Author: By McClatchy Newspapers
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Whistleblower Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Norway — Two lawmakers in Norway Wednesday said they have nominated U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize. The intelligence contractor who leaked documents that revealed the extent of the government surveillance of telephone and Internet records has temporary asylum in Russia. “The public debate and changes in policy that have followed…
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North Korea executes 80, some for minor offenses, newspaper says
North Korea staged gruesome public executions of 80 people this month, some for offenses as minor as watching South Korean entertainment videos or being found in possession of a Bible, a South Korean newspaper reported Monday. The daily JoongAng Ilbo attributed the mass executions to a single, unidentified source, but at least one other news…