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Major US surveillance review ordered
The head of the US Senate intelligence committee announces a review of surveillance operations, saying eavesdropping on allied leaders is wrong.
Polio outbreak in Syria confirmed
World health officials confirm Syria's first outbreak of polio in 14 years, amid speculation that foreign groups fighting in Syria may have imported it.
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