Germany ends inquiry of whether NSA snooped on Chancellor Merkel’s cell phone

The German government has decided to abandon its probe of the claims that the National Security Agency spied on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone. Chief prosecutor Harald Range said that there was insufficient evidence of criminal activity that would hold up in a German court. "The vague remarks from US officials about US intelligence surveillance of the chancellor’s cellphone -- i.e. ‘not any more’ -- are insufficient evidence," he said in the statement. "The underlying foundation for the relationship remains sound."