Jul 10

Suicides in US Army rise in first half of 2009 (AFP)

AFP – Suicides in the US Army are on the rise with 88 suspected cases in the first six months of the year, compared to 67 in the same period in 2008, according to Pentagon figures issued. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 10

Taliban confirms capture of 'drunk' US soldier: SITE (AFP)

AFP – The Taliban militia on Monday said it has captured an American soldier in Afghanistan who went missing last week, the monitoring service SITE Intelligence said. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 10

Suicides in US Army rise in first half of 2009 (AFP)

AFP – Suicides in the US Army are on the rise with 88 suspected cases in the first six months of the year, compared to 67 in the same period in 2008, according to Pentagon figures issued. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 10

Babylon suffers major damage in US occupation: UNESCO (AFP)

AFP – Substantial damage was caused to the ancient city of Babylon by a military base set up there after the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, according to a UNESCO report released Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 10

Taliban launch 'operation' against Marines (AFP)

AFP – Afghanistan’s insurgent Taliban movement said Monday they had launched a guerrilla operation to thwart a major assault by newly deployed US Marines on their Helmand strongholds. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 10

Bomb kills two Afghans near NATO base: army (AFP)

AFP – A suicide car bomb exploded outside a NATO military base in Afghanistan on Monday, killing two Afghans, as US Marines pushed on with an assault against Taliban strongholds in the south. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 10

Japan court compensates asbestos victim's family (AFP)

AFP – A Japanese court on Monday ordered the state to pay 76 million yen (800,000 dollars) to the family of a former US military base employee who died of lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos. Read the rest of this entry »