CIA

Why Pakistan is among last 2 countries where polio remains an endemic

July 03, 2025 5:27 pm

By weaponising public health, the American government created at atmosphere of distrust, one that continues to affect unvaccinated Pakistanis today.

Woman shot at CIA headquarters gate, FBI on the spot: Report

May 22, 2025 7:32 pm

The non-fatal shooting occurred on CIA property around 4 am ET.

CIA allegedly plotted to kill President Maduro: A look at CIA-led assassination attempts on three notable world leaders

September 17, 2024 4:14 pm

Venezuela’s Interior Minister on Sunday accused the CIA of leading an assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro. Here are three instances when the CIA led or supported elaborate efforts to execute global leaders

Former CIA officer accused of spying for China pleads guilty in court

May 25, 2024 9:45 am

Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 72, has been in custody since his arrest in August 2020. The US Justice Department said in a court filing it amassed “a war chest of damning evidence” against him.

Timing not suitable: Nepal barred visit by CIA chief William J Burns last week

February 24, 2023 4:13 am

The decision was conveyed after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda informally consulted some senior Cabinet colleagues including Deputy Prime Ministers and senior bureaucrats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

America's throwaway spies: How the CIA failed its Iranian informants

September 29, 2022 6:29 pm

All six former spies interviewed by Reuters said that, given their sacrifices, they had hoped the U.S. government would find a way to contact them and offer help building new lives in America or another country. Years after release, they are still waiting.

Lawsuit alleges CIA got phone contents from Assange visitors

August 17, 2022 3:29 pm

The plaintiffs seek compensatory and punitive damages in a lawsuit filed Monday in Manhattan federal court.

How the CIA tracked the leader of al-Qaeda

August 03, 2022 5:22 pm

The early-morning strike in the heart of downtown Kabul over the weekend capped a 21-year manhunt for Ayman al-Zawahri, who more than anyone other than Osama bin Laden was deemed responsible for the deadliest foreign attack on the United States in modern times.

For first time in public, a detainee describes torture at CIA black sites

October 29, 2021 3:44 pm

Appearing in open court, Majid Khan, 41, became the first former prisoner of the black sites to openly describe, anywhere, the violent and cruel “enhanced interrogation techniques” that agents used to extract information and confessions from terrorism suspects.

Biden's CIA director creates unit focusing on China

October 07, 2021 11:05 pm

In the Biden administration's first months, relations with Beijing soured over deep differences on many issues including human rights, Hong Kong and the South China Sea.

How a CIA drone base grew in a desert out of a small commercial airstrip

June 22, 2020 6:16 pm

Officials from the US and Niger have confirmed the location of a new CIA drone base to The New York Times which analyses its construction and location.

Opinion | Why Are The CIA Files On Osama Bin Laden So Important?

June 22, 2020 6:30 pm