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Russia's Putin probably approved operation to murder Alexander Litvinenko

President Vladimir Putin probably approved a Russian intelligence operation to murder former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, a British inquiry has

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Panama: supreme court orders detention of ex-President Martinelli

Panama’s Supreme Court has ordered the provisional detention of former president Ricardo Martinelli amid accusations he illegally spied on his

Sweden

Ecuador signs deal with Sweden for Assange questioning

Ecuador and Sweden have agreed to allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be questioned by Swedish authorities at Ecuador’s embassy in London where

USA

Israel spy Jonathan Pollard freed by US

Thirty years behind bars but now Jonathan Pollard a former US Navy analyst who passed secrets to Israel has been released from prison. It ends one of

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Russia

Estonia and Russia end Kohver row with 'spy' swap

It was a scene reminiscent of the Cold War. On a bridge straddling the border between Estonia and Russia, suspected spies were exchanged. Tallinn

France

French bomber apologises for Rainbow Warrior 'murderous fiasco'

A retired French intelligence agent has apologised for planting explosives in a state-sponsored terror attack that sank the Greenpeace ship Rainbow

Cinema

Richie breathes life into "Man from UNCLE" brand

Guy Richie takes on another franchisable household name, one that has been in the kitsch cupboard for a while, with “The Man from UNCLE”. Reviving

Russia

Russia jails 'kidnapped' Estonian 'spy' for 15 years

An Estonian security official has been sentenced to fifteen years in a Russian jail for ‘spying’. The court said Eston Kohver also smuggled weapons

United Kingdom

'Despot' Vladimir Putin 'ordered' Litvinenko murder, inquiry hears

The British inquiry into the killing of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has heard claims that Vladimir Putin personally ordered his murder

USA

Edward Snowden will not be pardoned, White House insists

USA

USA: Israeli spy Pollard to be released after 30 years in jail

Convicted of spying for Israel , former US intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is to be released in November on parole after 30 years in jail. He

World News

The buzz about the business of government surveillance - after the Hacking Team hack

An Italian company called Hacking Team that specialises in producing surveillance software used by governments to tap into phone and computers has

World News

New reports of US spying on German government officials

German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that new allegations of US spying on senior German government officials’ telephones need to be

Germany

Wikileaks: Top German officials targeted by NSA

A new chapter has opened in the NSA spying scandal in Germany with fresh revelations that the US agency spied on top German officials. Wikileaks

World

NSA: connecting people

Three French presidents with unsecured phones? Did the US National Security Agency (NSA) listen to the conversations of Jacques Chirac, Nicolas

United Kingdom

Rwanda's spy chief bailed after being arrested in London

Rwanda’s intelligence chief is set for a full extradition hearing in London in October after being arrested at Heathrow airport last weekend. Karenzi

France

Obama tells Hollande he is no longer spy target

President Obama has reassured the French president he is no longer a target of American intelligence gathering efforts, as documents from Wikileaks showed Washington had spied on the last three French

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All the presidents' phone calls -- WikiLeaks heats up US-French connections

France

France demands answers despite US assurances over spying

The Elysee Palace says President Obama has vowed to end what he called unacceptable spying practices on allied countries. Earlier France’s President

France

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