Former NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden revealed the massive US global surveillance program.
Dozens of companies, non-profits and trade organizations including Apple Inc, Google Inc and Facebook Inc sent a letter on Thursday pushing the Obama administration and Congress for more disclosures on user data gathering.
US National Security Agency (NSA) is implementing new security measures after disclosures made by former contractor Edward Snowden put the agency under the spotlight, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday.
Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden may apply for Russian citizenship and does not want to leave Russia until he is granted temporary asylum, a lawyer said Wednesday.
The US Olympic Committee on Wednesday refused to side with a US lawmaker to boycott the Winter Olympics in Russia if the country provides shelter to whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signalled clearly on Wednesday that he did not want a dispute over the fate of former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden to derail Russia's relations with the United States.
Russia has no legal grounds to extradite fugitive US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden, said a lawyer on Wednesday.
Fugitive US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has filed an official request for temporary asylum in Russia.
Spain apologized on Monday for its part in the events that led Bolivian President Evo Morales'plane to be delayed earlier this month during an international search for US fugitive Edward Snowden.
Fugitive US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has not yet filed an official request for political asylum in Russia, the country's migration chief said Saturday. 
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US President Barack Obama raised US concerns directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin on former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, but there was no sign of a breakthrough.
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Brazil said Tuesday it had no intention to grant political asylum to US whistleblower Edward Snowden who disclosed a vast program of US world electronic surveillance.
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