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A woman passes by the embassy of Ecuador, in Moscow, Russia, 24 June 2013. Source: EPA/Sergei Ilnitsky

Snowden not on flight to Cuba, whereabouts unclear

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 24, 2013 | World

Moscow, AP—A plane took off from Moscow on Monday headed for Cuba, but the seat booked by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden was empty, and there was no sign of him elsewhere on board. His whereabouts were unknown. An Aeroflot representative who...

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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is seen in this file still image taken from video during an interview by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong June 6, 2013. (Reuters/Glenn Greenwald/Laura Poitras)

Hong Kong lets Snowden leave, with Cuba among possible destinations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 23, 2013 | World

Hong Kong, Reuters—A former contractor for the US National Security Agency, charged by the United States with espionage, was allowed to leave Hong Kong on Sunday because a US extradition request did not comply with the law, the Hong Kong government said. Edward...

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A security guard checks in a car at the US National Security Agency’s (NSA) data center that is under construction in Bluffdale, Utah, USA, 07 June 2013. When this data center opens in the Fall of 2013 it will be the largest spy data center for the NSA. (EPA/George Frey)

NSA contractor says he leaked surveillance data

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 10, 2013 | World

Washington, AP—The man who gave classified documents to reporters, making public two sweeping US surveillance programs and touching off a debate on privacy versus security, has revealed his own identity. He risks decades in jail for the disclosures—if the US can...