 53 people in Pakistan.

Catholic Priest Beheaded By Syrian Jihadists On Video, Vatican Confirms Francois Murad Execution

The Vatican confirmed that Father François Murad was killed by Syrian rebel forces after a video showing the Catholic priest being beheaded by jihadists was posted online.

Sen. Wendy Davis Filibuster Defeat Prompts Texas Abortion Bill To Return To Legislature

The Texas abortion bill defeated by Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth will be among the items voted on by the special session of the state legislature that begins Monday.