http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/15028-armed-forces.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/15028-armed-forces.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2091918-un-3-peacekeepers-abducted-israel-syria.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Armed men broke into a U.N. outpost in a buffer zone separating Israel and Syria and abducted three U.N military observers, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said Thursday. Herve Ladsous told a group of reporters that the unarmed observers were held by the Syrian men for about five hours and released unharmed Wednesday morning. It was the ... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:37:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2091918-un-3-peacekeepers-abducted-israel-syria.html 2013-05-17T00:37:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090964-army-chief-time-to-fight-sex-assault.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army's top officer is telling soldiers that after demonstrating courage and resilience in 12 years of war, it's time for them to make the fight against sexual assault their primary mission. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno sent a message to the force Thursday saying that sexual assault and harassment violate the trust between sol... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:26:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2090964-army-chief-time-to-fight-sex-assault.html 2013-05-16T17:26:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2088518-sexual-abuse-cases-pentagon-under-fire.html WASHINGTON (AP) — One after another, the charges have tumbled out — allegations of sexual assaults in the military that have triggered outrage, from local commanders to Capitol Hill and the Oval Office. But for a Pentagon under fire, there seem to be few clear solutions beyond improved training and possible adjustments in how the military prosecutes such ... Thu, 16 May 2013 02:05:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2088518-sexual-abuse-cases-pentagon-under-fire.html 2013-05-16T02:05:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089136-joint-chiefs-chair-cites-military-sex-abuse-crisis.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military officer says women in uniform are losing confidence that the problem of sexual assault in the armed forces can be solved. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, says that diminishing confidence is a crisis for the military. Dempsey spoke about the problem Wednesday during a flight from ... Thu, 16 May 2013 01:53:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089136-joint-chiefs-chair-cites-military-sex-abuse-crisis.html 2013-05-16T01:53:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2087742-sharifs-win-sparks-hope-pakistan-india-ties.html WAGAH, Pakistan (AP) — Over a decade ago, the man now set to become Pakistan's next prime minister stood at this border crossing with archenemy India to inaugurate a "friendship" bus service connecting the two countries as cheering supporters waved flags and tossed rose petals. There is widespread hope on both sides of the border that Nawaz Sharif will ta... Wed, 15 May 2013 17:05:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2087742-sharifs-win-sparks-hope-pakistan-india-ties.html 2013-05-15T17:05:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2078946-correction-congo-tanzanian-troops-story.html GOMA, Congo (AP) — In a story May 11 about the arrival of Tanzanian troops in eastern Congo, The Associated Press erroneously cited United Nations mission spokesman Col. Felix Basse. The information should have been attributed to Alexandre Essome, press information officer for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the eastern province of North Kivu. A correcte... Tue, 14 May 2013 10:53:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2078946-correction-congo-tanzanian-troops-story.html 2013-05-14T10:53:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2083048-report-scrutinizes-border-patrol-punishments.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — A widely touted Border Patrol initiative to send migrants back to Mexico from distant border cities to discourage them from trying again may be one of its least effective methods. That finding comes in a study that offers a detailed assessment of how the agency's new enforcement strategies are working. The so-called lateral repatriations ... Mon, 13 May 2013 22:50:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2083048-report-scrutinizes-border-patrol-punishments.html 2013-05-13T22:50:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2082516-attacks-sunni-mosques-fuel-fears-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A sharp rise in attacks on Sunni holy sites in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to the bloodletting that brought Iraq to its knees in 2006 and 2007. Majority Shiites control the levers of power in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq. Wishing to rebuild the nation rather than revert to o... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:16:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2082516-attacks-sunni-mosques-fuel-fears-iraq.html 2013-05-13T20:16:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2081728-car-bombs-lead-to-question-turkeys-security.html REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) — Anti-government protests flared for a third day on Monday in Turkish town devastated by two powerful car bombs near the Syrian border, and some Turks accused their leader of putting the nation's security at risk by backing the rebels fighting Syria's government. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey will "not refrain" fro... Mon, 13 May 2013 18:27:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2081728-car-bombs-lead-to-question-turkeys-security.html 2013-05-13T18:27:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2081462-ugandan-general-faces-arrest-talking-politics.