NSA spies on Europe-Asia undersea telecom cables: Der Spiegel2013-12-30
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has collected sensitive data on key telecommunications cables between Europe, north Africa and Asia, German news magazine Der Spiegel reported on Sunday citing classified files.

Boeing's sales plan to Brazil fails because of Snowden?2013-12-20
The plans of the Boeing company to sell 36 F-18 fighter jets to Brazil have failed.

Yearender: Snowden's revolt jolts Western alliance, strains Russia-U.S. ties2013-12-20
It might be the snowiest winter for Edward Snowden.

Guardian: Europe's spies work together on mass surveillance2013-11-03
Britain's Guardian newspaper reports that spy agencies across Western Europe are working together on mass surveillance of Internet and phone traffic.

Snowden free to cooperate with Germany: Kremlin2013-11-03
Former U.S.intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is free to cooperate with Germany on reports of the alleged U.S.tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel's telephone conversations, the Kremlin said Saturday.

Washington urged to explain: US missions in Asia used for spying?2013-11-01
China and Southeast Asian governments demanded an explanation from the US and its allies on Thursday following media reports that American and Australian embassies in the region were being used as hubs for Washington's secret electronic data collection program.

NSA spying hurts US diplomacy2013-10-27
US Secretary of State John Kerry landed in Rome and Paris to talk about Middle East issues but is confronted by outrage over US spying abroad. US President Barack Obama has defended surveillance activities to leaders of Russia, Mexico, Brazil, France and Germany.

Snowden case just pretext of cooling Russia-US ties: expert2013-08-12
The ongoing saga of U.S.whistleblower Edward Snowden is just a pretext of the cooling relations between Russia and the United States, a Russian expert said Monday.

Snowden case not worth hurting Russia-U.S. relations: Russian lawmaker2013-08-09
Russia's granting of temporary amnesty to former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden should not be allowed to affect Moscow-Washington ties, a Russian lawmaker said Thursday.

Russia-U.S. showdown over Snowden incident looks unlikely2013-08-02
It's good to see neither Russia nor the United States were swayed by impulsive feelings to face off with each other over the sensitive Snowden incident.

Russia has no legal grounds to extradite Snowden: lawyer2013-07-18
Russia has no legal grounds to extradite fugitive U.S.intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden, said a lawyer on Wednesday.

Russia-U.S. ties more important than Snowden: Putin2013-07-17
The relationship between Russia and the United States is more important than any intelligence scandal, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.

Russia, U.S. want to remove Snowden as eyewinker2013-07-17
Fugitive U.S.intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden filed Tuesday an official request for temporary asylum in Russia.

Will U.S. explain Snowden case to the world?2013-07-15
Former U.S.spy agency contractor Edward Snowden sought political asylum in Russia Friday at a closed-door meeting at Moscow airport with human rights activists, lawyers and officials.