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Republican-led House passes bill restricting abortion

WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation severely restricting abortions, a move that could alienate women from the conservative party.

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Asia business sentiment rises in second quarter, global growth risk still dominates

SEOUL - Asia's top companies have become more optimistic about their business outlook with the retail and shipping industries rebounding sharply in the second quarter of 2013, the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey shows. | Video

18 Jun 2013

U.S. says surveillance thwarted NYSE attack, Somali funding

WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday identified two of the more than 50 classified cases in which they say National Security Agency eavesdropping helped thwart terrorist plots including a planned attack on the New York Stock Exchange. | Video

18 Jun 2013

NSA head, lawmakers defend surveillance programs

WASHINGTON - The head of the National Security Agency said U.S. surveillance programs had helped disrupt more than 50 possible attacks since September 11, 2001, as sympathetic members of Congress also defended the use of the top-secret spying operations. | Video

18 Jun 2013

Dozens held in Turkey, silent protester goes viral

ISTANBUL/ANKARA - A lone, silent vigil by a man in Istanbul inspired copycat protests on Tuesday, as police detained dozens of people across Turkey in an operation linked to three weeks of often violent demonstrations against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. | Video

World, Turkey 18 Jun 2013

G8 urges Syria peace talks as fighting flares in north

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland/BEIRUT - Differences between Russia and the West mean an international peace conference on Syria is now unlikely before August, a source at a meeting of Group of Eight leaders said on Tuesday as surging government forces brought heavy fighting to Aleppo. | Video

Russia, United Nations, Syria 18 Jun 2013
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Rousseff salutes Brazil protests, cities cut bus fares

SAO PAULO - President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the country. | Video