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US to review spy leak's potential damage

Move separate from criminal investigation into leaks about NSAThe Obama administration has launched an internal review of the potential damage to national security from leaks about US surveillance efforts, as a group of senators and technology companies push the government to be more open about the top-secret programmes.

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Game of Thrones most pirated show

The series finale of fantasy epic Game of Thrones has set the record for the highest number of times a television show has been illegally downloaded within 24 hours of broadcast.

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US spy leak source goes into 'hiding'

Snowden stated that he might be a target for extra-judicial abduction by the CIA,A former US intelligence worker has apparently gone into hiding a day after revealing himself as the source of leaked details of widespread US spying on private internet and phone records.

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Ex-CIA man revealed as US spy leak source

Edward Snowden says he leaked details of US programmeA former CIA worker has revealed himself as the source of leaked information on a secret US spy programme that harvests internet and phone records of US citizens and foreigners.

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US spy agency seeks criminal probe into leaks

A US intelligence agency has requested a criminal probe into the leak of highly classified information about secret surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency, a spokesman for the intelligence chief's office said.

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Naked cyclists in Mexico pedal power protest

Naked and scantily-clad cyclists in Mexico braved saddle sores to protest against a number of bugbears – including aggressive drivers, C02 emissions from cars and conservative attitudes to dressing.

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US gunman was ex-California college student

Weapons recovered from the scene of the shooting [AP]A gunman who killed three people in a shooting in the US was a former student at the California college where he was ultimately killed by police, officials said.

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US and China agree to curb nuclear N Korea

US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi JinpingThe US and China have agreed that they cannot accept a nuclear-armed North Korea and pledged to work closely to end Pyongyang's weapons programme, a senior US national security official has said.

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Obama defends US surveillance programmes

President Barack Obama has staunchly defended US government programmes conducting surveillance of Americans' phone and Internet activity, insisting that they were conducted with broad safeguards to protect against abuse.

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Two people charged in Bolivia mob attack

Two people will be tried for murder for allegedly leading a mob that buried alive a teenager suspected of raping and killing a woman, a prosecutor has said.

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