Cia

"We Didn't Cause It," Tweets CIA After #InstagramDown Outrage

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Thursday July 4, 2019

Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook users around the globe reported problems accessing and using the social media platforms on Wednesday. As netizens across the world vented their frustration on Twitter, a tweet from USA's Central Intelligence Agency provided some comic relief.

Iran Executes "Defence Ministry Contractor", Convicted Of Spying For CIA

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 23, 2019

Iran has executed a "defence ministry contractor" convicted of spying for the CIA, semi-official news agency ISNA reported Saturday.

Casino Playboy To CIA Spy: Rise And Fall Of Kim Jong Un's Half Brother

World News | John Hudson, Anna Fifield, The Washington Post | Thursday June 13, 2019

Before the half brother of Kim Jong Un was killed in a brazen nerve agent attack at a Malaysian airport in 2017, he was known as a playboy and a hustler - not a secret CIA informant.

Wouldn't Have Let Kim Jong Un's Brother Become CIA Informant: Trump

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 12, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump took a public stance against the use of CIA informants to spy on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday, saying it would not happen on his watch and possibly taking away a valuable tool of the U.S. intelligence community.

Kim Jong Un's Half-Brother, Killed In 2017, Was CIA Informant: Report

World News | Reuters | Tuesday June 11, 2019

Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un who was killed in Malaysia in 2017, had been an informant for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

ISIS Widow Helped CIA Hunt For Terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 1, 2019

The captured widow of an ISIS terrorist helped the CIA in its hunt for the organisation's elusive terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a British daily said Friday.

Memorial Wall Honour For CIA Officer Who Killed Herself Sparks Row

World News | Ian Shapira, The Washington Post | Monday May 20, 2019

She had spent the year in Afghanistan targeting senior al-Qaida and Taliban members from one of the CIA's most important bases.

Former CIA Agent Gets 20-Year Sentence For Spying For China

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2019

An ex-CIA officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for spying for China in a case called part of an "alarming trend" in the US intelligence community.

Pak Sees India As "Existential Threat", Obsessed With It: Ex-US Spy Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 3, 2019

Pakistan, obsessed with India as a perceived existential threat, has "created terrorist groups to be a tool" against India, a former top American spymaster has said.

Former CIA Officer Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Spy On China's Behalf

World News | Rachel Weiner and Shane Harris, The Washington Post | Thursday May 2, 2019

A former CIA case officer long suspected in the intelligence community of being a devastating mole for the Chinese government admitted Wednesday he conspired to commit espionage in that country. But no evidence was produced that Jerry Chun Shing Lee shared any information.

"I Spy With My Little Eye": CIA Launches Instagram Account

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday April 26, 2019

The Central Intelligence Agency opened its own account on Instagram Thursday with a picture of a desk of mysteries teased by the children's game prompt "I spy with my little eye."

US's Central Intelligence Agency To Make Debut On Instagram

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday April 24, 2019

After marking its social presence on Facebook and Twitter, US-based civilian foreign intelligence service Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) will now make a debut on Instagram.

Huawei Accused by US Intelligence of Being Funded by Chinese State Security: Report

Reuters | Saturday April 20, 2019

The CIA accused Huawei of receiving funding from China's National Security Commission, The Times said on Saturday.

Rami Malek in Talks to Play Bond Villain, as Bond 25 Tries to Wrap Up Cast: Report

Akhil Arora | Thursday February 28, 2019

Oscar-winner Rami Malek is reportedly in talks to play the villain in the next James Bond movie, which is also on the lookout for an American CIA agent and two roles for women.

"Don't Want My Kids To Bear Burden Of Nukes," Says Kim Jong Un: Report

World News | Reuters | Saturday February 23, 2019

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the US secretary of state he did not want his children to live with the burden of nuclear weapons, a former CIA officer involved in high-level diplomacy over the North's weapons was quoted as saying on Saturday.