Ex-CIA man revealed as US spy leak source |
Edward Snowden says he leaked details of US programme harvesting internet and phone records to protect basic liberties.
Last Modified: 10 Jun 2013 08:28
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A former CIA worker has revealed himself as the source of leaked information on a secret US spy programme that harvests internet and phone records of US citizens and foreigners.
Edward Snowden, a current employee of defence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, said he leaked information on the Prism programme to protect "basic liberties for people around the world".
"I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded. That is not something I am willing to support or live under."
In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, the 29-year-old said he had no intention of hiding "because I have done nothing wrong", but was aware that his actions had made him a target for US agencies.
Aleppo: Syrian rebels execute teenager Mohammad Kattaa in front of his parents, say reports
A teenage boy from the Syrian city of Aleppo is reported to have been executed in front of his family by an Islamist rebel group, which accused him of blasphemy.
Graphic images of 15 year-old Mohammad Kattaa, a coffee seller in the war torn city, appeared on the internet yesterday. They appeared to show that the boy had been shot in the mouth and through the neck.
Several reports suggest that he was found arguing with another boy on Saturday, during which he used the name of the Prophet Mohammed flippantly. One report suggested that the other boy had attempted to get a free coffee, leading to Mr Kattaa to say that, “even if Muhammad comes down, I will not give it as debt.”
Anti-government protests in Turkey are sabotage, says Erdogan
“There are those who cannot stomach Turkey becoming greater and stronger,” claims PM
Mary Fitzgerald
Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday blamed continuing anti-government protests on forces he claimed were attempting to sabotage the country’s rise as an economic and geopolitical power.
“There are those who cannot stomach Turkey becoming greater and stronger,” Mr Erdogan said during a series of fiery speeches aimed at rallying his supporters. “They don’t want any investments in Turkey.”
Sparked by anger over police use of force against protesters trying to prevent the razing of Gezi Park in Istanbul, the nationwide demonstrations have since ballooned into a wider expression of discontent towards Mr Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted AK Party (AKP). Three people have died, including a police officer, and thousands have been injured.
China jails relative of peace prize winner
June 10, 2013 - 11:11AMEdward Wong
A Chinese court has sentenced a brother-in-law of a persecuted Nobel peace prize laureate to 11 years in prison on charges of financial fraud, according to friends of the man awarded the prize, Liu Xiaobo.
The sentence against Liu Hui is being widely seen as political persecution.
Liu Xiaobo is serving an 11-year prison sentence for inciting subversion of the state.
Mr Liu was sentenced in December 2009 after he had been detained for writing and circulating an online petition that called for China to gradually adopt constitutional democracy. The petition was signed by thousands.
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Mr Liu was later awarded the Nobel peace prize by a committee in Norway, but was unable to attend the ceremony because of his imprisonment.
Libya army chief of staff 'resigns' after deadly clashes
Libyan army chief of staff Youssef al-Mangoush has reportedly resigned after 30 people died in clashes between protesters and a militia in Benghazi.
The General National Congress accepted his resignation in a session on Sunday, sources at the assembly say.
The clashes erupted when protesters gathered outside the Libya Shield Brigade premises demanding it disband.
The government has struggled to tackle the presence of armed militias since Col Gaddafi's death in 2011.
The BBC's Rana Jawad says Mr Mangoush, who was due to be replaced soon anyway, was seen as ineffective and to blame for much of the country's problems with the militias.
North Korea: A rare glance at daily life
North Korea is a difficult place for journalists to visit, but tourists are welcome so long as they do what they are told. Juliet Rix found an organised tour allowed her a glimpse of daily life under the secretive regime.
I am sitting on a rug under a tree being plied with food from a small barbecue and a variety of plates by a smiling family. I add a little offering of my own to the spread - a packet of chocolate eggs.
The father of the family examines them closely and hands them to his three-year-old son. The boy steadily consumes the entire pack with deep concentration. Chocolate is not common here. Neither are foreigners.
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