Edward Snowden bids to become rector of British university

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 20:04

Edward Snowden is standing as a candidate for rector of Glasgow University in Scotland after students nominated him for exposing US intelligence secrets, the university said on Wednesday.

Edward Snowden could use a trial to showcase spy claims

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 22:51

Should Edward Snowden ever return to the US, he would face criminal charges for leaking information about National Security Agency surveillance programs.

US lawmakers say Snowden was `helped` by foreign power

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 02:04

Edward Snowden may have acted in concert with a foreign power in exposing US surveillance programs, two Republican lawmakers suggested today.

`Barack Obama not to pursue surveillance of dozen of world leaders`

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 06:51

US President Barack Obama has determined not to pursue surveillance of "dozens of world leaders" of "friendly and allied nations", stressing that this included primarily heads of states.

NSA collected millions of SMS messages: Report

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 16:28

The US National Security Agency (NSA) collected almost 200 million mobile phone text messages a day from around the world that allowed it to extract contact networks and credit card data of users, according to the latest leaks from whistleblower Edward Snowden.

NSA scoops up millions of text messages a day: Report

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 08:49

The US National Security Agency has collected almost 200 million mobile phone text messages a day from around the world, a report has said, in the latest revelations from the Edward Snowden files.

US National Security Agency scoops up millions of text messages a day: Report

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 07:44

The US National Security Agency has collected almost 200 million mobile phone text messages a day from around the world, a report has said, in the latest revelations from the Edward Snowden files.

Finally, Edward Snowden gets his answer from Barack Obama

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 11:19

After months of gushing intelligence leaks and warnings the US national security state has gone rogue, President Barack Obama will finally give his response to Edward Snowden on Friday.

Berlin hosting talks for EU `no-spy` pact: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 06:12

Germany has hosted confidential EU talks for months to forge a "no-spying" pact among its member states, a drive opposed especially by Britain, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

NSA carves pathway into international computers: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 19:20

The U.S. National Security Agency has put software in almost 100,000 computers around the world allowing it to carry out surveillance on those devices and could provide a digital highway for cyberattacks, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

Snowden to join Freedom of Press Foundation Board of Directors

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 08:43

American whistleblower Edward Snowden, who leaked to world secretive Internet and telephone programmes of the US is joining the Board of Directors of the prestigious Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Edward Snowden worked at US Embassy in Delhi: Report

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 23:14

Intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden worked at the US Embassy in India and spent almost a week taking a course in "ethical hacking", about three years before he leaked the NSA`s surveillance programmes.