AU.S.appealscourtinNewYorkruledThursdaythattheNationalSecurityAgency'sprogramtocollectphonerecordsofAmericansisillegal.
Theprogramcollected"metadata"frommillionsofphonecallsfromAmericancitizens.Themetadatarecordedthetimeswhenthephonecallsweremadeandthephonenumberscalled.
Thesurveillanceprogramwasnotknowntothepublicuntiltwoyearsago.NSAcontractorEdwardSnowdenleakedtheinformationabouttheprogramtoreportersinJuneof2013.
TheNSAclaimedthatthespyingprogramwaslegalunderthePatriotAct,whichCongresspassedfollowingtheSeptember11terroristattacks.
TheappealscourtruledthatthespyingprogramwasnotauthorizedbyCongress.Thethree-judgepanelofthecourtwrote,"CongresscannotreasonablybesaidtohaveratifiedaprogamofwhichmanymembersofCongress-andallmembersofthepublic-werenotaware."
CloseelectionsinGreatBritain
BritishvotersarevotinginacloseelectionthatcouldoustPrimeMinisterDavidCameronfromoffice.
Publicopinionstudiesshowthat33percentofBritishvoterssupportMr.Cameron'sConservativeParty.TheLaborparty,ledbyEdMilliband,isonlyonepointbehind.
ObserversarecallingtheelectionBritain'smostunpredictableandconsequentialinageneration.
Mr.Cameronhaspromisedtoholdareferendumifheisre-elected.ThereferendumwillaskifBritainshouldremaininthe28-nationEuropeanUnion.
IranreleasesseizedMaerskvessel
Iran'sofficialIRNAnewsagencyreportedthatitsgovernmentreleasedtheMaerskTigriscargoshiptoday.
OnApril28,IranianforcesseizedtheshipintheStraitofHormuz.TheseizurefollowedalegalcomplaintfromaprivateIraniancompany.
TheincidenttookplacewhileIranandtheU.S.arenegotiatingIran'snuclearprogramandinternationaleconomicrestrictions.Atthesametime,theU.S.issupportingSaudiArabiainitsaircampaignagainstIranian-backedrebelsinYemen.
AftertheMaerskseizure,theU.S.announcedthatitsNavywillescortallU.S.-registeredvesselsthroughtheStraitofHormuz.
Thestraitisthepathforone-fifthoftheworld'soiltransport.
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