

AFP - The Pentagon on Tuesday defended stricter rules on media relations for the US military, saying the department needed to better manage its contacts with reporters.

AP - A Guantanamo Bay detainee awaiting a September trial in a civilian court is trying to frustrate his prosecution by claiming he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and cannot attend court proceedings, a judge ruled Thursday.

AP - A judge has ruled that a Guantanamo Bay detainee awaiting trial in a New York civilian court is trying to hinder his prosecution by claiming he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.

AFP - The withdrawal of American combat troops and equipment from Iraq is 60 percent complete two months ahead of a deadline that will serve as a precursor for a complete US military pullout.

AP - The chairman of the House oversight committee has told Defense Secretary Robert Gates he’s upset that defense giant KBR Inc. was awarded a contract potentially worth $2.8 billion for work in Iraq.

AP - An attorney says the Army psychiatrist charged in the worst mass shooting on a U.S. military base will soon be moved to a county jail near Fort Hood after four months in a military hospital.

AFP - Iran seized a top Sunni militant on a flight from Dubai on Tuesday just 24 hours after claiming he was in Afghanistan at a US military base, in what it hailed as a “defeat” for its Western arch-foes.