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Australian general gets key US Army post
Maj. Gen. Richard Burr salutes with his palm facing out, like he's shielding his eyes from the sun. He wears a wide-brimmed felt "slouch hat" with a ...
For 5 years, US families pursue Kyrgyz adoptions
The boy, named Vladimir, is 5½ years old, struggles at learning to count and draw, and lives in an orphanage in Kyrgyzstan. His would-be parents in ...
TeliaSonera boss quits over Uzbekistan allegations
The chief executive of TeliaSonera resigned Friday after an independent review on alleged bribery by the telecoms company found it had failed to ...
US limited in fight against North Africa militants
The United States is struggling to confront an uptick in threats from the world's newest jihadist hot spot with limited intelligence and few partners ...
APNewsBreak: Afghan massacre trial set for Sept.
A military judge has scheduled a Sept. 3 court martial for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the U.S. soldier accused of massacring 16 Afghan villagers during ...
Congress grapples with gap on scofflaw contractors
With thousands of civilian contractors remaining in Iraq and Afghanistan, Justice Department officials want Congress to resolve a legal issue they say ...
American deaths in Afghan war drop to 4-year low
U.S. troop deaths in Afghanistan have plunged to the lowest level in four years, reflecting a pullback from direct combat into the less deadly role ...
Hagel says legal immunity key in Afghanisan
Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next secretary of defense, says it will be important to protect from potential Afghan ...
German Parliament extends Afghan-mission
Germany's Parliament has voted to extend the country's military mission in Afghanistan by 13 months. Parliament approved the extension on Thursday by ...
Bomb in Afghan market kills 2 children
The Afghan government says a bomb has exploded in an open-air market in eastern Afghanistan, killing two small children. The governor's office for ...
AP Interview: Top US general confident in Afghans
The top commander of U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan believes government security forces have improved faster than expected and will be ready to take ...
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,045
As of Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at least 2,045 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan ...
At least 20 killed in Kazakhstan plane crash
A passenger jet carrying at least 20 people crashed Tuesday in heavy fog near Kazakhstan's principal city, Almaty, killing all on board, the airline ...
Karzai: Afghan government should lead peace talks
Afghanistan's president warned on Tuesday that all efforts at peace talks with the Taliban should go through the government, and appealed on the ...
Karnow, Vietnam reporter-historian, dies at age 87
Stanley Karnow, the award-winning author and journalist who wrote a definitive book about the Vietnam War, worked on an accompanying documentary and ...
Harry's Afghan downtime: movies, candy trades
Prince Harry's off-duty time in Afghanistan appeared to be full of war movies, board games and elaborate candy trades. The 28-year-old helicopter ...
Roadside bomb kills 10 in Afghanistan
A police truck packed with officers and detainees struck a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan's largest city, killing 10 of those aboard, officials ...
China could prove ultimate winner in Afghanistan
China, long a bystander to the conflict in Afghanistan, is stepping up its involvement as U.S.-led forces prepare to withdraw, attracted by the ...
Suicide bomber kills police in Afghanistan
At least 12 people were killed in bombings around Afghanistan on Saturday, including 10 policemen who died when a suicide bomber driving a motorcycle ...
Officials: 10 workers die in Russia building fire
A fire ripped through a new Moscow building's underground parking lot on Saturday, killing 10 migrant workers and injuring 13 others who had been ...
Health answers sought about burned-off war garbage
J.D. Williams didn't think much about the smoke cloud that often shrouded his air base in Iraq. Not when it covered everything he owned with black ...
Pentagon: Budget crisis could hurt war effort
The Afghan war effort eventually would be harmed by across-the-board budget cuts, even as the Obama administration intends to shield the military's ...
Russia, Kazakhstan spar over space launch pad
Russia stepped up efforts Friday to resolve a dispute with neighbor Kazakhstan over its demand to reduce the number of commercial satellite launches ...
A look at countries where women are in combat
From France's Joan of Arc to female resistance fighters in World War II and the black-clad women warriors of the Viet Cong, history is filled with ...
Afghan police: Suicide bomber misses NATO, kills 5
Afghan police say a suicide car bomber has killed five civilians and wounded another 25 in a botched attempt to hit a convoy of NATO supply trucks in ...