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04 6th, 2009| 
AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday said his recommended military budget would “profoundly reform” military spending, calling for cuts to major weapons programs such as F-22 fighter jets. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
6
AP – As of Sunday, April 5, 2009, at least 601 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
6
AFP – Five years ago this month Alan Shearer scored his 173rd goal for Newcastle United as the Magpies defeated Chelsea 2-1 and edged closer to a fifth-placed finish in the Premier League. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
6
AFP – US aerospace giant Northrop Grumman has agreed to pay 325 million dollars to settle a suit filed over defective parts for spy satellites, the Justice Department said. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
4
AFP – A former US sailor was sentenced to 10 years in jail Friday for disclosing secret information about a US Navy battle group’s movements months after the 2000 attack on USS Cole. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
4
AFP – Five years ago this month Alan Shearer scored his 173rd goal for Newcastle United as the Magpies defeated Chelsea 2-1 and edged closer to a fifth-placed finish in the Premier League. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
4
AP – As of Friday, April 3, 2009, at least 601 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
4
AFP – The imminent deployment of extra US troops to insurgency-torn Afghanistan will likely lead to increased fighting and more civilian casualties, aid agencies warned NATO leaders on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
4
AFP – A federal judge ruled that some inmates at a US military base in Afghanistan can challenge their detention in US courts, a legal right granted to Guantanamo Bay prisoners. Read the rest of this entry »