
Germany: Chancellor Merkel on visit to Afghanistan
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel made a surprise visit Friday to northern Afghanistan to visit her troops less than two weeks after insurgents ...
1 German soldier killed, 1 wounded in Afghanistan
Insurgents in northern Afghanistan have killed a German special forces soldier and wounded a second, the German defense minister said Sunday.

Up to 12,000 US, allied troops for Afghanistan
The U.S. and its NATO allies revealed Friday they may keep as many as 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends next year, largely ...

Panetta, NATO partner, differ on troop numbers
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and his NATO counterparts are considering leaving 8,000 to 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but it was unclear ...
German: US to leave 8,000-12,000 troops in Afghan
A German official said Friday that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has told NATO allies that the U.S. will leave between 8,000 and 12,000 American ...

Syrian opposition: willing to meet with regime
Syria's top opposition leader said Friday that he was willing to sit down for talks with President Bashar Assad's government to "ease the pain of the ...
Germany aims to acquire armed drones
Germany plans to join the ranks of countries that deploy armed drones on the battlefield — a move critics say would lower the threshold for foreign ...

Former German defense minister Struck dies at 69
Former German Defense Minister Peter Struck, a vehement opponent of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, died Wednesday following a heart attack.

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 ...

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 ...