Russian President Vladimir Putin, while on a visit to Finland on Tuesday announced that Edward Snowden, wanted in the United States for disclosing secret government information, would not be turned over to U.S. authorities or extradited.
The whereabouts of Edward Snowden, the man wanted by the United States for turning over documents that outlined the eavesdropping tactics used by the United States to spy on Verizon customers as well as users of some of the largest Internet companies is currnetly unknown.
Saying that Secretary of State John Kerry broke commitments stating that the Taliban would not be seen as a government in exile because of a flag that was placed above the new office in Qatar, Afghanistan broke away from holding talks scheduled in Qatar on Thursday.
Following news that Ben Bernanke stated that the Central Bank may cut back on efforts to stimulate the economy, stock markets around the globe plunged on Thursday.