Oct 16

Pentagon ramps up direct military aid to Pakistan (Reuters)

Reuters – The Pentagon is ramping up delivery of military equipment long sought by the Pakistani army to fight militants, U.S. officials said on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 16

F-16 collision prompts search for missing pilot (AFP)

AFP – US Coast Guard and Navy rescue teams searched Friday for a pilot who went missing after two F-16 fighter jets collided off the coast of South Carolina, the Air Force said. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 16

4 Americans die in Afghanistan blast (AP)

AP – A roadside bomb killed four American troops in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. said Friday, as a U.N.-backed panel finished most of its investigation into whether the level of fraud in the August presidential election would force a runoff. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 16

Search underway after F-16s collide over Atlantic (AFP)

AFP – The US military launched a nighttime search for a pilot missing in the Atlantic ocean Thursday after two F-16 fighter jets collided, the US Air Force said. Read the rest of this entry »