The 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the NSA's history explains his motives, his uncertain future and why he never intended on hiding in the shadows• The individual responsible for one of the most significant leaks in US political history is Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA and current employee of the defence contractor Booz Allen...
Obama administration under fire for possibly invading the privacy of millions of U.S. citizens.
Miraculous stories of survival emerge after one of the strongest tornadoes in history tore through an Oklahoma suburb.
Source for the Guardian's on why he carried out the biggest intelligence leak in a generation – and what comes nextEdward Snowden was interviewed over several days in Hong Kong by Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill. Q: Why did you decide to become a whistleblower?A: "The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything. With this capability, the vast majority...
Exclusive: Top secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over all call data shows scale of domestic surveillance under Obama• The National Security Agency is currently collecting the telephone records of millions of US customers of Verizon, one of America's largest telecoms providers, under a top secret court order issued in April.The order, , requires Verizon on an "ongoing, daily...
The source behind the Guardian's NSA files talks to Glenn Greenwald about his motives for the biggest intelligence leak in a generation
One person has died and two are injured after police responded to a reported knife attack in Woolwich, south-east London.
The police action, with water cannons and tear gas, was the latest crackdown by Turkey’s government against a movement challenging plans to destroy a park.
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie undergoes a double mastectomy after doctors told her she had an 87% risk of getting breast cancer.
France's first gay wedding takes place amid tight security, just days after the controversial same-sex marriage bill was signed into law.

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