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 »
AFP – Six members of an Afghan family and a US soldier were among at least 43 people killed in a surge of attacks across Afghanistan where troops are battling an extremist insurgency, authorities said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
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 said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Two soldiers were shot, one fatally, outside a military recruiting center in Arkansas by a gunman who police said was opposed to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A bomb blast killed a family of six, including two children, near the largest US military base in Afghanistan Tuesday as 23 militants and security guards died in gun battles, authorities said. Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
AP – U.S. deaths in Afghanistan have risen to 65 so far this year, up from 36 over the first five months of 2008 though U.S. and coalition troops have also killed hundreds more militants, an Associated Press tally shows. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates isn’t ruling out spending more on missile defense than what he’s asked for in next year’s budget if North Korea or other nations increase threats against the United States. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Two soldiers were shot, one fatally, outside a military recruiting center in Arkansas by a gunman who police said was opposed to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »