CIA

UK special forces ‘blow up IS suicide truck’ in Libya
British special forces have been praised for saving lives after reportedly blowing up an Islamic State (IS) “suicide truck” in Libya earlier...
Danish Girl star Alicia swaps paint brushes for pistols to play Lara Croft
Oscar winner Alicia Vikander is to follow in Angelina Jolie’s footsteps by taking on the role of Lara Croft in a new Tomb Raider film.
12-year-old girl shot dead by police officer during housing eviction
A 12-year-old girl has been shot dead by a police officer who had been aiming his gun at her father as he tried to evict the family from their home.
Hundreds of thousands told to take shelter as ‘worst storm ever’ hits Mexico
Hundreds of thousands of people were being advised to take shelter as Hurricane Patricia - one of the most powerful storms ever recorded - barrels towards...
Mexico’s Pacific Coast braces for ‘monster’ Hurricane Patricia
Hurricane Patricia strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 5 storm late on Thursday as it churned toward Mexico’s Pacific...
Eight SA police guilty of murdering taxi driver who caused traffic jam
Eight police officers have been found guilty of the murder of taxi driver Mido Macia in South Africa in 2013.
Pearson to sell Financial Times to Nikkei for $1.3 billion
Japanese media company Nikkei Inc. is buying the Financial Times as part of an 844 million-pound ($1.3 billion) deal with Britain’s Pearson PLC. The...
First-ever artificial leg that simulates feelings of a real limb is unveiled
The first artificial leg capable of simulating the feelings of a real limb has been unveiled by researchers in Vienna. Surgeons made the breakthrough...
Freud’s nude portrait of benefits officer ‘Fat Sue’ sells sold for £35.7m
A Lucian Freud nude portrait has sold at auction for more than £35 million after four bidders became locked in a battle to buy the modern masterpiece. Benefits...
Recipient of second artificial heart says he’s back on his bike
A man who in August became the second person to receive a much-hyped new-generation artificial heart said in his first interview Sunday he had “recovered”...
'Robodog' rottweiler walking again on four artificial legs
A dog has been learning to walk with the four prosthetic legs fitted after he was maimed by frostbite.
Picasso’s electrician found guilty of stealing 271 works ‘that were given to him’
A former electrician and his wife who hid 271 Picasso works in their garage for decades have been given a two-year suspended sentence. A court in...
Hack attack NOT to blame for global Facebook and Instagram outage
Access to Facebook, the world’s largest social network, and its Instagram photo-sharing site, were blocked around the world for up to an hour on...
WikiLeaks publishes CIA tips for traveling spies
WikiLeaks released on Sunday two Central Intelligence Agency documents that offered tips to help spies maintain their cover while using false documents...
Senate report accuses CIA of brutal ‘illegal’ interrogation methods
A Senate report concludes the Central Intelligence Agency’s programme for interrogating terror suspects was far more brutal than it admitted.
Sexual threats, CIA torture methods detailed in Senate report due today
The anticipated Senate Intelligence Committee report due today includes graphic new details about the intelligence agency’s use of sleep deprivation,...
U.S. prepares for CIA torture report release backlash
The White House and U.S. embassies around the world are preparing for a report from the Senate Intelligence Committee that will be the first public accounting...
Lords of the dance: Hoofing priests become Internet sensation
A video of two duelling, dancing American priests studying in Rome has gone viral, following in the footsteps of a now-famous Italian nun whose Alicia...
Mind warp: Science fiction moves closer to fact
As people begin to upload more than their thoughts, mannerisms, photos and videos to cloud servers, entrepreneurs are developing software, dubbed “mindware,”...
CIA halts spying in Europe
The CIA has curbed spying on friendly governments in Western Europe, in response to the furor over a German caught selling secrets to the United States...
For jihadists, social media a platform to recruit, spread fear
Jihadist groups have long used their own media organizations to distribute messages and videos, but in recent years, platforms like Twitter have given...
A cure for alopecia baldness? New pill ‘grows back hair in five months’
A pill that appears to cure alopecia baldness has fully restored the hair of three patients.
Germany gives U.S. CIA chief the boot as spying row intensifies
Germany expelled the U.S. intelligence station chief in Berlin Thursday over alleged spying by Washington, the government said in a highly unusual move...
CIA toyed with idea of Osama Bin Laden action figure to terrify kids
The CIA recently admitted to embarking on a secret mission, code named “Devil Eyes”, to create a toy action figure.
CIA Twitter account reveals sense of humour
The Central Intelligence Agency has launched a Twitter account, revealing a previously undercover sense of humour.

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