UN agencies have launched what they say is the biggest-ever relief appeal for a single emergency, as they called for $US6.5 billion ($A7.3 billion) in funds for Syrians in 2014.
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WASHINGTON - The White House has renewed its demand for Edward Snowden to return home to face trial, after a top spy official floated the idea of an amnesty deal to plug his damaging intelligence leaks.
WASHINGTON - A federal judge has ruled the National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records violates the US Constitution's ban on unreasonable searches.
NEW YORK - A bomb scare forced Harvard University to evacuate four buildings, call in police and cancel final exams underway at the elite US institution.
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BRUSSELS - The EU says it is ready to suspend some sanctions against Iran as soon as experts check that Tehran is implementing the terms of an historic deal on its nuclear program.
ROME - A lawyer for the family of murdered British student Meredith Kercher says he's sure she was killed by her flatmate Amanda Knox and Knox's former Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito.
