AFP – President Barack Obama said Tuesday his speech marking the end of US combat operations in Iraq would not be a victory lap, as Iraqi leaders vowed their forces could defend the country. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Israel informed the United Nations Friday that it reserves the right to use force to stop a new aid flotilla from reaching the blockaded Gaza Strip. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Top US defense contractor Northrop Grumman and European partner EADS said Monday they would not bid for a 35-billion-dollar US Air Force tanker plane contract, clearing the way for a Boeing win. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Japan’s centre-left Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Monday that a local election victory by an opponent of a planned US military base on Okinawa island reflects the “will of the people”. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – U.S. service members in Afghanistan said President Barack Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops offered hope that they can go home — if the reinforcements can build up the Afghan army to protect civilians against the Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »