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US cozies up to outcast Uzbekistan for Afghan role
The bloodiest massacre of protesters since Tianamen Square turned Uzbekistan into a pariah state. Now, the United States needs its help over ...
US says sorry, Pakistan opens Afghan supply lines
Ending a bitter seven-month standoff, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized to Pakistan on Tuesday for the killing of 24 Pakistani ...
Pakistan: NATO supply deal looking more likely
U.S. and Pakistani officials expressed optimism Monday that Islamabad was close to reopening its Afghan border to NATO troop supplies after a 7-month ...
AP sources: Some at Gitmo could go to Afghanistan
The Obama administration is considering a new gambit to restart peace talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan that would send several Taliban detainees ...
Pentagon holds gay pride event
In the course of a year, Marine Capt. M. Matthew Phelps says he went from being a gay man "in the closet," afraid of being discharged, to invitee at ...
Obama congratulates Egypt's new president-elect
President Barack Obama on Sunday called Egypt's president-elect, Mohammed Morsi, to congratulate him on his victory and offer continued U.S.
Panetta urges greater emphasis on mental health
In confronting a surge of suicides within the military, commanding officers must make it understood that seeking help for the stresses of war should ...
AP sources: US mulls new covert raids in Pakistan
U.S. military and intelligence officials are so frustrated with Pakistan's failure to stop local militant groups from attacking Americans in ...
America, Pakistan and never having to say sorry
Say you're sorry. That's what the Pakistani government says it wants from the United States in order to jump-start a number of initiatives between the ...
US defense chief honors late Saudi crown prince
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will lead a delegation of current and former U.S. officials honoring the late heir to the throne in Saudi Arabia.
US plans significant military presence in Kuwait
The United States is planning a significant military presence of 13,500 troops in Kuwait to give it the flexibility to respond to sudden conflicts in ...
Report: Russia to send marines to Syria
Two Russian navy ships are completing preparations to sail to Syria with a unit of marines on a mission to protect Russian citizens and the nation's ...
US shadow wars rely on drones, computers
After a decade of costly conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American way of war is evolving toward less brawn, more guile. Drone aircraft spy on ...
Egypt votes for president to succeed Mubarak
Egyptians on Saturday voted to choose between a conservative Islamist and Hosni Mubarak's ex-prime minister in a presidential runoff once billed as ...
Panetta salutes gays in military
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Friday thanked gay and lesbian military members for their service, as the Pentagon prepares to mark June as gay ...
Air Force cites progress on F-22 oxygen mystery
The Air Force believes it is getting much closer to pinpointing the reason why pilots of its prized F-22 stealth fighters sometimes suffer an oxygen ...
AP EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon to mark gay pride month
Last summer, gays in the military dared not admit their sexual orientation. This summer, the Pentagon will salute them, marking June as gay pride ...
Military star power endorses high seas treaty
Proponents of a treaty governing the high seas rolled out military star power Thursday to try to lift the prospects for a long-spurned pact that faces ...
Pentagon chief orders review of mental diagnoses
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday he has ordered all branches of the military to conduct an extensive review of mental health diagnoses ...
Panetta warns of 'disaster' from defense cuts
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pleaded with Congress Wednesday to avoid the disaster of automatic defense cuts even as he criticized lawmakers' ...
Panetta says no unauthorized info to filmmakers
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says no unauthorized information was provided to filmmakers producing a movie on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
Panetta criticizes Congress' initial budget moves
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is criticizing the first round of changes that lawmakers have made in President Barack Obama's proposed military budget