Reuters – The Obama administration asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to let the Pentagon reinstate its ban on openly gay men and women serving in the military while it appeals a lower-court ruling that struck down the policy. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – The United States is worried by the military cutbacks being planned by the British government, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in comments broadcast Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A US soldier is being held over the shooting deaths of two American service personnel in Iraq and the wounding of another, the military said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that America’s war in Iraq is over but admitted that the outcome will remain “clouded” by the reason it was waged in the first place. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – China is extending its military advantage over Taiwan and is increasingly looking to areas beyond the island as it ramps up defense spending, a US government report said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – China is extending its military advantage over Taiwan and is increasingly looking to areas beyond the island as it ramps up defense spending, a US government report said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US army handed control of Camp Cropper prison to Iraqi authorities on Thursday, effectively ending one of the most controversial chapters of the seven-year-long American military occupation. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Canada relinquished command of Kandahar City in southern Afghanistan to the US army’s 82nd Airborne Division on Thursday, as it begins to wind down its mission and NATO reshuffles its troops. Read the rest of this entry »