Russia: Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden: The 30-year-old former U.S. spy agency contractor has been stuck in the transit area of a Moscow airport for more than a month despite Washingtons calls to hand him over, according to The Star. The World Daily : A Moscow travel guide for Edward Snowden MOSCOW The United States has made a formal promise to Russia not to execute or torture Edward Snowden if he is sent home to face charges of illegally disclosing government secrets, and the Kremlin said Russian and U.S. security agencies are in talks over his fate. Russia has refused to extradite Snowden, who leaked details of a secret U.S. surveillance program including phone and Internet data, and is now considering his request for a temporary asylum. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.