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Lebanese troops, Israeli officer killed in border clash

August 4, 2010

ADAYSSEH, Lebanon: Lebanese and Israeli troops traded deadly fire on their tense border in the worst clash since the 2006...

US military chief admits to Iran attack plan

August 2, 2010

WASHINGTON: The top US military officer says he has a plan to attack Iran if needed to prevent it from...

US 2011 drawdown in Afghanistan will be ‘limited’: Gates

August 2, 2010

WASHINGTON: Amid growing clamor against the war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates cautioned Sunday that large numbers of US...

Taliban don’t have stinger missiles: Gates

August 2, 2010

Washington: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday dismissed reports that Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan use anti-aircraft stinger missiles similar...

US to activate missile shield over southern Europe: report

August 2, 2010

Washington: The United States is close to activating a missile shield over southern Europe as part of its effort to...

US cannot afford to withdraw from global role: Mullen

August 2, 2010

Washington: The US military's top officer on Sunday said economic trouble at home should not lead the United States to...

Army opens criminal probe into Afghan war files leak

July 28, 2010

Washington: The US Army opened a criminal probe Tuesday into the leak of some 90,000 classified military files on the...

US lawmakers beat back Afghan war challenge after leaks

July 28, 2010

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers on Tuesday easily approved urgent funding for President Barack Obama's escalation in Afghanistan, despite a huge leak...

US sure it can use Japanese bases in any NKorea conflict

July 28, 2010

Washington: A senior US defense official said Tuesday he was confident the United States would be allowed to use bases...

Outrage over huge leak of Afghan war files

July 27, 2010

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The leak of 90,000 secret military files triggered an outcry from nations fighting in Afghanistan as the...

Lebanese troops, Israeli officer killed in border clash

US military chief admits to Iran attack plan

US 2011 drawdown in Afghanistan will be ‘limited’: Gates

Taliban don’t have stinger missiles: Gates

US to activate missile shield over southern Europe: report

US cannot afford to withdraw from global role: Mullen

Army opens criminal probe into Afghan war files leak

US lawmakers beat back Afghan war challenge after leaks

US sure it can use Japanese bases in any NKorea conflict

Outrage over huge leak of Afghan war files

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