national security agency

US admits additional constraints needed on intelligence gathering

The White House has admitted the need for additional "constraints" on US intelligence gathering, amid claims of eavesdropping on allies.…

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Spain demands US details of NSA surveillance

Spain has demanded the US to give details of any eavesdropping, amid reports it monitored 60 million Spanish telephone calls…

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NSA secretly monitored 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month

According to Spanish media, the NSA secretly monitored 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month. The reports say…

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Angela Merkel’s phone bugging: NSA denies discussing operation with Barack Obama

According to NSA officials, the chief of the US spy agency has not discussed the alleged bugging of German Chancellor…

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Angela Merkel’s phone tapped by US since 2002

According to a report in German newspaper Der Spiegel, the US has been spying on Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone…

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Germany to send top intelligence chiefs to US over spying allegations

Germany is planning to send its top intelligence chiefs to Washington to "push forward" an investigation into allegations the US…

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EU holds Brussels summit amid US spying allegations

The fresh allegations of US spying threaten to overshadow talks at an EU summit due to begin in Brussels. The…

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James Clapper: Le Monde tapping claims are false

Intelligence chief James Clapper has denied reports that US spies recorded data from 70 million phone calls in France in…

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NSA spied on French diplomats in Washington and at UN

The NSA has spied on French diplomats in Washington and at the UN, according to the latest claims in Le…

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Edward Snowden NSA leaks: France summons US ambassador over spy scandal

France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has summoned the US ambassador over Le Monde newspaper claims that the US spied on…

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Edward Snowden leaks: Mexico condemns alleged US spying on President Felipe Calderon

Mexico’s foreign ministry has strongly condemned alleged US spying after a report said that former President Felipe Calderon's emails were…

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Edward Snowden denies taking classified documents to Russia

Edward Snowden insists he took no classified documents to Russia when he fled to Moscow from Hong Kong in June.…

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Edward Snowden leak: NSA collects 250 million online address books each year

According to a document leaked by Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency (NSA) collects up to 250 million online address…

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Dilma Rousseff cancels US trip over NSA espionage row

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has called off a state visit to the US next month in a row over allegations…

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Edward Snowden documents: NSA spied on Brazil and Mexico

Brazil announces it will demand an explanation from the US after allegations that the National Security Agency (NSA) spied on…

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US spying “black budget” detailed in Edward Snowden’s documents

The files disclosed by leaker Edward Snowden to the Washington Post revealed the multi-billion dollar "black budget" used by US…

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NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times a year

Documents leaked by Edward Snowden revealed that the National Security Agency (NSA) broke privacy rules and overstepped its legal authority…

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Barack Obama vows greater surveillance transparency

President Barack Obama has vowed "appropriate reforms" to guarantee greater oversight of controversial US surveillance programmes. At a White House…

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Barack Obama on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno for sixth time

Barack Obama made his first comments about Edward Snowden since Russia granted him a temporary asylum last week during an…

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Edward Snowden’s father asked by FBI to visit his son in Russia

Lonnie Snowden, the father of CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden, has said the FBI asked him to travel to Moscow and…

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House of Representatives rejects Amash amendment voting to continue NSA’s phone surveillance

The US House of Representatives has rejected the Amash amendment, voting to continue collecting data on phone calls, in the…

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How US collects phone records

The US National Security Agency (NSA) began collecting Americans' phone records in 2001, as part of far-reaching surveillance programmes launched…

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France’s intelligence service intercepts computer and telephone data on a vast scale, Le Monde reveals

According to the French daily Le Monde, France's foreign intelligence service intercepts computer and telephone data on a vast scale,…

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Edward Snowden leaks: France, Greece and Italy have been targets of US spying operations

According to the latest files leaked to The Guardian newspaper France, Greece and Italy have been the "targets" of US…

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EU outrage over US bugging claim

Germany and France are urging the US to come clean over claims that its intelligence services have been spying on…

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