This contradicts reports that obama had told merkel he didnt know. Citing a u. S. Intelligence worker involved in the spying operation, he said nsa chief Keith Alexander informed obama in person about the surveillance in 2010. The paper quoted the source as saying that obama did not stop the operation back then, but let it continue. The article said they increased the surveillance to include the contents of merkels Text Messages. The agency then started tapping a new, supposedly bugproof cell phone she acquired this past summer. Media reports say obama apologized to merkel when she called him on wednesday. The president told merkel he would have stopped the bugging had he known about it. Specs spokespersons for the nsa have denied the allegations. The agency said in a statement in beijing on sunday that nsa chief alexander never had talks with president obama about its spying activities on people, including merkel in 2010. A german weekly magazine has disclosed the details of allegatio
Their republics founding, and japanese leaders are reflecting on ties that date back nearly as long. People in china have more questions than answers about a deadly crash in beijing. A vehicle plowed through a crowd in Tiananmen Square. Five people died. Media in hong kong are reporting members of the weaker ethnic minority may have been involved. The allegation has come to light as fresh images of the crash have surfaced. Nhk world has the report. Reporter the video was shaky, but it clearly showed the aftermath of the incident. People across china are talking about it. A Sport Utility vehicle plowed into a crowd of tourists in monday in Tiananmen Square. It crashed into a low bridge and burst into flames. The driver and two passengers died. So did a chinese man and a woman from the philippines. This is where the crash occurred. One day after the incident, the area is crowded with tourists, as usual. But police have blocked off part of the square. Theyre asking visitors for identifica
Kosovo where nato bombing can chep achieve independence. Officials in puerto rico have attracted millions in foreign investigationment. But the people who live there arent happy. The u. S. Secretary of state john kerry and Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov have discussed the unrest in the Eastern Ukraine. They agreed that the matter should be revolved peacefully without the use of force. But they remain divided in their positions. Kerry and lavrov spoke by phone twice on wednesday. But they failed to bridge the gap in their views. The u. S. Has accused russian agents and special forces of being behind the unrest in ukraine. Russia has been calling for greater autonomy for ethnic russians. Prorussian residents in donetsk and luhansk are occupying the buildings used by the provin i shall assembly and Security Forces. The interim government is threatening to forcefully remove protesters. U. S. And russian negotiators plan to hold talks next week with their counterparticipas fre ukrai
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