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Obama defends intelligence tactics in wary Berlin

BERLIN - President Barack Obama defended U.S. intelligence methods on a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, telling Chancellor Angela Merkel and wary Germans that Washington was not monitoring the emails of ordinary citizens or damaging civil liberties. | Video

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EU Parliament in push to limit U.S. data access

BRUSSELS - European Union lawmakers want to forbid the United States from accessing European citizens' data without the approval of a judge or equivalent authority, a response to the revelations about the Prism spy program.

12:25pm EDT

North Korea repeats offer for nuclear talks

BEIJING - A top North Korean diplomat repeated an offer for international talks over his country's disputed nuclear program during a meeting in China on Wednesday, saying the denuclearization of the peninsula was the "dying wish" of North Korea's founder.

North Korea, China 9:40am EDT

China's Xi tells Vietnam wants peace in South China Sea

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping told his visiting Vietnamese counterpart of Wednesday that maintaining peace and stability in the contested South China Sea was vital for both countries, who should remember their traditional friendship.

China 12:16pm EDT

Protests continue in Sao Paulo, troops sent to 5 Brazilian cities

SAO PAULO - Demonstrators blocked a major highway and other roads in Sao Paulo on Wednesday, crippling transportation in Brazil's largest city and financial hub, in an ongoing wave of protests against poor public services, inflation and police violence.

Brazil 11:52am EDT

Czech ruling party backs speaker to be first woman PM

PRAGUE - The ruling Czech Civic Democrats have proposed Miroslava Nemcova as the next prime minister following the resignation of Petr Necas in a corruption scandal, the party said on Wednesday.

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