NSA accused of tapping French phones. And the Mexican president's emails

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A string of embarrassing new leaks has exposed the extent of surveillance and wire-tapping carried out by the US intelligence agency

The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been tapping the French phone system "on a massive scale", according to the latest revelations uncovered by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The latest...

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