World news about “CIA” published by euronews.
British government accused of spying at G20 summitsThe UK’s Guardian newspaper revealed on Monday that foreign politicians and officials had their computers monitored and their phone calls intercepted by … 17/06/2013
Whistleblower who leaked NSA files disappears Edward Snowden, the man who revealed that US agencies are gathering millions of phone records and monitoring internet data, has disappeared. Snowden… 11/06/2013
US data whistleblower mulls fate in Hong Kong Edward Snowden, the man behind the latest massive leak of US intelligence, continues to divide opinion over his fate. After copying top secret documents from… 10/06/2013
Whistleblower revealed behind massive US security leak Former CIA employee Edward Snowden has admitted he is the source of leaks about US surveillance programmes which have rocked the country’s National Security… 10/06/2013
Obama defends ‘privacy trade-off’ for security US President Barack Obama has attemped to silence his critics over what has been labelled ‘Big Brother’ style snooping into private lives. He said that the… 07/06/2013
US diplomat leaves RussiaRussian television says a US diplomat at the centre of a spying row has left Moscow. Ryan Fogle was given five days to leave Russia after allegedly trying to… 20/05/2013
Russia expels disguise-wearing US spy caught ‘red-handed’ Russian authorities have expelled a man they claim is a CIA agent who was working undercover at the US embassy in Moscow. Russia’s FSB – or Federal Security… 14/05/2013
CIA and FBI were warned about Boston bomb suspect As Boston comes to terms with the twin marathon bombings, American security agencies are back in the spotlight over the attacks. The CIA have admitted that… 25/04/2013
World according to CIA ‘ambiguous’ What the world will be like in 2030 is the subject of this News Plus – facts followed by an interview with an analyst. The American agency has had its… 05/02/2013
Second top US General caught up in Petraeus email storm America’s top commander in Afghanistan has also been dragged into the Petraeus affair. General John Allen, who was due to face the Senate on Thursday for… 13/11/2012
Europe Weekly: strikes, flights and websites In this week’s Europe Weekly we report on the four day strike that paralysed Brussels’ transport network following the death of a worker. We also take a… 13/04/2012
Secret prisons in Europe finds EU special committee Six years after the first revelations about the abduction, torture and detention on European soil of terrorism suspects by the CIA, the European Parliament is… 12/04/2012
Operation against bin Laden took just 45 minutes More details have emerged of how al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden was found and killed at a fortified compound in north-west Pakistan. One thing which… 03/05/2011
CIA director nominee condones dronesJohn Brennan the man nominated by US President Barack Obama to become the next director of the CIA has faced his own interrogation at a Senate confirmation… 08/02/2013
Controversial appointments as Obama hands Hagel and Brennan top jobsPresident Barack Obama is well into his second-term government reshuffle, announcing on Monday new appointments to the key national security and defence… 08/01/2013
Obama names two key new men for top jobsPresident Barack Obama is well into his second-term government reshuffle, announcing on Monday new appointments to the key national security and defence… 07/01/2013
CIA to probe ex-boss PetraeusThe CIA has announced it is to launch an “exploratory” investigation into the conduct of its former director David Petraeus. Petraeus resigned last week… 16/11/2012
Obama ‘has faith’ in Gen John Allen despite sexual harassment allegationUS President Barack Obama is backing General John Allen – the second top military official to become embroiled in a sex scandal in recent days. Allen has… 14/11/2012
Petraeus affair snares another top GeneralAmerica’s top commander in Afghanistan has also been dragged into the Petraeus affair. General John Allen, who was due to face the Senate on Thursday for… 13/11/2012
FBI searches Broadwell house, Allen dragged into Petraeus scandalThe FBI moved in to search Paula Broadwell’s house in North Carolina overnight as the investigation into the former mistress and biographer of the disgraced… 13/11/2012
Ex CIA boss Petraeus’ affair was uncovered by FBIThe Director of America’s Central Intelligence Agency, David Petraeus, has resigned after admitting having an extramarital affair. In a letter to the spy… 10/11/2012
‘Bin Laden doctor’ jailed for treason in PakistanA Pakistani surgeon recruited by the CIA to help find Osama bin Laden has been sentenced to 33 years for treason. Shakeel Afridi was tried under the tribal… 24/05/2012
US-Iranian man to be executed for being a spyA court in Tehran has given a death sentence to an American man of Iranian descent. After a trial which started last month, Amir Mirzai Hekmati has been found… 09/01/2012
