LONDON -- The EU considers the privacy of a citizen’s personal data a basic right. America’s 22 security agencies employ some 1.4 million people with “top secret” clearances to mine data collected for U.S. national security.
EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding meets U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in Dublin this Friday to discuss transatlantic data sharing.
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BRUSSELS -- The European Commission is to push ahead with plans for a "single European sky" with a central air traffic control. Inefficiencies in the way air traffic is managed cause delays and cost airlines and customers €5 billion a year.
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WASHINGTON -- The man who leaked the top-secret U.S. PRISM surveillance programme could be charged with violating the U.S. Espionage Act. Since 1971, nine people have been indicted under the act for disclosing information to the media.
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UNITED NATIONS -- At least 93,000 people have been killed in Syria since the start of the conflict, according to latest United Nations figures. This represents a rise of more than 30,000 since the UN last issued figures in November 2012.
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LONDON -- Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are set to do battle during the Christmas holiday season for dominance in the next generation console wars. Hot on the heels of the Microsoft XBox One, Sony this week unveiled the new PS4.
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SAN FRANSISCO -- Apple has introduced iTunes Radio as part of a broad overhaul of its OS7 mobile operating system. Changes included transparency and motion-responsiveness, a new Air Drop application, and Activation Lock.
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PRETORIA -- Nelson Mandela remains in intensive care, where he is being treated for the recurrence of a lung infection. It is the third time this year the 94-year old former leader has been taken into hospital.
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PARIS -- The Tour de France celebrates its 100th edition, basing its Grand Depart in Corsica and ending as usual on the Champs Elysees in Paris. Interactive graphic shows key moments in the history of the Tour de France.
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TEHRAN -- The decision by Mohammad Reza Aref to withdraw from Iran's presidential election is seen as an attempt to bolster the reformist vote in favour of moderate cleric Hassan Rohani. Six candidates now remain in Friday's poll.
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EU seeks clarity over U.S. surveillance
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