Suspected Pakistani spy arrested in Amritsar

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 12:53

A suspected Pakistani spy has been arrested near Amritsar on charges of gathering and passing on vital information about the movement of military formations along India`s border with Pakistan, as well as for smuggling narcotics.

Damian Lewis mastered tap-dancing during `Homeland` shoot

Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 13:45

Damian Lewis used his spare time during filming on the second season of `Homeland` to take tap-dancing lessons.

Israel announces arrest of Iranian `spy`

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 18:59

Israel`s Shin Bet security service on Sunday announced the arrest on September 11 of an Iranian "spy" carrying photographs of the US embassy in Tel Aviv.

US spy revelations hurt web trust: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 09:21

Revelations about the US government`s secret surveillance programs has had a big impact on "trust metrics" of Internet companies like Facebook, the social network chief Mark Zuckerberg has said.

We killed Sushmita Banerjee, she was an Indian spy: Taliban

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 17:54

In a new twist, a renegade Taliban militia, the Suicide Group of the Islamic Movement of Afghanistan, has taken responsibility for killing Indian author Sushmita Banerjee, claiming she was an "Indian spy".

Yahoo CEO fears defying NSA on data could mean prison

Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 10:49

Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer has said she feared winding up in prison for treason if she refused to comply with US spy demands for data.

Yahoo CEO fears defying US spy demands for data could mean prison

Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 09:26

Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer on Wednesday said she feared winding up in prison for treason if she refused to comply with US spy demands for data.

Oz spy agency part of encryption code cracking programme with NSA and GCHQ

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 15:58

Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)is also reportedly part of the bigger `snoop-op` in which these intelligence agencies cracked the encryption codes of tech giants to gather information.

Oz spy agencies confirm Assad regime used chemical weapons on Syrians

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 13:38

Australian spies have confirmed Bashar al-Assad regime used chemical weapons on civilians.

German spy agency sees Assad behind gas attack, cites phone call

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 23:31

A Hezbollah official has said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ordered a poison gas attack last month and that it considered the move a mistake which showed he was losing his grip, according to German intelligence.

Snowden `strange guy` set for tough life: Putin

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 20:24

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, who received asylum in Russia, is a "strange guy" who condemned himself to a difficult fate.

Russia sends spy ship to Syria coast: Report

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 19:12

Russia has sent a reconnaissance vessel from its Black Sea fleet to the coast off Syria, a report said today, as Moscow anxiously watches Western plans for military action against the Damascus regime, a report said.