Trump says he is considering pardon for leaker Edward Snowden
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden, the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor – now living...
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Germany drops probe into US spying on Merkel
By Erik Kirschbaum Germany’s top public prosecutor closed a year-long investigation into the suspected tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cell phone by US spies, saying...
UK tribunal says intelligence-sharing with US was unlawful
By Estelle Shirbon A British tribunal ruled on Friday that some aspects of intelligence-sharing between security agencies in Britain and the United States were unlawful...
Germany opens Merkel bugging probe (Updated)
By Stephen Brown Germany’s top public prosecutor has launched an investigation into the bugging of Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by US intelligence in the light of revelations by...
The right to be forgotten: a debate that’s not going away
By Poly Pantelides CYPRUS, darling of sun seekers and beach goers, is also home to major spying facilities jointly funded by the UK and the...
US NSA spied on 60 mln Spanish phone calls in a month – report
The US National Security Agency (NSA) recently tracked over 60 million calls in Spain in the space of a month, a Spanish newspaper said on...
Guardian says Britain made it destroy Snowden material
By Estelle Shirbon and Michael Holden The British authorities forced the Guardian newspaper to destroy material leaked by Edward Snowden, its editor has revealed, calling...
White House: US did not seek detention of journalist’s partner
BRITISH officials gave their US counterparts a “heads up” before detaining the partner of the journalist who first reported secrets leaked by fugitive US intelligence...
Nothing to fear? Think again
By Robert Baer Since the tragic events of 9/11, the U.S. government has been collecting vast amounts of information through domestic surveillance of its citizens....
An internet where the spies are not out of control
By Gwynne Dyer EDWARD Snowden is safe from American “justice” for the moment, and he will certainly go down as the most effective whistle-blower in...
NSA helps fund British bases, say UK reports
The United States funds 50 per cent of British intelligence in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) in Cyprus, according to The Guardian newspaper. The...
Fugitive Snowden’s hopes of leaving Moscow airport dashed
By Lidia Kelly Fugitive US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden’s hopes of leaving Moscow’s SheremetyevoAirport for the first time in a month on Wednesday were...
Putin says US ties more important than spy sagas
By Denis Dyomkin RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin gave his clearest signal yet that he will not let a dispute over the fate of former US...
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...