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German minister criticises US over NSA activities

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 06:34

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere criticised the secret surveillance actions of the US National Security Agency and described them as being excessive.

Spying on allies creates mistrust, less security: Angela Merkel

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 02:42

Nations spying on their allies would risk destroying trust and harming security, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in her first major policy speech after re-election.

Virgin Galactic bans Chinese tourists from space flights fearing espionage

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 13:06

Richard Branson`s Virgin Galactic space flights has banned Chinese nationals from boarding it, as the officials fear that their rocket technology might get stolen, it has been revealed.

NSA snooping illegal, violates privacy: US watchdog

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 23:20

The bulk telephone data collection by a US intelligence agency is a massive violation of civil liberties and should be shut down, a government advisory panel said.

Russia hacked hundreds of Western, Asian companies: Security firm

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 12:17

A U.S. cybersecurity firm says it has gathered evidence that the Russian government spied on hundreds of American, European and Asian companies, the first time Moscow has been linked to cyber attacks for alleged economic - rather than political - gains.

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.

Court to hear ex-ISRO scientist`s defamation plea on Feb 13

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 18:15

Delhi court fixed February 13 for hearing criminal defamation complaint filed by a former scientist of ISRO, who was acquitted in a 1994 espionage case, against former Gujarat DGP R B Sreekumar.

Belarus jails two for spying for Lithuania

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 14:22

Belarus said that its main military court had jailed two Belarussians to eight and 10 years for spying for the neighbouring Baltic state of Lithuania.

Egypt`s Morsi referred to criminal court

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 05:04

The Egyptian prosecutor-general referred Wednesday ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and other leading Brotherhood figures to criminal court on charges related to "espionage", media reported.

Bill Clinton wades into US-Brazil cyberspy row

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 05:28

Former US president Bill Clinton, currently on a visit to Rio de Janeiro, said he opposes economic espionage on Washington`s allies such as Brazil.

US lawmakers to visit European officials on surveillance

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 16:36

Lawmakers will launch a "goodwill" mission to Europe next week to smooth ties frayed by revelations of American espionage on Europeans allegedly including German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Germany summons British ambassador over spying report

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 09:14

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle summoned the British ambassador over claims of spying by the British embassy.