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Swiss president would back criminal probe against NSA leaker

GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss President Ueli Maurer said on Sunday he doubted Edward Snowden's claims about his activities as a CIA man in Geneva and would back a criminal investigation into the secrets leaker if Swiss prosecutors called for one.Full story

Iran gets 'verbal invitation' to Syria conference: report

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