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20 May 2013
                       
 
 
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10 Sep 2008
 
 
Democrats hit Bush on troop plan
UNITED STATES
President George W. Bush's plan to keep most U.S. troops in Iraq and shift a few thousand to Afghanistan drew quick criticism on Tuesday from top Democrats, led by presidential hopeful Barack Obama...
 
 
11 Aug 2008
 
Iraq demands "very clear" US troop timeline
MIDDLE EAST
The United States must provide a "very clear timeline" to withdraw its troops from Iraq as part of an agreement allowing them to stay beyond this year, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said...
 
 
18 Jul 2008
 
Relief group criticizes new US/Africa command
AFRICA
The new U.S. military command for Africa is unlikely to foster the security required to bring badly needed development to the impoverished continent, according to a study released on Thursday. A...
 
 
16 Jul 2008
 
Iraq eyes full security control by year-end
IRAQ
Iraq hopes to have security control of all its provinces by the year-end, the national security adviser said on Wednesday, underscoring the government's growing confidence in its own forces....
 
 
04 Jun 2008
 
US warships to leave Myanmar after aid refused
UNITED STATES
U.S. warships will soon leave waters near Myanmar after the ruling military junta refused permission for the delivery of aid supplies to the cyclone-stricken Irrawaddy delta, a top U.S. commander...
 
 
11 Apr 2008
 
Bush to halt Iraq troop cuts
IRAQ
President George W. Bush on Thursday announced a suspension of U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq this summer to allow the military to reassess the security situation, as U.S. air strikes killed 10...
 
 
25 Mar 2008
 
Afghan peace hurt by West's failed aid pledges
AFGHANISTAN
Peace in Afghanistan is undermined by Western nations' failure to deliver promised aid and 40 percent of funds that do reach the country return to the West in profits and salaries, aid...
 
 
18 Mar 2008
 
Clinton says Iraq war cannot be won
UNITED STATES
Democrat Hillary Clinton charged on Monday the Iraq war may end up costing Americans $1 trillion (787 billion pounds) and further strain the economy, as she made her case for a prompt U.S. troop...
 
 
03 Mar 2008
 
Iraq bombs kill 16 despite Iran visit security
MIDDLE EAST
Two bomb blasts killed at least 16 people in Baghdad on Monday, police said, despite increased security across the capital for a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iraqi officials...
 
 
12 Feb 2008
 
Japan PM calls Okinawa rape case "unforgivable"
INTERNATIONAL
Top Japanese officials on Tuesday deplored the suspected rape of a 14-year-old girl by a U.S. Marine on the southern island of Okinawa, an episode with echoes of a 1995 case that jolted the...
 
 
08 Feb 2008
 
US military loses records for bin Laden's driver
News
The U.S. military has lost a year's worth of records describing the Guantanamo confinement of Osama bin Laden's driver, a prosecutor said at the Yemeni captive's war court hearing on...
 
 
30 Jan 2008
 
US at odds with NATO over troops for Afghanistan
UNITED STATES
The United States will press its European NATO allies to send more troops to Afghanistan's violent south in response to Canada's call for reinforcements, but the Pentagon said it will not...
 
 
29 Nov 2007
 
US Africa Command on charm mission to Nigeria
News
The U.S. military's new Africa Command, AFRICOM, is working to assuage Nigerian fears that it means to meddle in internal security or control oil resources, two senior command officials said...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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