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A general who asked questions about President Yoweri Museveni's succession plans faces charges stemming from the alleged breach of an official code of conduct, a spokesman for the military said Monday, the latest twist in the unfolding saga of a senior army officer accused by some of harboring presidential ambitions. Lt. Col. Paddy ... Mon, 13 May 2013 12:05:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2081462-ugandan-general-faces-arrest-talking-politics.html 2013-05-13T12:05:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2081128-pakistans-premier-islamist-comeback-kid.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — The man set to become Pakistan's next prime minister after historic elections over the weekend could be called the Islamist comeback kid. Nawaz Sharif has held the job twice before, but the last time didn't end so well. The 63-year-old was toppled in a coup by the country's army chief in 1999 and sent into exile in Saudi Arabia. He spent ... Mon, 13 May 2013 07:06:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/2081128-pakistans-premier-islamist-comeback-kid.html 2013-05-13T07:06:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2079858-pakistans-sharif-resounding-election-victory.html LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised to return to office with a resounding election victory — a mandate that could make it easier to tackle the country's daunting problems, including growing power outages, weak economic growth and shaky government finances. Questions remain, however, about Sharif's stance on a... Mon, 13 May 2013 03:53:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2079858-pakistans-sharif-resounding-election-victory.html 2013-05-13T03:53:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2079924-afghanistan-iranian-guards-killed-10-migrants.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Iranian border guards killed 10 Afghan migrants and wounded another eight when hundreds tried to illegally cross into Iran in search of work, Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said Sunday. Iran denied that. Details of the incident Friday in Afghanistan's northwestern Farah province have been sketchy and often contradictory. An Inte... Sun, 12 May 2013 16:25:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2079924-afghanistan-iranian-guards-killed-10-migrants.html 2013-05-12T16:25:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2078672-saudi-king-replaces-air-force-commander.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's monarch has replaced the commander of the kingdom's air force. The official Saudi Press Agency says that Crown Prince Salman received Lt. Gen. Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Ayesh on Saturday, the day after King Abdullah issued a decree referring him to retirement. The prince also received his replacement as commander,... Sat, 11 May 2013 10:27:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2078672-saudi-king-replaces-air-force-commander.html 2013-05-11T10:27:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076160-pakistanis-head-to-polls-unpredictable-election.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Despite a bloody campaign marred by Taliban attacks, Pakistan was holding historic elections Saturday pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister once exiled by the army and an incumbent blamed for power blackouts and inflation. Polls opened Saturday morning across the nation in what is a closely watched race to determ... Sat, 11 May 2013 04:32:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076160-pakistanis-head-to-polls-unpredictable-election.html 2013-05-11T04:32:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2078064-rios-montt-army-to-dictatorship-to-courtroom.html GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Efrain Rios Montt ruled as Guatemala's dictator, served as president of Congress, preached as an evangelical pastor and now, at 86, has become the first Latin American strongman to stand trial and be convicted on genocide charges in his own country. A three-member tribunal also found Rios Montt guilty of crimes against humanity and s... Fri, 10 May 2013 23:37:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2078064-rios-montt-army-to-dictatorship-to-courtroom.html 2013-05-10T23:37:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2077918-icy-arctic-rising-economic-security-hot-spot.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The icy Arctic is emerging as a global economic hot spot — and one that is becoming a security concern for the U.S. as world powers jockey to tap its vast energy resources and stake out unclaimed territories. Diplomats from eight Arctic nations, including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, will meet next week over how to protect the tha... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:46:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2077918-icy-arctic-rising-economic-security-hot-spot.html 2013-05-10T22:46:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2075930-philippines-mulls-pullout-syria-peacekeepers.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine foreign secretary said Friday that he has recommended President Benigno Aquino III pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels, the second such incident in two months. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said the government believes the exposure ... Fri, 10 May 2013 06:09:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2075930-philippines-mulls-pullout-syria-peacekeepers.html 2013-05-10T06:09:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2073490-hezbollah-syria-to-supply-weapons-to-militia.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria will supply "game-changing" weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group said Thursday, less than a week after Israeli airstrikes on Damascus targeted alleged shipments of advanced Iranian missiles bound for Hezbollah. Israel has signaled it will respond with airstrikes to any future weapons shipments, meaning it coul... Thu, 09 May 2013 22:18:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2073490-hezbollah-syria-to-supply-weapons-to-militia.html 2013-05-09T22:18:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2073694-ugandan-general-questions-museveni-succession-plan.