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September 30, 2016

Pentagon chief troubled by Philippine president's comments

Defense Secretary Ash Carter hinted Friday at U.S. impatience with the Philippine government over inflammatory comments by ...

September 30, 2016

Somalia accuses US over airstrike

The Somali government has accused U.S. forces of carrying out an airstrike earlier this week which killed 13 Somali soldiers.

September 30, 2016

Museum planned in suburban New York to honor Navy SEALs

A new museum is being planned in suburban New York to honor Navy SEALs. Officials say the museum could open in 2018 at a ...

September 30, 2016

Syrian monitor: Russian airstrikes killed 9,300 in past year

A year of Russian airstrikes on areas outside government control in Syria have killed more than 9,000 people, displaced tens ...

September 30, 2016

Peres, remembered for tireless peace efforts, laid to rest

Shimon Peres was laid to rest Friday by dozens of world leaders who praised Israel's former president and prime minister for ...

September 29, 2016

Defense secretary: US will sharpen 'military edge' in Asia

Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday the U.S. will "sharpen our military edge" in Asia and the Pacific in order to ...

September 29, 2016

UN in Afghanistan says 15 civilians killed in US air strike

The United Nations in Afghanistan said on Thursday that an airstrike in the eastern province of Nangarhar near the Pakistan ...

September 29, 2016

US defense chief calls alliance with Philippines 'ironclad'

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has described the U.S.-Philippines alliance as ironclad, one day after the Philippine ...

September 28, 2016

Philippines' Duterte to scrap future war games with US

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he was giving notice to the United States, his country's long-standing ally, that ...

September 28, 2016

Pentagon: Tests confirm no mustard agent in Iraq attack

The Pentagon says that an Islamic State rocket that hit a military base used by hundreds of U.S. troops in northern Iraq did ...

September 28, 2016

US urging Myanmar to end any vestige of NKorea military ties

Pockets within the Myanmar military may still be cooperating with North Korea although the new civilian government and the ...

September 28, 2016

After 170 years, remains of US troops return from Mexico

Remains thought to be those of U.S. troops who died in the Mexican-American War have been flown to a military mortuary in ...

September 28, 2016

Officials: US to send more troops to Iraq to help with Mosul

The U.S. is sending 615 more troops to Iraq as the stage is set for an Iraqi-led battle to reclaim Mosul, the northern city ...

September 28, 2016

Man rescued at sea was suspected in grandfather's slaying

A 22-year-old man rescued from a life raft after a fishing trip that left his mother missing and presumed dead had been a ...

September 28, 2016

The Latest: Trump says he saved Machado's job

The Latest on the U.S. presidential election (all times EDT): 8:33 p.m. Donald Trump says he saved former Miss Universe ...

September 28, 2016

Coast Guard suspends search for missing Cuban migrants

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a group of Cuban migrants reported missing from a makeshift vessel that ...

September 28, 2016

Afghan official: Airstrike hits house, killing 13 civilians

An airstrike hit a residential building in eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 13 civilians, an Afghan official said

September 28, 2016

Obama hopeful national anthem protests spark a conversation

Asked by a service member to weigh in on some NFL players kneeling during the national anthem, President Barack Obama said ...

September 28, 2016

Shimon Peres witnessed Israel's history, and shaped it

At every corner of Israel's tumultuous history, Shimon Peres was there. He was a young aide to the nation's founding fathers ...