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Egyptian security forces moved in to forcefully disperse protesters loyal to ousted President Mohammed Morsi at protest camps in Cairo early Wednesday. At least 17 protesters and two members of the security forces were reported killed in the clashes.



The team running the Pirate Bay (TPB) - one of the web's largest file-sharing sites - has launched a special PirateBrowser that allows users "to circumvent censorship that certain countries impose onto their citizens." The launch comes as TPB celebrates 10 years of harboring 'pirated' and other online content


It seems dark clouds are gathering over relations between the UK and Spain. London's considering unprecedented legal action over Madrid's lengthy checks at the border into the British territory of Gibraltar. Downing Street claims they're politically motivated. Royal Navy war ships are also expected to drop by the straight, although it's claimed on scheduled exercises. Afshin Rattansi joins RT to share his opinion on this issue.


The father of a Chechen man shot dead while being questioned by the FBI in his home has traveled to the US to demand someone be held accountable. Ibrahim Todashev's family insist he was unarmed while being interrogated about his links with the men accused of carrying out the Boston marathon bombings. There are allegations he was shot in the back of the head. RT's Anastasia Churkina met the grieving father who wants justice for his son.


The massive NSA snooping revelations have cast a shadow over John Kerry's trip to Latin America - his first visit there since he assumed the position of Secretary of State. He has already received a chilly reception in Colombia - where officials demanded an explanation to reports that Washington had collected vast amounts of internet data there. The next stop on his trip is Brazil - which allegedly was the top regional target of the surveillance program. For more perspective RT talks to geopolitical analyst Eric Draitser.


Pepe Escobar, who's a correspondent for the Asia Times, explained how he thinks Saudi rulers are trying to extinguish the flame of the Arab Spring.


It seems too many patients being treated by Britain state medical system are enduring more pain than gain, and there have been hundreds of serious blunders in national health service hospitals in recent years, causing people severe disabilities or even killing them. And NHS hospitals today are known as black Wednesday, the time when death rate traditionally goes up with arrival of new less experienced staff. Rt's Polly Boiko reports.