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Syrian rebels getting lots of Western arms

Russia on Monday cited what it called increasing evidence that Syrian rebels were obtaining large amounts of ...

Two U.S. troops killed by Afghan policeman

Two American soldiers were killed by a member of the Afghan local police Friday in a new "green-on-blue" attack, NATO ...

Yemen fm admits US drones used against Qaeda

Yemen has asked for US drones to be used "in some cases" to target Al-Qaeda leaders in the country, its foreign ...

US general accuses Haqqani network of Kabul attack

The US commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan on Friday accused the Pakistan-based Haqqani network of orchestrating a ...

Three NATO troops among 20 dead in Afghan suicide bombing

A suicide bomber killed 16 civilians and three foreign troops on patrol in the provincial Afghan capital of Khost on ...

"Important" al Qaeda leader captured in Pakistan: Officials

Pakistan has captured an "important" al Qaeda leader in an operation near the Pakistan-Iran border, officials said on ...

US pulls supply route negotiators out of Pakistan

The United States has withdrawn negotiators from Pakistan after talks failed to produce an agreement on reopening NATO ...

Karzai condemns NATO air strike on civilians

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday condemned as unacceptable a NATO air strike that killed 18 civilians and would ...

Vietnam opens new areas for US MIA hunt - (d)

Vietnam will open up three new areas to American teams hunting for missing war-time soldiers, its defence chief ...

China says to step up vigilance after U.S. navy shift

China will intensify its vigilance, but not lash back, after the United States announced it will shift most of its ...

US to shift most of naval fleet to Pacific by 2020: Panetta

The United States will shift the majority of its naval fleet to the Pacific by 2020 as part of a new strategic focus ...

Military action in Syria would need UN backing

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that any military action in Syria would need backing from the United ...

Pakistani jailed for 33 years over Bin Laden hunt: officials

A Pakistani surgeon recruited by the CIA to help find Osama bin Laden was jailed on Wednesday for 33 years for ...

Panetta warns US troops to avoid scandals

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta warned troops Friday that military scandals could suddenly make international ...

Bin Laden family deported from Pakistan

Osama bin Laden`s family were deported from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia Friday, officials said, nearly a year after the ...