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Official: Syria fires Scud missiles at rebels
Syrian government forces have fired Scud missiles at insurgents in recent days, escalating the 2-year-old conflict against rebels seeking to overthrow ...
Taliban popular where US fought biggest battle
Nearly three years after U.S.-led forces launched the biggest operation of the war to clear insurgents, foster economic growth and set a model for the ...
Dutch to send Turkey 2 Patriot systems
The Dutch government approved a NATO request Friday to send two batteries of Patriot missile defense systems to Turkey, following in Germany's ...
NATO moves toward deployment on Syria border
As fears grow in the West that Syrian President Bashar Assad will unleash chemical weapons as an act of desperation, NATO moved forward Thursday with ...
Bombing wounds Afghan intelligence chief
A Taliban suicide bomber posing as a messenger of peace blew himself up near Afghanistan's newly appointed intelligence chief on Thursday, seriously ...
Germans OK Patriot missiles to defend Turkey
Germany's Cabinet on Thursday approved sending German Patriot air defense missiles to Turkey to protect the NATO member against possible attacks from ...
Officials: Serbia's NATO ambassador leaps to death
Serbia's ambassador to NATO was chatting and joking with colleagues in a multistory parking garage at Brussels Airport when he suddenly strolled to ...
Clinton: Missile decision is a message to Syria
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says NATO's decision to send Patriot missiles to Turkey is a clear message to Syria: Turkey is backed ...
US tells allies to make good on Afghan pledges
The Obama administration pressed its European allies on Wednesday to follow through on their pledges to Afghanistan's security after most ...
Fighting surges around Syrian capital of Damascus
Syria's civil war is closing in on President Bashar Assad's seat of power in Damascus with clashes between government forces and rebels flaring around ...
NATO backs Patriot anti-missile system for Turkey
NATO announced Tuesday that it will deploy Patriot anti-missile systems near Turkey's southern border, shoring up defenses against the threat of ...
A look at the Patriot missiles en route to Turkey
NATO's expected decision Tuesday to provide Turkey with Patriot missiles returns the spotlight to an American-manufactured, anti-missile system that ...
Clinton urges wider pressure on North Korea
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expressing deep concern about North Korean plans to carry out a long-range rocket launch this month.
Bomb blast in Afghanistan kills 2 NATO troops
The international military coalition in Afghanistan says two of its service members have been killed in a bomb attack in the country's south.
Obama thanks Bulgaria for Afghanistan efforts
President Barack Obama is thanking Bulgaria for its contributions and sacrifices in the U.S.-lead war in Afghanistan. Obama spoke in the Oval Office ...
Clinton pushes US bid for Czech nuclear project
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton lobbied the Czech government Monday to approve an American bid for a $10 billion expansion of a nuclear ...
Risk is at heart of debate on troop withdrawal
The debate over how many U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan after 2014 comes down to risky business. There is a risk that leaving too few troops ...
Turkey's defense, Pakistan top Clinton's agenda
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in the Czech Republic for talks on energy policy in a country heavily dependent on Russian fuel.
US-Afghan base attacked in eastern Afghanistan
Taliban suicide bombers attacked a joint U.S.-Afghan air base in eastern Afghanistan early Sunday, detonating explosives at the gate and sparking a ...
Lebanese fighters reported killed inside Syria
Syrian security forces killed as many as 20 Lebanese gunmen who were fighting alongside rebels in Syria on Friday, raising tensions amid mounting ...
NATO visits southeast Turkey for Patriot missiles
A NATO team assessing possible sites for Patriot missiles to protect Turkey's border with Syria inspected military installations Wednesday in ...
Syrian war clouds Turkish plan to clear land mines
For two people walking into a Turkish minefield, they looked awfully assured. The pair strode in from Syria on a recent afternoon, following a faint ...
Rice's star rises as congressional opposition dims
With congressional opposition softening, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice could find her name in contention as early as this week to succeed Hillary Rodham ...
Turkey: NATO to survey sites for Patriot missiles
Turkey's military says a delegation of Turkish and NATO officials will start surveying sites for the possible deployment of Patriot missiles on ...
Afghan police: Student killed in university clash
Sunni and Shiite students clashed at Kabul University on a Shiite holy day Saturday, and Afghan authorities say that one person was killed. Gen.