US Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged in a German newspaper on Thursday that "tensions" had arisen between the US and Germany over revelations of US espionage but said relations would remain strong.
German MPs admitted on Wednesday they could not guarantee the safety of US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden should he come to Berlin to answer their questions, and have suggested he be questioned in Russia instead.
Britain's ambassador in Berlin was summoned to the German foreign ministry on Tuesday and reminded that spying from embassies is illegal after reports that the embassy was home to a spying operation.
The British embassy in Berlin has been pushed to the centre of the rolling international spying scandal, after a UK paper said it had information the building was being used as a spy centre.
US whistle blower Edward Snowden is free to speak with whoever he chooses, including foreign authorities, a Kremlin
spokesman said on Saturday, after the US fugitive said he was ready to help a German probe into US spying.
UPDATE: The German government said it was willing to speak with fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden after an MP who met him in secret on Thursday delivered an open letter addressed to German authorities.
US and German officials will continue talks over spying between the two countries. The meeting was sparked by revelations the NSA was tapping Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone.
Private American companies play a major role in US spying in Germany, with at least 90 firms helping to feed classified information to Washington, German news weekly Stern reported on Wednesday.
<b>UPDATE:</b> The head of German foreign intelligence denied on Wednesday that Berlin was carrying out bugging operations from its embassy in the United States in a deepening espionage row.
UPDATE: German political and intelligence envoys are due to hold talks with US officials in Washington on Wednesday on rebuilding a "basis of trust" after alleged US tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone.
With the US and Germany falling out over revelations the National Security Agency (NSA) tapped Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone, The Local asks if the scandal will cause long-term damage between the two countries.
The United States said on Monday it must better weigh the risks and rewards of its spying activities, as Europe fulminates over reports it eavesdropped on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other world leaders.
German politicians said on Monday they wanted to call whistleblower Edward Snowden as a witness in a parliamentary investigation into US spying - and possibly grant him asylum at the same time.
<b>UPDATE:</b> Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday it was "really not on" for allies to spy on each other as the fall-out over allegations that the US National Security Agency tapped her mobile phone continues.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken to President Barack Obama to complain about allegations her mobile phone was targeted by the US National Security Agency.
A German author and fierce NSA critic has pointed to his attacks on America's mass surveillance programme as the reason behind authorities denying him entry to the United States on Monday.
The US National Security Administration was amazingly well-informed about German affairs even before it tapped the internet - newly released documents show it knew about plans to build the Berlin Wall ahead of time, but failed to tell President John F Kennedy.
A German police helicopter has flown low over the US Consulate in Frankfurt looking for a secret listening station, prompting a call from the American ambassador to Germany's foreign ministry.
Thousands took to the streets in Berlin Saturday in protests against Internet surveillance activities by the US National Security Agency and other intelligence agencies, and the German government's perceived lax reaction to them.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed a criminal complaint in Germany claiming a US Marines intelligence officer spied on him during a Berlin computer conference four years ago, the country's top prosecutor confirmed on Wednesday.
British secret services have been tapping into German telecommunication cables, giving them wider access to internet connections across Germany than previously thought, a newspaper reported on Wednesday night.
Germany's top human rights official has sharply criticised the British government for its crackdown on the Guardian newspaper over its publication of US security secrets leaked by Edward Snowden.
The NSA spying affair did not involve millions of breaches of the law, Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff said this week - and told investigating MPs that work was starting soon on a mutual promise to stop spying.
Germany's three biggest email providers announced on Friday a partnership to bolster the security of messages sent between them in the wake of revelations of US online surveillance scandal.
