Us Snooping

Edward Snowden has a lot more to reveal about US secret services: father

Lon Snowden, the father of former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, has said his son has much to tell about illegal tricks of the US secret services.

Snowden not allowed to leave Moscow airport transit zone yet

American whistleblower Edward Snowden has not been granted approval to leave the transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, his lawyer said.

France too has a PRISM-like spy network?

A leading French newspaper says France's intelligence services have put in place a giant electronic surveillance gathering network. Citing no sources, the Le Monde daily says France's Direction Generale de la Securite Exterieure, the country's foreign intelligence agency, systematically collects information about all electronic data sent by computers and telephones in France, as well as communications between France and abroad.

Does Iceland want to grant citizenship to Snowden?

Icelandic lawmakers have introduced a proposal in Parliament to grant immediate citizenship to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, who admits to revealing key details of US surveillance activities.

Snowden has withdrawn asylum request: Russia

Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has withdrawn a request for political asylum in Russia after President Vladimir Putin said he should stop "harming our American partners", the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

Not just US, all countries spy on others: Obama

Amid reports that US did not spare even its allies and friends like India from its spying operations, President Barack Obama has responded that all nations collect intelligence on each other.

US spying can harm diplomatic ties, says Italy

Reports that the US spied on the European Union and Italian diplomats must be verified but if proved to be true, they will "compromise" bilateral ties, Italian Defence Minister Mario Mauro has said. "If we are allies, it is unacceptable that someone inside the relationship acts as the Soviet Union did with its satellites," Mauro told La Repubblica TV in a reference to the Cold War era.

Russia says Snowden can request for asylum

The former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has a chance to receive political asylum from Moscow if he requests it, a Russian official said on Thursday.

White House hopes Russia will deport Snowden to US

The White House has said it was expecting Russia to look at the options available to expel fugitive Edward Snowden back to the US for leaking intelligence information.

US 'snooping' outrages young Indians

Reports that India is the fifth most tracked nation by the US intelligence system has invited strong reactions from youth...