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Spain sorry for 'misunderstanding' with Bolivia's Morales
World | Jul 10, 2013, 12:13 PM ISTMadrid, July 10: Spain's foreign minister Tuesday offered apologies to Bolivia's Evo Morales for "any misunderstanding" linked to last week's diversion of the Latin American leader's aircraft, but insisted that Madrid never barred the plane
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Snowden agrees to asylum in Venezuela: Russian lawmaker
World | Jul 10, 2013, 07:00 AM ISTMoscow, July 10: American whistleblower Edward Snowden has agreed to take political asylum in Venezuela, a Russian lawmaker said on Tuesday."As was expected, Snowden agreed to (Venezuelan President Nicolas) Maduro's offer of political asylum," Xinhua
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Venezuela receives formal asylum request from Snowden
World | Jul 09, 2013, 12:21 PM ISTCaracas, July 9: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday that his government had received a formal asylum request from US former CIA analyst Edward Snowden, who has been staying in the transit zone of Moscow's
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Snowden must not be allowed further travel: White House
World | Jul 09, 2013, 09:32 AM ISTWashington, Jul 9: Fugitive ex-CIA operative Edward Snowden, wanted in the US on several felony charges, should not be allowed further international travel from Moscow, where he has been stranded for the past 10 days,
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Nicaragua, Venezuela offer asylum to Snowden
World | Jul 06, 2013, 10:01 AM ISTCaracus, Jul 6: The presidents of Nicaragua and Venezuela offered Friday to grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, one day after leftist South American leaders gathered to denounce the rerouting of Bolivian President Evo
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India to take up with US 'intrusive monitoring' of embassy
India | Jul 03, 2013, 10:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 3: India said Wednesday it was "concerned at disconcerting reports" of the Indian embassy in Washington DC being snooped upon by the National Security Agency and would take up the issue with
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Bolivia vs Europe over Snowden-linked plane delay
World | Jul 03, 2013, 08:35 PM ISTParis, Jul 3: Bolivia's president left Europe for home on Wednesday amid diplomatic drama after his flight was rerouted and delayed overnight in Austria, allegedly because of suspicion he was trying to spirit NSA leaker
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France denies blocking Bolivian plane suspecting Snowden on-board
World | Jul 03, 2013, 05:25 PM ISTParis, Jul 3: Bolivia's president left Europe for home today amid diplomatic drama, a day after his flight was rerouted and delayed in Austria amid suggestions that he was trying to spirit NSA leaker Edward
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Bolivian leader's plane rerouted on Snowden fear
World | Jul 03, 2013, 10:51 AM ISTVIENNA, July 3: The plane carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales was rerouted to Austria after various European countries refused to let it cross their airspace because of suspicions that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was on
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India turns down Snowden's asylum request
India | Jul 02, 2013, 04:40 PM ISTNew 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
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Snowden withdraws asylum request in Russia after Putin sets conditions
World | Jul 02, 2013, 06:31 PM ISTMoscow, July 2: NSA leaker Edward Snowden's attempts to seek refuge outside the United States hit hurdles on Tuesday, after Russian media reported he canceled his asylum bid in Russia and several European countries said
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Know more about Edward Snowden controversy
World | Jul 02, 2013, 07:22 AM ISTNew Delhi: Edward Snowden who is giving a slip to USA was born to an officer of US Coast Guard on June 21, 1983. He pursued his computing career but left mid way. Then he worked
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Ecuador flower growers in Snowden shock
World | Jun 30, 2013, 06:41 PM ISTPifo, Jun 30: Gino Descalzi used to fret about things like aphids, mildew and the high cost of shipping millions of roses a year from Ecuador to florists in the United States. These days he's worried
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EU demands explanation after reports of US spying
World | Jun 30, 2013, 06:17 PM ISTWashington, June 30: A media report claiming that the US National Security Agency spied on EU offices may have tremendous repercussions, the European Union (EU) said on Sunday, and asked for immediate explanation from Washington.German
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Obama: No wheeling or dealing to extradite Snowden
World | Jun 27, 2013, 06:50 PM ISTDakar, Jun 27: The United States won't be scrambling military jets or engaging in high-level diplomatic bartering to get National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden extradited to the U.S., President Barack Obama said Thursday.Dismissing him
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WikiLeaks says leaker safe, gives no added detail
World | Jun 26, 2013, 06:06 PM ISTLondon, Jun 26: WikiLeaks says that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden is “safe and well,” a brief statement that gave no indication of how the information was obtained and did little to clear
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Ecuador: Decision on granting asylum to Snowden can take months
World | Jun 26, 2013, 10:29 PM ISTKuala Lumpur, Jan 26: Ecuador today said it would take months to decide on whether to grant asylum to US whistleblower Edward Snowden, currently staying in Moscow airport for the fourth day in a row
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Russia rejects US demand for Snowden's extradition
World | Jun 25, 2013, 09:39 PM ISTMoscow, Jun 25: Russia's foreign minister bluntly rejected U.S. demands to extradite National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, saying Tuesday that Snowden hasn't crossed the Russian border.Sergey Lavrov insisted that Russia has nothing to do
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Obama hit by Snowden setbacks with China, Russia
World | Jun 25, 2013, 07:27 PM ISTWashington, Jun 25: For President Barack Obama, National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden's globe-trotting evasion of U.S. authorities has dealt a startling setback to efforts to strengthen ties with China and raised the prospect of
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Whistleblower Edward Snowden sneaks out of Russia
World | Jun 24, 2013, 10:59 PM ISTMoscow, Jun 24: Ex-CIA analyst Edward Snowden today continued his globe-trotting game of cat-and-mouse with US authorities on his tail, reportedly slipping out of Russia on his way to seek asylum in Latin America.Snowden, who