The USA can ban you

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NSA spying row: bugging friends is unacceptable, warn Germans

US attempts to downplay spying allegations as growing European anger threatens to derail transatlantic trade talks.

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Bolivian president's jet rerouted amid suspicions Edward Snowden on board

France and Portugal accused of refusing entry to their airspace, while Bolivian minister denies plane was carrying whistleblower.

Bolivian president's plane diverted – LIVE

• Bolivia furious after president's plane diverts to Austria.

• Foreign minister: France and Portugal denied airspace permits.

• Snowden apparently not on board after Vienna landing.

• Bolivia accuses United States of 'hostile act'.

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Hidden microphone found at Ecuador's embassy in UK, says foreign minister

Microphone was found last month inside office of Ecuadorean ambassador, in building where Julian Assange resides.

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Clapper: I gave 'erroneous' answer because I forgot about Patriot Act

Intelligence chief tries to explain false Senate testimony by saying he 'simply didn't think' of NSA efforts to collect phone data.

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Kim Dotcom has fiery exchange with New Zealand PM at surveillance inquiry

Internet entrepreneur attacks proposed expansion of spying powers in New Zealand after NSA scandal.

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U.S. Postal Service Logging All Mail for Law Enforcement

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Bolivian president's treatment stirs up fury in Latin America

Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay join in condemnation as Bolivia denounces 'kidnap' of Evo Morales.

Bolivia complains to UN after Evo Morales' plane 'kidnapped'

US refuses to comment on Morales plane but admits contact with other nations over potential Snowden flights.

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America's whistleblower persecution sullies the US constitution

By what right is the United States exempt from the first amendment principles it demands be applied elsewhere?

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Snowden row intensifies as hidden bug found in Ecuador's embassy

Ecuadorean minister threatens to reveal perpetrators after device discovered during meeting over Assange.

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Ecuador says London embassy bug hidden in socket

Foreign minister says Ecuador is to ask for Britain's co-operation in investigating hidden microphone.

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European firms 'could quit US internet providers over NSA scandal'

European commission vice-president says American cloud services providers could suffer loss of business.

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Forcing down Evo Morales's plane was an act of air piracy

Denying the Bolivian president air space was a metaphor for the gangsterism that now rules the world.

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Evo Morales threatens to close US embassy in Bolivia as leaders weigh in

Anger at US and EU from Bolivia's left-leaning South American allies at meeting to discuss rerouting of Morales' plane.

"The presidents of Colombia, Chile and Peru, who have strong ties to the US, were not attending." <=== THE SHAME OF SOUTH AMERICA.

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European states were told Snowden was on Morales plane, says Spain

Spanish foreign minister declines to say where information came from that NSA whistleblower was on Bolivian leader's flight.

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NSA recruitment drive goes horribly wrong

Staff from the National Security Agency got more than they bargained for when they attempted to recruit students to their organisation earlier this week…

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NSA surveillance: protesters stage Restore the Fourth rallies across US

San Francisco protest targets Senator Dianne Feinstein as part of demands for reform of Patriot Act across the US.

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Iceland Puts Forward Bill To Grant Snowden Citizenship

One day before members of the Icelandic Parliament are due to break for summer vacation, leaders of three political parties have submitted a special piece of legislation which would make NSA whistleblower and fugitive, Edward Snowden, a citizen of Iceland.

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Iceland lawmakers introduce legislation to grant immediate citizenship to NSA leaker Snowden

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Edward Snowden offered asylum by Venezuelan president

Nicolás Maduro says whistleblower has 'told the truth in spirit of rebellion', while Nicaragua also weighs asylum offer.

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Venezuela oferece asilo humanitário a Edward Snowden

- Nicarágua disse que também poderia receber o ex-técnico da CIA 'se houver condições'.

- Maduro afirma que Venezuela quer proteger Snowden da perseguição dos EUA.