News leaks

Tokyo on August 3 described claims that Washington spied on Japanese politicians and major firms as "deeply regrettable", in its first official response to revelations from whistleblower group WikiLeaks.

"I will withhold comment. But If this is true, as an ally, it's deeply regrettable," the government's top spokesman Yoshihide Suga told a regular press briefing.    

The US spied on senior Japanese politicians, its top central banker and major companies including conglomerate Mitsubishi, according to documents released jULY 31 by WikiLeaks, which published a list of at least 35 targets.

Leaked emails show Italian based company sought to find purchasers for its intrusive technology among spy agencies in the region.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel had told her personal assistant that Greece’s debts would still be unsustainable under the terms of the 2011 bailout agreement unless it received more generous assistance from wealthier state. Wikileaks reports that the National Security Agency had intercepted her communications:

WikiLeaks published a list of German phone numbers July 1 that it claimed showed the U.S. National Security Agency eavesdropped on senior German officials beyond Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The US wiretapped two of France's economy ministers and spied on the country's largest companies, French media reported citing WikiLeaks documents, just days after it emerged the US had spied on three of the country's leaders.

President Barack Obama on June 24 moved to defuse tensions after revelations of US spying on three French presidents angered France, while WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called for legal action over Washington's snooping and promised more disclosures to come.

The Romanian Agency for Fiscal Administration, ANAF, is to verify whether there are differences between the money declared by the 50 HSBC clients and the amounts found in their accounts in Switzerland, according to media reports on Monday.

Any unreported income will be taxed at 16 per cent, ANAF officials were quoted as saying by Digi24 television. 

Sony’s “Wikileaked” emails have even more to provide hungry keyhole peepers.

The confidential correspondence reveals Ben Affleck’s attempt to “cover up” a “dark” secret of his past: His ancestors were slave owners.

Croatian government officials say they will  reveal the names of companies and individuals from Croatia that are among the clients with secret accounts in the Swiss branch of Britain's HSBC bank.