Will Le Monde now have to seek asylum?

France secretly stores computer and telephone data on a vast scale, like the US with its Prism programme, Le Monde reports But then again, who doesn’t?

Brave man

Top judge Adly Mahmud Mansour is sworn in as interim Egyptian leader after the army ousted and detained President Mohammed Morsi

With friends like that…

US Secretary of State John Kerry responds to allegations that the US bugged office of allies, saying US activities were “not unusual”

Well, we really sorted that country out

Wave of car bombings hits Iraq. Iraq has been hit by almost daily attacks and last month was the bloodiest in Iraq since June 2008, with 1,045 civilians and security officials killed.

Business before peace, as usual

Russia says it will deliver S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria to help deter foreign intervention, as the EU decides to lift an arms embargo.

Good image

It must tell us something when four out of the first five stories on a Spanish news portal relate to ongoing, high profile corruption cases…