A rocket launched by North Korea to deploy the country's second spy satellite exploded shortly after liftoff Monday, state media reported.
The author of 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy' worked for Britain's intelligence service before becoming a writer.
Iran says its top court has confirmed a death sentence for an Iranian man convicted of spying for the CIA.
President Vladimir Putin has urged Russia's top domestic security agency to tighten its protection of information related to new weapons.
The United States is kicking out 60 Russian diplomats and ordering Russia's consulate in Seattle to close in response to the poisoning of an ex-spy in Britain.
British police now say a total of roughly 21 people have sought treatment after a nerve agent was used to attack and ex-Russian spy and his daughter.
North Korea has accused the U.S. and South Korean spy agencies of an unsuccessful assassination attempt on leader Kim Jong Un involving bio-chemical weapons.