Monday, 17 June 2013 08:51
Five men accused of taking part in the September 11, 2001, attacks in the US have appeared in a court in Guantanamo Bay.
Americas

Five men accused of taking part in the September 11, 2001, attacks in the US have appeared in a court in Guantanamo Bay.

The US State Department is expected to announce the appointment of Washington lawyer Cliff Sloan to oversee the closure of the controversial Guantanamo detention camp, sources familiar with the decision have said.

Mexico City has been hit by a series of power outages after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck in the centre of Mexico, with officials saying there was no other damage reported.

Google Inc has launched a small network of balloons over the Southern Hemisphere in an experiment it hopes could bring reliable internet access to the world's most remote regions, the company said.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro signed a gun control bill into law in a bid to rein in the country's runaway violent crime.

The US has said that it is prepared to engage Iran directly over its disputed nuclear programme after Hassan Rouhani was declared the country's new president.

Several internet companies have struck an agreement with the US government to release limited information about the number of surveillance requests they receive, two sources familiar with the discussions told the Reuters news agency.

Ecuador's congress has passed a restrictive new media law, creating official media overseers, imposing sanctions for smearing "people's good name" and limiting private media to one third of radio and TV licenses.

Venezuelan authorities have freed a judge who was arrested in 2009 after then-President Hugo Chavez objected to one of her rulings.

The number of homes destroyed in Colorado's most destructive wildfire has risen from a little over 400 to 473 houses a day after authorities reported significant headway in containing the blaze on the outskirts of Colorado Springs with help from rain and calmer winds.
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