AFP – An American soldier suspected of leaking video footage of a US Apache helicopter strike in Iraq in which around a dozen people were gunned down in broad daylight has been charged, the army said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced concern over Russian plans to build up military bases in Georgian rebel regions and called on Moscow to end its “occupation” of Georgian territory two years after a war. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday the United States was concerned about Russian plans for military bases in Georgian rebel regions and voiced backing for Georgia two years after its war with Moscow. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that Washington needed to be “sensitive” to Japanese concerns about a controversial US military base on Okinawa island. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that Washington needed to be “sensitive” to Japanese concerns about a controversial US military base on Okinawa island. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Japan’s small socialist party on Sunday walked out of the ruling coalition in a row over a US military base in Okinawa, heaping pressure on embattled Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama ahead of July elections. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Japan’s socialist party Sunday decided to leave the country’s ruling coalition in a row over a US base, putting pressure on Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama ahead of July elections, Jiji Press reported. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday renewed threats of a presidential veto if Congress funds a second engine for the F-35 fighter jet or additional cargo aircraft. Read the rest of this entry »