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India turns down Edward Snowden’s request for asylum

NEW DELHI: India has rejected former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden's request for political asylum, an official said on Tuesday. Syed Akbaruddin, the...

Sartaz Aziz meets Kerry in Brunei

BRUNEI: Special adviser to the Prime Minister on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz held a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry on the...

Edward Snowden withdraws request for asylum in Russia; says Kremlin

MOSCOW: The National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden has withdrawn his request for political asylum from Russia, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Snowden withdrew...

10 killed in Taliban attack on NATO compound in Kabul

KABUL: At least 10 people were killed when Taliban attacked a NATO military compound in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday morning. Kabul provincial Police...

US President urges Morsi to respond to demonstrators

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has urged Egyptian President Muhammed Morsi to respond to issues raised by hundreds of thousands of protesters who have...

Full unedited statement of Snowden released on July 1, 2013

Here is the full wording of Snowden's statement without edit: One week ago I left Hong Kong after it became clear that my freedom and...

Snowden must stop leaking US secrets to stay in Russia: Putin

MOSCOW: The National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden will have to stop leaking US secrets if he wants to get asylum in Russia,...

Snowden’s info will continue to be published; says Wikileaks founder

WASHINGTON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said that Edward Snowden made sure that the information he took about US surveillance programs will continue to...

EU demands clarification over US spying claims

BRUSSELS: The European Parliament has asked for full clarification about the latest disclosure that the US has spied on European Union offices both in...

19 firefighters killed battling Arizona blaze

ARIZONA: At least 19 firefighters were killed battling a fast-moving wildfire menacing a small town in central Arizona‚ the US Wildland Fire Aviation service. An...

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