Obama cancels meeting with Russia`s Putin over Snowden

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 7, 2013, 14:44

US President Barack Obama is cancelling a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled for next month in Moscow, the White House said on Wednesday.

Nauru agrees to settle refugees for Australia

Last Updated: Saturday, August 3, 2013, 17:05

The tiny country of Nauru on Saturday became the second Pacific island nation to agree to settle refugees who attempt to reach Australia by boat, in a deal aimed at deterring asylum seekers that was quickly attacked by critics.

History shows Snowden may face tough exile in Russia

Last Updated: Saturday, August 3, 2013, 09:24

Edward Snowden seems assured of a warm welcome in Russia and may even achieve celebrity status in his new home, but history suggests he will no longer be master of his fate and a Moscow exile will bring some difficult challenges.

Russia faces US ire over Snowden asylum

Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 19:10

Russia on Friday faced the wrath of the United States after granting asylum to fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, who was settling into a safe house after over five weeks marooned in a Moscow airport transit zone.

`Snowden will build a new life in Russia`

Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 09:47

US fugitive Edward Snowden will publish no more leaks but instead look to build a life in Russia where he has been granted a year-long asylum, his lawyer said on Thursday.

`Nothing new` for Russia in Snowden`s leaks: Official

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 21:56

US fugitive Edward Snowden`s leaks regarding intelligence surveillance programmes in the world showed Russia "nothing new", but hastened its drive to ensure cyber-security, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Monday.

Snowden may get shelter in Moscow if granted asylum

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 20:27

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.

Cuba heavy metal band seeks asylum in United States

Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 08:22

Thousands of Cubans try to flee their homeland every year for the United States, where they are guaranteed political asylum.

Nine dead after Australia-bound asylum-seekers boat sinks

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 12:15

At least nine people died and nearly 190 suspected asylum seekers from countries like Sri Lanka, Iraq and Iran, were rescued after their overloaded Australia-bound boat sank off the Indonesian island of Java.

Tunisia offered Abu Qatada asylum: Jordan MP

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 20:11

Tunisia offered asylum to Islamist cleric Abu Qatada before his deportation from Britain to face terror charges in the kingdom, a Jordanian MP said Monday.

Asylum seekers cause $55 mn damage at Nauru

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 09:49

Some 125 asylum seekers were in police custody on the Pacific island nation of Nauru after a riot ended with fire destroying most of an Australian-run detention center there, an official said Sunday.