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Leak by Snowden a national security breach: Hagel

Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 12:34

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel termed the leak of NSA surveillance programs as a severe national security breach as he expressed disappointment over Chinese govt`s decision to let Snowden fly out of Hong Kong.

Chuck Hagel apologises to NRI professor for Taliban joke

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 20:10

The US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has apologised to an Indian American professor for jokingly asking him if he was a member of the Taliban during a university event in Nebraska early this week.