Cia

US diplomat, accused of spying, leaves Russia

Associated Press | Monday May 20, 2013

The US Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported.,

Iran hangs two men convicted of spying: report

Associated Press | Sunday May 19, 2013

Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the American CIA spy agency.

Need balance between national security and media freedom, says Barack Obama

Associated Press | Friday May 17, 2013

President Barack Obama is defending investigations into government leaks, saying they are necessary for national security.

US diplomat, accused of spying, was nabbed by Russian he sought to recruit

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2013

The alleged CIA operative who was attempting to recruit a Russian security services officer was detained by that officer himself, a Federal Security Service (FSB) representative said.

US lawmakers accuse Barack Obama's administration of abusing free speech rights

Reuters | Thursday May 16, 2013

US lawmakers accused the Obama administration on Wednesday of trampling on free speech rights and evading questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of Associated Press telephone records.

Russia blasts US over 'crude and clumsy' spying

Agence-France Press | Wednesday May 15, 2013

Russia on Wednesday accused the United States of "crude and clumsy" spying on its territory after a suspected CIA agent was caught in Moscow seeking to recruit an agent while disguised in a blonde wig.

Russia detains American, saying he is CIA agent

David M. Herszenhorn and Ellen Barry, The New York Times | Wednesday May 15, 2013

He arrived at the meeting with two wigs - the blond one on his head held in place by a baseball cap, a brown one in his knapsack, which also held a compass, a Moscow street atlas and $130,000 in cash. He was an operative for the CIA, Russian official...

US Attorney General defends probe on Associated Press phone records

Associated Press | Wednesday May 15, 2013

US Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he had played no role in it, saying it was justified as part of an investigation into a grave nationa...

Russia expels US diplomat accused of spying

Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2013

Russia expelled a US diplomat on Tuesday after saying he had been caught red-handed with disguises, special equipment and wads of cash as he tried to recruit a Russian intelligence agent to work for the CIA.

US confirms American staffer briefly held in Moscow

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2013

A US official confirmed on Tuesday that an American staffer at the US embassy in Moscow had been briefly detained, but refused to respond to allegations that the man was an undercover CIA agent.

Russia says CIA agent caught trying to recruit spy

Reuters | Tuesday May 14, 2013

Russia said on Tuesday it had caught an American red-handed as he tried to recruit a Russian intelligence officer to work for the CIA, a throwback to the Cold War era that risks upsetting efforts to improve relations.

United States obtains Associated Press phone records for investigation

Associated Press | Tuesday May 14, 2013

The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather ...

Five US troops killed in Afghan roadside blast: officials

Associated Press | Saturday May 4, 2013

Five members of the US-led international military coalition were killed on Saturday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the latest deadly attack against foreign troops since the Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive this week.

Afghan president denies CIA cash buys off warlords

Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 4, 2013

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday denied that CIA cash delivered each month to his office was used to buy the support of warlords who could tip the country back into civil war.

CIA cash wrecks Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai's image: critics

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 30, 2013

Revelations that the CIA handed cash payments to Afghanistan's presidential office provoked criticism but little surprise from opposition groups and transparency campaigners in Kabul on Tuesday.