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Germany

Snowden, Assange and Manning statues unveiled in Berlin

Taking a stand in Berlin’s Alexanderplatz are whistleblowers Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange and Edward Snowden. The life-size bronze statues were

01/05/2015

France

Airbus to file complaint over US-Germany spying allegations

Airbus says it plans to complain to German authorities over reports of spying. The aviation giant claims Berlin’s foreign intelligence agency helped

01/05/2015

Germany

Turning a blind eye? Germany alleged to have helped NSA spy on Europe

German tabloid Bild claims Berlin not only knew about, but assisted with US spying within Europe dating back to 2008.

29/04/2015

USA

Ex-commander and CIA director David Petraeus sentenced in military leak case

The former US military commander in Iraq and Afghanistan and director of the CIA, David Petraeus, has been fined $100,000 (92,000 euros) and

24/04/2015

Iran

Washington calls Iran charges against US journalist 'absurd'

The charges held against US journalist Jason Rezaian by Iranian authorities are “absurd,” the White House said on Monday (April 20). Rezaian, the

21/04/2015

United Kingdom

Julian Assange agrees to Swedish questioning in London

Julian Assange has agreed to be questioned at Ecuador’s London embassy over allegations of sexual assault, according to the WikiLeaks founder’s

17/04/2015

United Kingdom

James Bond's past comes back to haunt him in Spectre

James Bond is back! At least in a new trailer. A cryptic message from 007’s past sends the British spy on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation

27/03/2015

Korea

South Korea demands release of 'spies' from North Korea

South Korea has demanded the release of two of its citizens, who are currently detained in North Korea on charges of espionage. KCNA, the North’s

27/03/2015

Cinema

Oscar-winning doc 'Citizenfour' chronicles Edward Snowden's

'Citizenfour' chronicles Edward Snowden's exchanges with journalists in a Hong Kong hotel room as he reveals the scale of the US government's spying programme at home and abroad.

20/03/2015

USA

Petraeus does deal and pleads guilty to avoid trial

Former CIA chief and four-star general David Petraeus is to plead guilty to charges of mishandling classified information. It’s part of an

04/03/2015

Cuba

Fidel Castro meets the five spies freed from US

WATCH: The former Cuban president Fidel Castro has finally met the five Cuban spies released from long jail terms in the US. The last of the men

02/03/2015

Venezuela

Venezuela to limit the number of US diplomats

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced he will limit the number of US diplomats in the country and establish visa fees in retaliation to 'American meddling' in the nation's affairs.

01/03/2015

Argentina

Argentine spy at centre of Nisman case accused of smuggling

An ex-spy who exposed an alleged cover up by Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez has been accused of running a smuggling ring. Antonio Stiuso

25/02/2015

United Kingdom

Wife of murdered ex-KGB spy Litvinenko appears at inquiry

The wife of the former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko arrives at the official inquiry in London into his murder

02/02/2015

Colombia

Former Colombian spy chief to face charges over phone tap scandal

The former head of Colombia’s intelligence agency, who fled to Panama in 2010, has surrendered to authorities to face charges of spying on opponents

01/02/2015

Argentina

Argentine prosecutor Nisman was misled into accusing the President

The Argentinian prosecutor who died in mysterious circumstances on Sunday after accusing the President of trying to derail a probe into a 1994

22/01/2015

United Kingdom

Spectre of sabotage hangs over latest Bond movie after script stolen in N Korean Sony Pictures hack

James Bond is the one who can usually be relied on to get his hands on some secrets, but the Sony Pictures’ secrets being spilled after the North

14/12/2014

Bulgaria

Ex-spy chief goes missing in Bulgaria

Police in Bulgaria are searching for former spy chief Petko Sertov. His wife reported him missing on Friday. He was last seen driving an Opel Astra

10/12/2014

Russia

Edward Snowden: after one year in Russia, what now for the NSA whistleblower?

31/07/2014

My Europe Series

Reaching for the reset button in a time of crisis

21/03/2014