Cuba to Fla. swim cut short

Australian endurance athlete's attempt to make record swim cut short by jellyfish sting

• Jun 13, 2013
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Man arrested for defacing U.K. Queen's portrait

Painting displayed in Westminster Abbey was commissioned to mark Elizabeth II's 60 years on British throne

• Jun 13, 2013

Number of kids killed in Afghanistan jumps, U.N. says

More than 400 children killed this year already, largely by bombs, suicide attacks; U.N. Children's Fund calls trend "very worrying"

• Jun 13, 2013

Malaysia charges Pakistani man in U.S. pastor's murder

Rev. David Ginter was found dead in his Kuala Lumpur home in May, Robbery given as likely motive

• Jun 13, 2013

Any room for surprises in Iran's election?

Remaining presidential candidates cut very much from the same cloth, leaving reform-minded voters little hope, but change could come in small measures

• Jun 13, 2013

Iran presidential candidates

6 men, all of them loyal to the Islamic Republic's ruling clergy, remain in the race to replace President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

• Jun 13, 2013
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Snowden claims NSA hacking computers in Asia

Leaker claims that for years, the NSA has tapped into computers in Hong Kong, mainland China; revelations called "test of ties" between U.S., China

• Jun 13, 2013

Turkish gov't gives protesters 24 hour ultimatum

Demonstrators have camped out in Istanbul's Taksim Square for 2 weeks amid clashes with police that have left 5 dead

• Jun 13, 2013

300 Bangladesh garment factories may be unsafe

Shoddy construction, complete disregard for building regulations cited in inspections by university and the industry itself

• Jun 13, 2013

NSA leaker could face long wait for asylum request

Edward Snowden's asylum request could be in limbo until Hong Kong makes legal changes to its asylum system -- and that could take years

• Jun 13, 2013

Australian abruptly ends Cuba-Fla. swim attempt

Chloe McCardel ended her attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida after 11 hours in the water when she was stung by a jellyfish

• Jun 12, 2013

Australian begins swim from Cuba to Florida

Chloe McCardel hopes to become the first swimmer to make it from Havana to the Florida Keys without a shark cage to protect her

• Jun 12, 2013

Journalist who wrote of NSA spying: More stories to come

The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald promises "a lot more significant revelations" from documents provided by leaker Edward Snowden

• Jun 12, 2013

U.S. leaker Snowden faces hard choices in hiding

Ex-CIA employee who leaked secret documents about U.S. surveillance programs could seek asylum or claim political persecution

• Jun 12, 2013

Alleged NSA whistleblower "ready" for consequences

Guardian journalist who has spent week with purported whistleblower Edward Snowden says NSA worker knew the risks, but felt he had to act

• Jun 12, 2013

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