'CIA sought to hack Apple iPhones from earliest days'

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 19:31

CIA researchers have worked for nearly a decade to break the security protecting Apple phones and tablets, investigative news site The Intercept reported on Tuesday, citing documents obtained from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Pakistan rules out release of doctor who tracked bin Laden

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 16:26

Pakistan on Thursday ruled out the possibility of releasing Shakil Afridi, the doctor who helped the CIA track Osama bin Laden, saying the matter was sub judice and his fate would be decided by courts.

Keira Knightley `terrible` at keeping secrets

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 16:20

Keira Knightley has revealed that she couldn`t be a CIA agent like her on-screen lover in ` Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit`, because she is ``terrible`` at keeping secrets.

Pakistan disappointed with US for linking USD 33 mn aid to Afridi

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 23:54

Pakistan on Monday expressed its disappointment over the US plans to withhold USD 33 million assistance on account of the detention of Dr Shakil Afridi.

Katherine Heigl`s CIA drama to air soon

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 15:41

Katherine Heigl, famous for her role as Izzie in `Grey`s Anatomy`, will star in drama show `State of Affairs` which has been picked by NBC network.

US, Pak vow to cooperate on bilateral issues

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 13:35

The US and Pakistan have vowed to cooperate on a full range of bilateral issues, including counter-terrorism, economy and regional issues, amidst differences over several matters including CIA drone strikes.

US blacklists militants blamed for Benghazi attack

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 04:00

The United States on Friday blacklisted two Libyan militant groups accusing them of leading a 2012 attack on the US mission in Benghazi in which the ambassador and three other Americans died.

Lawsuit seeks CIA papers on Mandela arrest

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 08:00

An American student has lodged a lawsuit against the CIA in an attempt to secure documents that purportedly show the intelligence agency was complicit in Nelson Mandela`s arrest.

CIA helps Colombia kill rebel leaders: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 16:09

A covert CIA programme has helped Colombia`s government kill at least two dozen leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the rebel insurgency also known as FARC, according to a media report.

Diplomat arrest row: Maid could be CIA agent, says Khobragade`s father

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 17:52

Uttam Khobragade, former IAS officer and father of Devyani Khobragade, India`s deputy consul general in New York on Saturday alleged her daughter`s former maid Sangeeta Richards could be a "CIA agent".

9/11 suspect ejected by Gitmo judge after CIA outburst

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 04:46

One of the men suspected of planning the September 11, 2001 attacks was twice ejected from a US military court on Tuesday after making outbursts about secret CIA prisons and torture.