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  Edward Snowden got asylum in Russia, lawyer says

  World | August 01, 2013 18:13 IST

  Moscow, Aug 1: A Russian lawyer for Edward Snowden says the National Security Agency leaker has received asylum in Russia for one year and left the transit zone of Moscow' airport.Anatoly Kucherena said he handed

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  Snowden may get temporary shelter if granted asylum in Moscow

  World | July 29, 2013 20:46 IST

  Moscow, July 29: Fugitive US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden could be placed in a temporary refugee shelter outside Moscow if his asylum request is approved by Russia, officials said on Monday."The thing is that there

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  Won't seek death penalty for Snowden: US

  World | July 27, 2013 17:07 IST

  Washington, July 27: The US has assured Russia that it will not seek death penalty for Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who leaked massive surveillance programme of the agency.In a letter,

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  Snowden could leave Moscow airport in a week

  World | July 18, 2013 13:29 IST

  Moscow, July 18: Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden could be allowed to leave the Moscow airport in a week to await a decision on his request for asylum in Russia, an attorney for the

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  Snowden to leave Russia when opportunity emerges: Putin

  World | July 16, 2013 9:11 IST

  Moscow, July 16: American whistleblower Edward Snowden will leave Russia when the opportunity emerges, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said."He has arrived in our territory without invitation, he didn't fly to us, he arrived as

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  Journalist: Edward Snowden has 'blueprints' to NSA

  World | July 15, 2013 11:43 IST

  Rio de Janeiro, Jul 15: Edward Snowden has highly sensitive documents on how the National Security Agency is structured and operates that could harm the U.S. government, but has insisted that they not be made

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  India turns down Snowden's asylum request

  India | July 02, 2013 16:40 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 2: An official says India has rejected NSA leaker Edward Snowden's request for political asylum.External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin says India has carefully examined the asylum request and decided to turn