Cambodian court jails Australian filmmaker for espionage
A Cambodian court jailed an Australian filmmaker for six years on Friday after finding him guilty of espionage for flying a drone over an opposition party...
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Iranian court sentences Washington Post reporter Rezaian to prison (Updated)
An Iranian court has sentenced Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian to a prison term, the state news agency said on Sunday quoting the judiciary spokesman,...
Maduro says Venezuela detains U.S. citizens; announces moves against U.S.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday his government had detained U.S. citizens, including a pilot, on suspicion of espionage, in a move likely to...
Anger mounts as Germany unearths second US spy suspect (Updated)
By Thorsten Severin German politicians reacted angrily on Wednesday to news of a suspected US spy in the defence ministry, which came days after the...
US charges Chinese with hacking
By Aruna Viswanatha and Jim Finkle A US grand jury has indicted five Chinese military officers on charges of hacking American companies and stealing trade secrets, the toughest...
Snowden writes to Germans to seek support in spy row
By Stephen Brown and Alexandra Hudson Fugitive U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has told Germany he is counting on international support to stop Washington’s ‘persecution’...
Germany, France to unite in anger over US spying accusations
By Luke Baker German and French accusations that the United States has run spying operations in their countries, including possibly bugging Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile...
NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year – report
By Eric Beech The U.S. National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since 2008, the...
Snowden leaves Moscow airport, gets refugee status in Russia (updated)
By Timothy Heritage and Alissa de Carbonnel Fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden slipped quietly out of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Thursday after...
Snowden’s search for asylum is fruitless so far
By Alissa de Carbonnel and Alexei Anishchuk Several countries on Tuesday spurned asylum requests from Edward Snowden, the former U.S. spy agency contractor wanted for...
Snowden threatens new US leaks, asks numerous countries for asylum
By Andrew Osborn and Alexei Anishchuk Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden broke his silence on Monday for the first time since fleeing to...
US files espionage charges against Snowden over leaks
By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball The United States has filed espionage charges against Edward Snowden, a former U.S. National Security Agency contractor who admitted...