The Obama administration has asked a special court for permission to hold on to National Security Agency (NSA) phone records for longer than five years, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, describing it as "an unintended consequence of lawsuits seeking to stop the data- surveillance program.
Myanmar's Saw Mar Lar Nwe is among 31 record breakers of 27th Southeast Asia Games as she crossed the finish line in Women's 20km walk of athletics on Dec. 15 to renew the record of this event with 1 hour 35 minutes and 3 seconds.
Australia has experienced the hottest September, with the national average temperature 2.75 degree Celsius above usual, according to a new report released by the recently established Climate Council on Thursday.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday distanced himself from the Justice Department's decision to secretly seize two months of phone records of Associated Press journalists and editors.