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Snowden seeks asylum in Russia, meets activists at airport

Snowden, who exposed classified U.S. programs that collect telephone and Internet data, has been in Sheremetyevo airport's transit area since June 23.

¡Bienvenido, Señor Snowden!

You might want to bring along your own toilet paper.

Snowden has not yet accepted Venezuela asylum: WikiLeaks

It remains unclear how the world's most famous refugee would be able to leave the transit zone of Sheremetyevo Airport, where he has been marooned without valid documents since he arrived from Hong Kong on June 23.

Bolivia threatens U.S. Embassy closing after Snowden search

Bolvia's Morales, referring to the U.S.: "We don't need them, we've got other allies."

Russians laud Venezuela’s asylum offer to Snowden

Venezuela's Maduro said he was offering asylum so that the former National Security Agency contractor could live "free of imperial North American persecution."

Putin says Snowden in Moscow as Russia rejects U.S. demands

Vladimir Putin, who has disagreed with the Obama administration on its handling of the Syrian conflict and plans to develop a missile-defense shield in Europe, tried to distance himself from the case.

U.S. charges NSA leaker Snowden with espionage

Snowden was charged with espionage, theft and conversion of government property, and the U.S. sought his arrest on Friday.

Ex-CIA employee says he leaked NSA secrets

Whistleblower Snowden: U.S. President Barack Obama has failed to live up to his pledges of transparency.
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