Kerry asks Europe not to let the dispute about NSA surveillance interfere with joint plans for a trade treaty to render democracy powerless.

Edward Snowden's open letter to Germany.

On Snowden's prospects of being given asylum in Germany.

Amnesty International says that prosecuting Snowden would make him a political prisoner.

UK massive surveillance appears to violate European human rights law.

The death of honeybees has caused a drop in almond production in California, and a shortage.

China's plan to reduce smog by replacing coal will result in doubling the CO₂ emission the coal was producing.