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Venezuela offers asylum to U.S. fugitive Snowden

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 6, 2013 | World

Caracas, Reuters—Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro offered asylum to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Friday in defiance of Washington, which is demanding his arrest for divulging details of secret U.S. spy programs. Snowden, 30, is...

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An employee distributes newspapers, with a photograph (R) of former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden seen on a page, at an underground walkway in central Moscow July 2, 2013. (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)

Snowden threatens new U.S. leaks, asks numerous countries for asylum

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 2, 2013 | World

London/Moscow, Reuters— Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden broke his silence on Monday for the first time since fleeing to Moscow over a week ago, blasting the Obama administration and saying he remained free to make new disclosures about U.S. spying...

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This Aug. 19, 2012 file photo shows WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange making a statement to the media and supporters at a window of Ecuadorian Embassy in central London. Source: AP Photo/Sang Tan

Wikileaks to Release More US Diplomatic Records

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 8, 2013 | World

London, AFP—Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks was on Monday to publish more than 1.7 million US diplomatic and intelligence documents from the 1970s, founder Julian Assange revealed. The website has collated a variety of records including cables, intelligence reports...