[02:25.65]From Washington Paul Adams.
[02:27.69]A senior administration official, unnamed and choosing his words very carefully, didn't directly confirm the existence of the court order.
[02:35.59]However, he pointed out that it didn't include the contents of conversations or the names of any callers,
[02:41.14]and was limited only to metadata such as numbers and durations of calls.
[02:45.57]The Official went on to say that such information has been a critical tool in protecting American from terrorist threats.
[02:52.40]Civil rights organizations have long warned that this kind of widespread surveillance is going on.
[02:57.95]This is the World News from the BBC.
[03:01.01]The Mexican army says it has rescued 165 migrants kidnapped by criminal gangs at least two weeks ago.
[03:08.70]They've been held hostages in a property in northern Tamaulipas state waiting to cross illegally into the United States.
[03:16.21]Most of the victims were from Central American countries.
[03:19.47]An army spokesman said the migrants were probably betrayed by human trafficking gangs who were paid to get them into the US,
[03:26.76]but instead, handed them over to other criminal organizations.
[03:30.70]At least six Georgian soldiers have been killed in a suicide attack in southern Afghanistan,
[03:37.20]nine others were injured when the bomber drove an explosive filled truck into their base in Helmand province.