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Breaking ranks with the military high command, a general is accusing President Yoweri Museveni of trying to ensure his son replaces him, the first top official to raise concerns about the purported succession plan. David Sejusa, one of only six generals in the Ugandan military and a member of its high command, said in a recent lette... Thu, 09 May 2013 15:48:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2073694-ugandan-general-questions-museveni-succession-plan.html 2013-05-09T15:48:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2072062-soldier-faced-harassment-muslim.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim — she's a Catholic. But her name sounded Islamic to fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and they would taunt her, calling her "Sgt. Hussein" and asking what God she prayed to. So before deploying to Afghanistan last year for her second war tour, she legally changed her name — to Naida Christian Nov... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:47:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2072062-soldier-faced-harassment-muslim.html 2013-05-08T21:47:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071052-un-girls-young-6-raped-congo-troops.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Congolese troops fleeing the M23 rebels last November raped at least 97 women and 33 girls, some as young as 6, a U.N. report released Wednesday said. The U.S. Africa Command trained one of the units involved, Commando Battalion 391, in 2010 to be "a model for future reforms within the Congolese armed forces," according to the AFRICO... Wed, 08 May 2013 17:28:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071052-un-girls-young-6-raped-congo-troops.html 2013-05-08T17:28:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071234-weapons-war-spill-blood-nigerias-insurgency.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — At first, the Islamic extremists in Nigeria's dusty northeast rode on the backs of motorcycles, firing on government officials and other perceived enemies with worn Kalashnikov assault rifles hidden beneath their flowing robes. Now, they come prepared for war. When Islamic fighters drove into a town in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, t... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:37:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2071234-weapons-war-spill-blood-nigerias-insurgency.html 2013-05-08T13:37:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2068080-president-assad-syria-to-face-israel.html BEIRUT (AP) — In his first response to Israel's weekend airstrikes, President Bashar Assad said Tuesday that Syria is capable of facing Israel, but stopped short of threatening retaliation for the strikes near the Syrian capital of Damascus. Assad spoke after a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, who paid an unexpected visit to Damascu... Wed, 08 May 2013 02:14:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2068080-president-assad-syria-to-face-israel.html 2013-05-08T02:14:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2068628-un-4-peacekeepers-detained-golan-heights.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A Syrian rebel group detained four U.N. peacekeepers on patrol on the Golan Heights in a tense area that separates Syria and Israel, the U.N. said Tuesday. It was the second time in two months that unarmed U.N. military observers have been taken captive by the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigades, and illustrated again the vulnerability of the U... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:06:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2068628-un-4-peacekeepers-detained-golan-heights.html 2013-05-07T17:06:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2068404-senator-military-plagued-sexual-assaults.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The sexual battery arrest of the Air Force officer who led the service's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit underscores how far the Defense Department has to go in addressing the plague of sexual crimes in the military, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Tuesday. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., told a committee h... Tue, 07 May 2013 14:51:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2068404-senator-military-plagued-sexual-assaults.html 2013-05-07T14:51:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2065150-syrian-rebels-shoot-regime-helicopter-east.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels shot down a military helicopter in the country's east, killing eight government troops on board as President Bashar Assad's troops battled opposition forces inside a sprawling military air base in the north for the second straight day, activists said Monday. The downing of the helicopter was a welcome victory for rebels fightin... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:07:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2065150-syrian-rebels-shoot-regime-helicopter-east.html 2013-05-06T19:07:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2064414-libya-bans-gadhafi-era-officials-posts.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Under pressure from armed militias, Libya's parliament passed a sweeping law Sunday that bans anyone who served as a senior official under Moammar Gadhafi during his 42 year-long rule from working in government. The Political Isolation Law could lead to the dismissal of many current leaders, some of whom had defected to the rebel sid... Sun, 05 May 2013 23:39:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2064414-libya-bans-gadhafi-era-officials-posts.html 2013-05-05T23:39:01Z