Western spies and Gaddafi, too cosy a relationship?New revelations show the relationship between Colonel Gaddafi’s regime with Western intelligence services may have been too close and cosy. The former… 06/09/2011
CIA and MI6 ‘handed suspects to Gaddafi regime’Human rights investigators claim to have found documentary evidence in Libya that the CIA and Britain’s MI6 handed suspected Islamist militants to the Gaddafi… 03/09/2011
General Patraeus moves to Civvy StreetGeneral David Petraeus has made a final salute as he leaves the US army for a new job as director of the CIA. Patraeus lead American forces in Iraq and then… 31/08/2011
Petraeus quits Afghan command for CIA top jobUS General David Petraeus handed over command of NATO forces in Afghanistan on Monday. The 58-year-old is leaving to become the new director of the… 18/07/2011
Laughing hackers LulzSec cease activitiesLulzSec, the hacker group that has penetrated a number of high-profile websites over the last two months, has suddenly ceased its activities. The group… 26/06/2011
Panetta becomes Pentagon chiefThe US Senate has confirmed the outgoing CIA boss, Leon Panetta as the new Secretary of Defense. Panetta’s appointment as Pentagon chief was proposed by… 22/06/2011
Iraq may ask some US troops to stay: CIA chiefAl-Qaeda retains a significant presence in Iraq and Baghdad may ask for some American troops to stay on, CIA Director Leon Panetta told US lawmakers on… 09/06/2011
Obama announces national security shake-upPresident Obama has announced changes to his national security team prompted by the retirement of long-serving defence secretary Robert Gates. Speaking from… 28/04/2011
Obama to signal security shake-upPresident Obama looks set to announce a radical shake-up of his national security team prompted by the impending retirement of Defence Secretary Robert… 27/04/2011
‘CIA bomber’ vows to strike USA video purportedly to be that of a Jordanian double agent who blew up seven CIA agents in Afghanistan has been released. In the clip, the alleged attacker… 09/01/2010
Al Qaeda claims attack on CIA staff in AfghanistanAs Afghanistan reels from fresh violence today, al-Qaeda has said it was behind last week’s suicide attack that killed seven CIA officers. The group’s… 07/01/2010
CIA investigates Afghan attackThe CIA has opened an investigation into the killing of seven agents in Afghanistan, while one US intelligence official vowed the agency would “avenge” the… 01/01/2010
Why US agencies fail to share their secretsThe CIA, the FBI and the NSA – just three of America’s most well known crime fighting agencies. But few people may be aware that a total of 16 agencies make… 30/12/2009
CIA blamed for ignoring terrorist warningAmerica’s spy service, the CIA, is under fire for ignoring warnings of a terrorist bomb plot on Christmas Day. The father of a Nigerian man in custody in the… 30/12/2009
Lithuania confirms secret CIA prisonsThe CIA had two secret prisons in Lithuania that could have been used to hold al-Qaeda suspects, according to a top parliamentary commission in… 22/12/2009
CIA found guilty of human rights abusesIn the first verdict of its kind, an Italian court has convicted 23 Americans of kidnapping a Muslim cleric. It was a symbolic condemnation of the … 05/11/2009
Ex-CIA agents given jail terms in ItalyTwenty three former CIA agents have been sentenced to prison terms in absentia on charges of abducting a Muslim cleric in Italy. The verdict by a court in… 04/11/2009
CIA under fire for prisoner abuse in WashingtonThe United States have appointed a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of prisoner abuse of CIA-held suspects. The move comes after the Justice… 25/08/2009
US launches probe into CIA prisoner abuseA special US prosecutor has been appointed to head a criminal probe into alleged CIA abuse of terrorist suspects. On Monday, newly declassified documents… 25/08/2009
Pressure increases on CIA over torture claimsThe United States’ top prosecutor has reportedly been told to re-open some cases of suspected prisoner abuse by the CIA. Attorney-General Eric Holder was… 24/08/2009
Calls for investigation after Cheney secrecy claimsThere have been calls for an investigation after claims that former US Vice President Dick Cheney ordered the CIA not to tell Congress about a secret… 13/07/2009
NYT: “Cheney kept CIA programme secret”The former American Vice President Dick Cheney has been accused of keeping a CIA counter-terrorism programme secret from Congress for eight years. The… 12/07/2009
Obama’s team of experts, allies and former foesA tough team for tough times – Obama presents his cabinet as having the right stuff to lead America out of crisis. His administration is heavy in economic and… 20/01/2009
Obama picks fomer Clinton aide as CIA headHe has not been officially inaugurated yet, but the hard work has already started for US President-elect Barack Obama. Having moved to Washington on Sunday… 06/01/2009
