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US and Ecuador talks on Edward Snowden’s bid for asylum

US Vice-president Joe Biden has talked to Ecuador's leader Rafael Correa by phone about fugitive Edward Snowden's bid for asylum.…

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Edward Snowden’s father sets terms for his son return

Edward Snowden’s father, Lon Snowden, has said he believes his son would return to the US on certain conditions. Lon…

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Barack Obama rules out barter for Edward Snowden

President Barack Obama has said there will be no "wheeling and dealing" as part of extradition attempts against whistleblower Edward…

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Edward Snowden’s bid for Ecuador asylum could take months

Ecuador officials say it could take months to rule on an asylum bid by fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden. Foreign Minister…

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Edward Snowden still in Moscow airport, President Vladimir Putin confirms

Edward Snowden is still in the transit area at Moscow airport, Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed. Vladimir Putin said…

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Edward Snowden did not cross Russian border, says Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia has had no involvement in the travel plans of fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.…

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Edward Snowden case: US criticizes Russia and China after fugitive left Hong Kong for Moscow

Secretary of State John Kerry has said US would be "disappointing" if Russia and China had helped fugitive Edward Snowden evade…

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Edward Snowden books in to capsule hotel in Moscow airport as he asks Ecuador for asylum

Edward Snowden is set to fly from Moscow to Ecuador where he will seek asylum, WikiLeaks has revealed. Whistleblower Edward…

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Edward Snowden asks Ecuador for asylum after leaving Hong Kong and landing in Moscow

Edward Snowden, the CIA contractor who leaked classified documents revealing US internet and phone surveillance, has asked Ecuador for asylum.…

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Julian Assange trying to broker Iceland asylum for Edward Snowden

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is trying to arrange a deal that would see US surveillance programme leaker Edward Snowden granted…

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Edward Snowden denies being a Chinese agent and defends leaking NSA secrets in live chat

Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor who leaked documents on US surveillance programmes, has defended himself in an online chat, the…

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Yahoo had refused to join PRISM spying program but was forced by secret court

It was revealed that Yahoo's top lawyers had a courtroom showdown with the National Security Agency after it had demanded…

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Hong Kong march to support Edward Sowden

Hundreds of protesters in Hong Kong have marched to the US consulate in support of ex-CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden. They…

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Edward Snowden: CIA leaker banned from flying to UK

The British government has warned airlines not to allow Edward Snowden, an ex-CIA employee who leaked secret US surveillance details,…

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Edward Snowden case: FBI head Robert Mueller pledges action over leaks

FBI Director Robert Mueller says the US is taking "all necessary steps" to hold Edward Snowden responsible for exposing secret…

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Edward Snowden South China Morning Post interview: U.S. government has been hacking Chinese networks for four years

Whistleblower Edward Snowden has claimed that the U.S. government has been hacking Hong Kong and Chinese networks for at least…

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Edward Snowden vows to fight any attempt to extradite him from Hong Kong

Whistleblower Edward Snowden, who leaked secret US surveillance details, has vowed to fight any attempt to extradite him from Hong…

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Facebook, Google and Microsoft urge US government to allow them to disclose security requests

Facebook, Google and Microsoft have asked the US government to allow them to disclose the security requests they receive for…

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EU demands clarification on US data snooping

The European Union is demanding assurances that Europeans are not having their rights infringed by a massive US surveillance programme.…

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Lindsay Mills: Edward Snowden left his girlfriend in Hawaii and fled to Hong Kong to leak NSA secrets

Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who leaked the NSA's surveillance secrets, thought about marrying his girlfriend Lindsay Mills and had previously…

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Edward Snowden: FBI agents visit his father’s home after he leaves The Mira hotel in Hong Kong

FBI agents visited the Pennsylvania home of Edward Snowden's father and stepmother, just hours after the 29-year-old NSA whistleblower checked…

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Edward Snowden disappears from Mira hotel in Hong Kong

Former CIA employee Edward Snowden, who leaked details of US top-secret phone and internet surveillance, has disappeared from his hotel…

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Edward Snowden says he acted to protect basic liberties for people around the world

Ex-CIA employee Edward Snowden has said he acted to "protect basic liberties for people around the world" in leaking details…

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Edward Snowden faces strong risk of extradition from Hong Kong to US

Edward Snowden, the former CIA contractor who has identified himself as the source of leaks about the US National Security…

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Edward Snowden: Former CIA technical worker identified as NSA PRISM leak source

Edward Snowden, a former CIA technical worker, has been identified by the UK's Guardian newspaper as the source of leaks…

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