Obama offers changes to NSA surveillance2014-01-18
U.S. President Barack Obama offered a series of changes to the National Security Agency (NSA)'s controversial surveillance practices on Friday

White House releases NSA review by outside panel2013-12-19
An outside panel appointed by U. S. President Barack Obama has outlined 46 recommendations to limit the National Security Agency's secret surveillance programs, but above all found the programs should stay in place.

Kerry admits some US surveillance operations go "too far"2013-11-02
U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted that some U.S.surveillance actions went"too far"after Washington came under intensified criticism abroad, especially from some of its European allies, U.S.media reported Friday.

US Justice Department joins lawsuit against firm that vetted Snowden2013-10-31
The US Justice Department said on Wednesday it had joined a lawsuit filed by a whistleblower against United States Investigations Services, the private firm that vetted Edward Snowden before he leaked documents about US spying efforts.

NSA head denies reports on U.S. spying in Europe2013-10-30
U.S. National Security Agency Director General Keith Alexander on Tuesday told lawmakers that the recent media reports about the agency's spying on European allies are "completely false."

Obama reassures Merkel U.S. not monitoring her communications2013-10-24
U.S. President Barack Obama has assured German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a phone call that the United States "is not monitoring and will not monitor" her communications.

US spy agencies decry latest Snowden revelations2013-09-07
US spy agencies said on Friday that the latest media revelations based on leaks from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden will likely damage US and allied intelligence efforts.

White House denies NSA domestic spying2013-08-22
The White House on Wednesday denied that the National Security Agency(NSA)has domestic Internet surveillance program, with its reach even broader than U.S.intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has revealed.

US tipped off that UK would detain reporter's partner2013-08-20
The US says it was tipped off by Britain that it planned to detain the partner of a Guardian newspaper's journalist.

Obama pledges more NSA oversight2013-08-10
Obama on Friday pledged measures to strengthen oversight and transparency of the National Security Agency(NSA)'s classified surveillance programs following two months of controversies.

Obama cancels meeting with Putin2013-08-07
U.S.President Barack Obama has cancelled his planned meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next month, with the White House citing lack of progress in bilateral relations.

Obama plans to attend G20 summit in Russia albeit Snowden row2013-08-06
On Monday White House Spokesperson Jay Carney stated that US President Barack Obama is planning to attend the upcoming G20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. He said the president's schedule has not changed and includes his trip to the summit in St. Petersburg.

US unhappy, while WikiLeaks thanks Russia for granting asylum to Snowden2013-08-02
The owners of the WikiLeaks website are grateful to Russia for granting asylum to former CIA employee Edward Snowden, a statement published on the site on Thursday says.

US rethinking Putin summit after Snowden move2013-08-02
President Barack Obama is rethinking whether to hold a summit in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin next month after Russia rejected US pleas and gave temporary asylum to former American spy agency contractor Edward Snowden , the White House said on Thursday.