Jun 4

Three US soldiers killed in Afghanistan 
    (AFP)

AFP – Three US soldiers deployed to fight extremists in Afghanistan were killed Thursday when their convoy was ambushed with a bomb attack and gunfire, the US military said. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 4

Obama: no permanent US presence in Afghanistan 
    (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama says the United States has no intention of keeping its troops in Afghanistan and America seeks no permanent military bases there. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 4

Arkansas army center gunman trawled web for target 
    (AFP)

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Jun 4

Three coalition soldiers killed in Afghanistan 
    (AFP)

AFP – Three soldiers in the US-led coalition deployed in Afghanistan were killed Thursday when their convoy was ambushed with a bomb attack and gunfire, the US military said. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 4

Demand for elite forces outpaces growth 
    (AP)

AP – Elite special operations forces can’t grow fast enough to meet increasing global demands, so the Pentagon is depending more heavily on support that is not always available from regular forces, according to the military’s top special operations commander. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 4

Arkansas army center gunman trawled web for target 
    (AFP)

AFP – A man accused of shooting two soldiers at a US Army recruiting center, killing one, had trawled the Internet looking at various sites across the country, the FBI has said. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 4

US swine flu toll at 21, as death strikes NY, Chicago 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US toll from swine flu hit 21 Wednesday as new deaths were reported in New York and Chicago. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 4

US may rethink cuts in anti-missile funds: Gates 
    (AFP)

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has not ruled out pumping more funds into the nation’s anti-missile defense budget if North Korea threatens the United States. Read the rest of this entry »