Reuters – Iran has successfully tested its own version of a missile system that Russia declined to supply amid concerns Tehran might be seeking nuclear weapons, a military official was quoted as saying on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Air Force on Wednesday said it found the “apparent wreckage” of a F-22 fighter jet in Alaska that had failed to return from a routine training mission. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he intends to bring the ban on gays openly serving in the military to a vote during the current lame duck session of Congress. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – An aerial search was scheduled to continue throughout the night for the pilot of an Air Force F-22 fighter jet that crashed in a remote area of interior Alaska during a training exercise. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday that he will call for a vote after Thanksgiving on legislation that would allow gays to serve openly in the military. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Up to 950 Canadian troops will train Afghan army recruits from 2011 to 2014, maintaining a particular focus on solving the “huge problem” of low literacy levels, Defense Minister Peter MacKay said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Gay rights activists briefly handcuffed themselves to the White House’s north gate on Monday, urging President Barack Obama to repeal a ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Supreme Court on Friday kept intact the ban on gays openly serving in the military as lower courts review the issue. Read the rest of this entry »