Central Intelligence Agency
US drones kill four in Pakistan: officials
Mar 21, 2013 16:40 EDT
US drones fired two missiles at a vehicle in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt Thursday, killing four militants, security officials said.
Report urges US spies to shift away from Qaeda focus
Mar 21, 2013 14:30 EDT
A panel of advisors has warned the White House that US spy agencies are too focused on targeting Al-Qaeda militants and need to devote more attention to other threats, a US official said Thursday.
Secret report warns of skewed US intelligence priorities
Mar 21, 2013 09:31 EDT
White House advisors have warned that US spy agencies are too focused on anti-terror operations and pay inadequate attention to China, the Middle East and other flashpoints, a news report said Thursday.
US has 'opaque' picture of Syria rebels: top general
Mar 18, 2013 16:30 EDT
The United States is struggling to track a fragmented Syrian opposition and has found it increasingly difficult to get a clear picture of rebel factions, the US military's top officer said Monday.
US denies any Venezuela plot
Mar 18, 2013 16:14 EDT
The United States on Monday emphatically denied it was involved in any plot against Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles ahead of the April 14 presidential vote.
French star lawyer found dead near private island
Mar 17, 2013 22:53 EDT
A French star lawyer whose clients ranged from Panama's ex-dictator Manuel Noriega to former prime minister Dominique de Villepin has been found dead near his private island in Brittany.
CIA may target Syrian extremists with drones: report
Mar 16, 2013 00:10 EDT
The US Central Intelligence Agency is collecting information on Islamic radicals in Syria for possible lethal drone strikes against them at a later stage, The Los Angeles Times reported.
US court rebukes CIA over secrecy on drone war
Mar 15, 2013 14:30 EDT
A federal court ruled Friday the CIA can no longer refuse to confirm or deny whether it has records related to drone strikes, in a blow to the government's secrecy over the bombing campaign.
US drone strikes violate Pakistan sovereignty: UN
Mar 15, 2013 11:13 EDT
US drone strikes targeting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda violate Pakistan's sovereignty because the government says publicly it has not consented to the attacks, a UN envoy has said.
US spies learning lessons from Iraq WMD disaster
Mar 15, 2013 07:23 EDT
US spy agencies still live under the shadow of disastrous intelligence failures that paved the way for the Iraq war, and now face a crucial test as they track Iran's nuclear program.
'CIA' medics should get jobs back: Pakistan court
Mar 15, 2013 06:56 EDT
A Pakistani court has ordered the authorities to reinstate the jobs of 17 health workers sacked over CIA efforts to track down Osama bin Laden, officials said Friday.
Iran to sue over Hollywood films like Argo: lawyer
Mar 13, 2013 08:15 EDT
Tehran plans to sue Hollywood production companies over anti-Iranian films, including the Oscar-winning "Argo", a French lawyer hired by the Islamic republic to make the case said on Wednesday.
Hollywood liberals hail Chavez, in defiant tradition
Mar 09, 2013 08:24 EST
Sean Penn sat grim-faced at Hugo Chavez's funeral on Friday -- one of a clutch of Hollywood stars who lionized the late Venezuelan leader, in defiance of America's fierce antipathy to his regime.
New York Qaeda trial reignites courts controversy
Mar 08, 2013 16:32 EST
With the surprise appearance in a New York courtroom of Osama bin Laden's son-in-law on Friday, the US justice system's handling of terrorism cases itself went back on trial.
Pakistan detains suspected militants
Mar 08, 2013 14:43 EST
Pakistani paramilitary forces on Friday said they captured a large quantity of arms and detained eight suspected sectarian militants from the troubled southwestern city of Quetta.
Brennan sworn in on Washington's draft of Constitution
Mar 08, 2013 14:39 EST
New CIA director John Brennan on Friday was sworn into office using an original draft copy of the US Constitution, marked up by George Washington, in a show of commitment to the rule of law.
Bin Laden son-in-law faces terror charges in US court
Mar 08, 2013 06:02 EST
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law has been captured and is due to appear in court in New York on Friday on charges he plotted with the Al-Qaeda leader to stage attacks on Americans.
Bin Laden son-in-law faces terror charges in US court
Mar 07, 2013 22:56 EST
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law has been captured and is due to appear in court in New York on Friday on charges he plotted with the Al-Qaeda leader to stage attacks on Americans.
John Brennan confirmed as CIA director
Mar 07, 2013 21:28 EST
The US Senate confirmed John Brennan as CIA director Thursday after the White House doused a fierce debate over the potential use of domestic drones, which could have delayed filling the crucial post.
CIA seizes bin Laden son-in-law: report
Mar 07, 2013 06:31 EST
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was seized by CIA agents and taken to the United States after Turkey deported him to Jordan this month, a Turkish newspaper reported on Thursday.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Central Intelligence Agency | |
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| Official Seal of the CIA | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | September 18, 1947 |
| Preceding agency | Central Intelligence Group |
| Headquarters | Langley, McLean, Virginia United States 38°57′06″N 77°08′48″W / 38.951796°N 77.146586°W |
| Employees | Classified[1][2]
20,000 estimated[3] |
| Annual budget | Classified[4][5]
Less than $26.7 billion in 1998[1] |
| Agency executives | Leon Panetta, Director Stephen Kappes, Deputy Director Scott White, Associate Deputy Director |
| Website | |
| www.cia.gov | |
