Germany 17/02/2017 German watchdog tells parents to destroy 'My Friend Cayla' doll over hacking fears Parents in Germany have been told to destroy the talking toy called ‘My Friend Cayla’ after it was revealed it can be hacked.
Germany 16/02/2017 German Chancellor Merkel testifies on NSA spy scandal German Chancellor Angela Merkel has admitted to technical and organisational errors pertaining to the 2013 NSA spying scandal, but denies knowing the extent of US-German cooperation in the affair unti
USA 18/01/2017 Whistleblowers - Heroes or traitors? Telling truth about power is a risky business, with exile or worse for those who blow state or commercial secrets. Often seen as heroes by the public, the states they expose more often than not consid
Russia 18/01/2017 NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden granted extended stay in Russia Russia extends NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's residency visa to 2020.
Russia 12/01/2017 Russian figures claim Trump scandal an Obama ruse to scupper better relations Russian politicians are bemused by the chaotic transition in US politics, and most are convinced it is a Democrat ploy to sabotage any Trump rapprochement with Moscow.
USA 12/01/2017 Trump news conference aggressive,confrontational, extraordinary Trump's news conference a 'trainwreck,' 'jaw-dropping,' 'lame' and 'strange.'
no comment 12/01/2017 Trump blasts CNN at press conference During his first press conference since winning the White House, Donald Trump attacked the publishing of an alleged Russian report and blasted CNN.
USA 11/01/2017 Trump's Russia problem 'will only get bigger' Our Washington correspondent says this is only the start of Russian problems for Donald Trump.
USA 11/01/2017 Trump faces the press for first time since win, and lays into CNN Donald Trump broke his post-election press silence on Wednesday with a pugnacious press conference performance, at one point engaging in a shouting match with CNN.
USA 11/01/2017 Donald Trump refutes claims of Russian plot to compromise him Russia has refuted claims that its intelligence agencies have assembled a file of personally compromising information about Donald Trump, describing the claims as ‘‘total…
USA 06/01/2017 Trump slams 'Russian hacking' allegations as 'political witch hunt' US President-elect Donald Trump has dismissed a controversy over alleged Russian hacking during the 2016 US election campaign as a “political witch hunt,” the New York Times reported on Friday (Januar
Ukraine 24/11/2016 Russia and Ukraine in tit-for-tat detentions over Crimea The past few days have seen a series of arrests by both sides over the disputed peninsula which was annexed by Russia in 2014.
Iran 18/10/2016 Iran jails American-Iranian father and son for 10 years for 'spying' Siamak Namazi and his 80-year-old father Baquer were accused of cooperating with the US, according to Iranian media.
USA 08/10/2016 Russia denies US cyber attacks Russia angrily denies US accusations that it's launched a campaign of cyber attacks to influence the outcome of the American election.
USA 07/10/2016 Russia is employing Cyber warfare to influence presidential election, US claims The US has accused Russia of a campaign of recent cyber attacks which it claimed were an attempt to interfere with the upcoming presidential election.
Switzerland 26/09/2016 Swiss vote to beef up government surveillance powers Voters in Switzerland have approved a draft law to beef up surveillance powers in the alpine country.
United Kingdom 14/09/2016 Pardon Snowden campaign launched Edward Snowden campaigners have launched a push for a pardon by the US president.
Business 24/08/2016 French submarine builder DCNS scuppered by leaks Secret details of DCNS's Scorpene submarines have been leaked in an apparent case of industrial espionage which could have major financial consequences for the French military contractor.
United Kingdom 19/06/2016 Global events mark Assange's four years in Ecuador's embassy The Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, is beginning his fifth year inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
Portugal 09/06/2016 Former CIA agent to be extradited to Italy over 'extraordinary rendition' Portugal’s High Court has ruled that former CIA agent Sabina De Sousa is to be extradited to Italy for her involvement in an illegal counter-terrorism…
