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October 23, 2017

Correction: South Sudan-Failure to Act story

In a story Oct. 18 about the failure of the U.N. and U.S. to prevent "ethnic cleansing" in parts of South Sudan, The ...

October 22, 2017

How wounds suffered in search for Bergdahl changed 3 lives

One soldier who searched for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl uses a wheelchair now, unable to speak because of a head wound.

October 19, 2017

Under fire, Trump defends call to soldier's grieving family

President Donald Trump emphatically rejected claims Wednesday that he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain ...

October 18, 2017

Retired major general facing court-martial on rape charges

A retired major general will face a court-martial on charges that he raped a child over a six-year period while on active ...

October 16, 2017

Philippines: Last leaders of IS-tied siege killed in Marawi

The last two surviving leaders of a deadly siege in the southern Philippines, including a top Asian terror suspect, were ...

October 12, 2017

Russia could deploy more missiles in Baltic region: lawmaker

A senior Russian lawmaker says Moscow could deploy more state-of-the-art missiles in its westernmost region in response to ...

October 11, 2017

Remains of Massachusetts airman lost in WWII identified

The remains of a U.S. Army Air Forces officer who went missing after a bombing run over northern Italy in World War II are ...

October 08, 2017

Italian, Swiss journalists released in Venezuela

A Venezuelan journalists association says a court has released three journalists who had been detained while reporting on a ...

October 08, 2017

Turkey's president announces operation in Syria's Idlib

Turkey's president announced Saturday that the country has launched a "serious" operation in Syria's northwestern Idlib ...

October 07, 2017

With no elaboration, Trump talks of 'calm before the storm'

President Donald Trump delivered a foreboding message, telling reporters as he posed for photos with senior military leaders ...

October 06, 2017

Court sets Dec. 5 for new arguments in Russian Taliban case

A federal appeals court has scheduled arguments for Dec. 5 in the case of a former Russian military officer sentenced to life ...

October 05, 2017

US seeks to quash lawsuit opposing transgender military ban

The Justice Department is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's moves to curtail ...

October 05, 2017

Declassified documents say US knew Sputnik was soon to orbit

News bulletin in 1957: Sputnik stuns the world. CIA in 2017: Not really. The CIA released newly declassified documents on ...

October 02, 2017

US army chief calls for EU military transport, border rules

The U.S. Army's commander in Europe is urging European nations to agree on special transport and border rules so that NATO ...

October 02, 2017

US army chief says Russia war games broke observer rules

The U.S. Army's commander in Europe says Russia broke up its Zapad war games with Belarus into parts to avoid having ...

September 29, 2017

Air Force Academy leader delivers powerful speech on race

The leader of the Air Force Academy delivered a poignant and stern message on race relations in a speech to thousands of ...

September 29, 2017

Clarification: WWI-Baseball Game story

In a story Sept. 27, The Associated Press reported that future baseball Hall of Famers who were serving in the military ...

September 27, 2017

Civilians hurt by US airstrike responding to Taliban attack

The Taliban unleashed a barrage of rockets at the Kabul international airport on Wednesday in a brazen attack that the ...

September 27, 2017

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 20 The China Daily on President Donald Trump's ...