Merkel justifies NSA eavesdropping surveillance
Merkel has made her first detailed comment into the unraveling diplomatic scandal with the America’s National Security Agency (NSA) global telecommunication eavesdropping, including those of its European allies, Germany foremost among them. It emerged recently that Germany happens to be the most-snooped-on EU country by the American National Security Agency (NSA). 

Irish High Court refuses to arrest NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden if he lands in Ireland
Judge Mac Eochaidh said that he was satisfied that the application met most of the necessary requirements, but he also remarked that he was compelled to deny the request because it did not state specifically where these alleged offences took place.