David Petraeus

Biographer 'devastated' by affair she had with Petraeus

Paula Broadwell, whose extramarital affair with CIA chief David Petraeus led to his resignation, is telling friends she is devastated by the fallout.

Woman at the centre of Petraeus scandal visited White House 3 times this yr

An Obama administration official says a Florida socialite whose emails triggered the eventual downfall of CIA director David Petraeus visited the White House three times this year with her sister, twice eating in the Executive Mansion cafeteria.

Petraeus scandal caused no breach in national security, says Obama

Making his first public comments on the raging row over the sex scandal, Obama was restrained in his comments.

The David Petraeus affair: The petty indiscretions of great men

The most mouth-watering sex scandal in the United States since Monica Lewinsky is a hackneyed drama: great man beds adoring younger woman. What's equally tiring is the need to assign blame, be it the woman or the man.

Petraeus scandal: How a single email opened a can of worms

It started in May with a spiteful email to the top US commander in Afghanistan. One email that opened a Pandora's Box that fell several top US defence officers.

FBI agent at centre of Petraeus scandal helped foil LA terror plot

FBI Special Agent Frederick Humphries II played a key role in stopping a terrorist attack aimed at blowing up Los Angeles International Airport just as the year 2000 dawned.

UK think tank reconsiders decision to award Petraeus

A leading British defence think tank says it will delay presenting US General David Petraeus with its highest honour given the scandal surrounding his affair with his biographer.

No evidence of security breach in Petraeus scandal, says Obama

US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that he has "no evidence" of security breach in connection with the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus over an extramarital affair.

Amid Petraeus scandal, US Air Force releases abuse report

Already reeling from an embarrassing sex scandal involving former Army General David Petraeus, the US military on Wednesday will release a report on widespread sexual abuse of women recruits at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.

Petraeus-Broadwell affair: The art of using tech to be discreet

E-mails, text messages and the like have made it much easier for us to communicate with each other, but as shown in the case of CIA director Gen. David Petraeus and his biographer Paula Broadwell, that same technology also makes it easier for cheating couples to get caught.