AP – Two Guantanamo detainees have left captivity, the Defense Department says. One is bound for the Atlantic island Cape Verde, but the other is headed for Algeria, where he fears he’ll be tortured or killed. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The highest ranking Marine officer charged and later cleared in the 2005 killings of 24 Iraqis after a bomb attack in Haditha has been forced into retirement, his lawyers said. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The 1,200 National Guards that US President Barack Obama ordered to the border with Mexico to help crackdown on smuggling and drug trafficking will begin deploying next month, a senior official said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – India could buy 10 to 12 more C-17 transport planes from Boeing Co beyond the 10 planes already planned, Christopher Chadwick, president of Boeing military aircraft told Reuters on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – The United States, which operates a crucial military base in Kyrgyzstan, said on Sunday its government must act urgently to prevent more violence after deadly ethnic clashes last month. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A group of 22 illegal immigrants who traveled to the United States by boat and attempted to land near a US military base were arrested overnight, Border Patrol officials said Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Canada on Friday unveiled its most expensive military purchase ever — a multi-billion dollar deal to buy 65 Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter jets to replace its ageing squadron. Read the rest of this entry »