Topic: Edward Snowden

The Canadian government has granted asylum and accepted four people from Hong Kong who helped hide American whistleblower Edward Snowden after he fled the United States for leaking classified documents.

Slow-moving lava from the volcano that erupted on La Palma in the Canary Islands has finally reached the ocean, releasing steam and possibly dangerous gases as the magma hit the water.

U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met senior Danish navy leadership on Wednesday to discuss continued partnerships.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that a British intelligence agency unlawfully collected phone calls, text messages and online communications from citizens over the course of years.

Exiled former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden said on social media Sunday he and his wife will play for Russian citizenship but will keep their citizenship in the United States as well.

Russia has granted former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden permanent residency, his lawyer said.

The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that member states cannot collect mobile and Internet data en masse, saying it's illegal to gather such "general and indiscriminate information."

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled it was illegal -- and possibly unconstitutional -- for the National Security Agency to collect data on Americans' phone calls.

The European Union's top court on Thursday invalidated an arrangement under which social media companies like Facebook can transfer personal data of EU residents to the United States.

A judge ruled U.S. whistle-blower Edward Snowden must pay the federal government proceeds from his new book after violating employment contracts by failing to send its contents for review.