National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden wants asylum in Russia and is willing to stop sharing information as a trade-off for such a deal, according to a parliament member who was among a dozen activists and officials to meet with him.

Edward Snowden plans to seek asylum in Russia, an MP among those meeting the NSA leaker said today.

The man who leaked US National Security Agency secrets is to meet a Russian official from Amnesty International, the group said.

FIVE Amnesty International activists were arrested in Moscow for handing out leaflets to the audience before a U2 concert.

Five Amnesty International activists were arrested in Moscow for handing out leaflets to the audience before a U2 concert.