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The Guardian was approached by Britain's top civil servant Sir Jeremy Heywood Continue reading the main story Related Stories Miranda 'forced to give passwords' No 10 'knew of Miranda detention' Number 10 was involved in discussions with the Guardian about material it had obtained from American whistle-blower Edward Snowden, it has emerged. Prime Minister David Cameron ordered Britain's top civil servant Sir Jeremy Heywood to contact the newspaper. It came after the Guardian published details about secret US and British surveillance programmes. Editor Alan Rusbridger said it was later forced to destroy the computer hard drives storing the information. Mr Rusbridger said his conversations with the government were with "a very senior official claiming to represent the views of the prime minister". But he did not say exactly who he had spoken to. Explicit approval The  Independent  and Daily Mail now report that Cabinet Secretar...

Mr Musharraf returned to Pakistan from self-imposed exile earlier this year Continue reading the main story Related Stories Profile: Pervez Musharraf Pervez Musharraf's doomed homecoming Pakistani ex-President Pervez Musharraf has been indicted on three charges over the 2007 assassination of opposition leader and former PM Benazir Bhutto. Prosecutors said he was charged with murder, criminal conspiracy to murder and facilitation of murder. Mr Musharraf made no public remarks at the hearing but denies the charges. The case was adjourned until 27 August. Mrs Bhutto was killed at an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi in December 2007. Mr Musharraf, who returned to Pakistan from self-imposed exile earlier this year, is currently under house arrest. But he appeared in court in Rawalpindi amid tight security. Six others were indicted along with Mr Musharraf, including four suspected militants and two senior police officials. The court set the next hearing fo...

Mr Musharraf returned to Pakistan from self-imposed exile earlier this year Continue reading the main story Related Stories Profile: Pervez Musharraf Pervez Musharraf's doomed homecoming Pakistani ex-President Pervez Musharraf has been indicted on three charges over the 2007 assassination of opposition leader and former PM Benazir Bhutto. Prosecutors said he was charged with murder, criminal conspiracy to murder and facilitation of murder. Mr Musharraf made no public remarks at the hearing but denies the charges. The case was adjourned until 27 August. Mrs Bhutto was killed at an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi in December 2007. Mr Musharraf, who returned to Pakistan from self-imposed exile earlier this year, is currently under house arrest. But he appeared in court in Rawalpindi amid tight security. Six others were indicted along with Mr Musharraf, including four suspected militants and two senior police officials. The court set the next hearing fo...

(Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande's return from holiday has been eased by a spurt in second-quarter growth. Yet looming tax hikes, raging unemployment and an upcoming pension overhaul will determine whether the rebound can last. France's exit from recession with growth of 0.5 percent last quarter buoyed a government meeting on Monday where ministers outlined rosy visions they had been asked to draw up during the two-week break of how the country could look in 2025.   A sustained recovery, after two years of stagnation, could vindicate Socialist Hollande's economic policy choices in the face of liberal-minded critics who deride him as too focused on tax hikes and lacking the courage for deep structural reforms. Economists remain circumspect, however, noting the quarter-on-quarter rebound in output was due less to the government's policies than to a European Commission decision to ease up on austerity demands, which analysts said spurred spe...

These are golden days for conspiracy theorists. If you believed your government was spying on you, Edward Snowden’s revelations have shown you’re probably right. WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning laid bare a world in which the authorities routinely do one thing and say another. You may be paranoid, but they’re still out to get you–or at least to  detain you at Heathrow airport for questioning . Now, just a week shy of sixteen years since a Mercedes plowed into a pillar in the Pont de L’Alma tunnel on August 31, 1997, depriving Britain of her People’s Princess and the young royals William and Harry of their mother, along comes a fresh allegation in the story that has generated more conspiracy theories than any other.  Scotland Yard announced on Saturday  that it is “scoping” new information about the Paris car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales and Patron Saint of Conspiracy Theorists. The claim surfaced during the trial of a member of Britain’s elite and secretive...

A Palestinian programmer has highlighted a flaw in Facebook's security system by posting a message on Mark Zuckerberg's private page. Khalil Shreateh used a vulnerability he discovered to hack the account of the Facebook founder and raise the alarm. Mr Shreateh said he had tried to use Facebook's White Hat scheme, which offers a monetary reward for reporting vulnerabilities, but had been ignored. Facebook said it had fixed the fault but would not be paying Mr Shreateh. Mr Shreateh found a security breach that allowed Facebook users to post messages on the private "walls" of people who had not approved them as "friends", overriding the site's privacy features. 'Not a bug' He wrote to Facebook's White Hat team to warn them of the glitch, providing basic details of his discovery. After a short exchange with the team, Mr Shreateh received an email saying: "I am sorry this is not a bug". Following this rebuttal, Mr S...

The championship points from Roger Federer’s 2012 Western and Southern Cincinnati title fell off the computer today dropping tennis great Roger Federer to No. 7 in the ATP rankings, his lowest mark since November 3, 2002 (week of October 28, 2002). Unless there’s a withdrawal from the Top 6, the 32-year-old Federer will be seeded No. 7 at the upcoming US Open. He’ll be placed in the 5-8 seeded bucket which means he’ll be slotted to face a Top 4 player in the quarterfinals. Federer hasn’t been seeded this low at a Slam since being No. 6 at the 2003 Australian Open. A year ago Federer entered the US Open as the Top seed and the World No. 1. Since then he has won just one title in Halle. http://www.tennis-x.com

The championship points from Roger Federer’s 2012 Western and Southern Cincinnati title fell off the computer today dropping tennis great Roger Federer to No. 7 in the ATP rankings, his lowest mark since November 3, 2002 (week of October 28, 2002). Unless there’s a withdrawal from the Top 6, the 32-year-old Federer will be seeded No. 7 at the upcoming US Open. He’ll be placed in the 5-8 seeded bucket which means he’ll be slotted to face a Top 4 player in the quarterfinals. Federer hasn’t been seeded this low at a Slam since being No. 6 at the 2003 Australian Open. A year ago Federer entered the US Open as the Top seed and the World No. 1. Since then he has won just one title in Halle. http://www.tennis-x.com

The championship points from Roger Federer’s 2012 Western and Southern Cincinnati title fell off the computer today dropping tennis great Roger Federer to No. 7 in the ATP rankings, his lowest mark since November 3, 2002 (week of October 28, 2002). Unless there’s a withdrawal from the Top 6, the 32-year-old Federer will be seeded No. 7 at the upcoming US Open. He’ll be placed in the 5-8 seeded bucket which means he’ll be slotted to face a Top 4 player in the quarterfinals. Federer hasn’t been seeded this low at a Slam since being No. 6 at the 2003 Australian Open. A year ago Federer entered the US Open as the Top seed and the World No. 1. Since then he has won just one title in Halle. http://www.tennis-x.com

The championship points from Roger Federer’s 2012 Western and Southern Cincinnati title fell off the computer today dropping tennis great Roger Federer to No. 7 in the ATP rankings, his lowest mark since November 3, 2002 (week of October 28, 2002). Unless there’s a withdrawal from the Top 6, the 32-year-old Federer will be seeded No. 7 at the upcoming US Open. He’ll be placed in the 5-8 seeded bucket which means he’ll be slotted to face a Top 4 player in the quarterfinals. Federer hasn’t been seeded this low at a Slam since being No. 6 at the 2003 Australian Open. A year ago Federer entered the US Open as the Top seed and the World No. 1. Since then he has won just one title in Halle. http://www.tennis-x.com