AFP – India on Monday cleared a more than $4.0-billion deal to buy military transport planes from Boeing in the biggest ever defence deal between New Delhi and an American firm, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – President Barack Obama’s candidate for defense secretary, CIA Director Leon Panetta, will appear before senators on June 9 for his confirmation hearing, according to a Senate panel. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The head of the US military said that Pakistan needs time to come to terms with the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, warning it would be a dangerous mistake to abandon the war partnership. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates denied on Thursday that a US general was passed over for the military’s top job due to his dissent over Afghan war strategy. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The head of the US military said Thursday he was open to ideas on resolving a long-running row with Japan over bases after three senators called the two governments’ agreement infeasible. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Using ground-penetrating radar, the United States and South Korea launched a joint survey of a US army base Thursday to try to find out whether tonnes of toxic chemical were buried there decades ago. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The head of the US military said Thursday he was open to ideas on resolving a long-running row with Japan over bases after three senators called the two governments’ agreement infeasible. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The head of the US military said that Pakistan needs time to come to terms with the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, warning it would be a dangerous mistake to abandon the war partnership. Read the rest of this entry »