Obama orders curbs on NSA data use
Craig TaylorPresident Obama orders curbs on the use of bulk data collected by the NSA, which he says must respect privacy and civil liberties. BBC News – US & Canada
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Senate panel: Benghazi ‘preventable’
The deadly September 2012 attack on the US consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi could have been prevented, a US Senate committee finds. BBC News – US & Canada
US anger at Israel Kerry ‘comment’
Israel’s defence minister apologises for comments deemed “offensive” by the US about Secretary of State John Kerry’s Mid-East peace initiative. BBC News – US & Canada
Rhino hunt permit auctioned in US
A permit to kill an endangered black rhino in Namibia is sold at auction in the US state of Texas, despite protests and death threats. BBC News – US & Canada
US ‘open’ to new relations with Cuba
The US is “very open” to a new relationship with Cuba, on condition of more political freedom on the communist-run island, a senior official says. BBC News – US & Canada
US chemical spill hits water supply
About 300,000 people in the US state of West Virginia are warned not to drink tap water after a chemical spill into a river near the state capital. BBC News – US & Canada