Russia on Friday rejected renewed calls to set up safe zones and no-fly zones in Syria's border areas after the United States said it was ready to begin talks to consider the move. "You have to solve citizen security issues using methods put in practice by...
Two more American soldiers were killed and several others wounded on Friday when multiple Afghan security personnel opened fire on their supposed allies, in the latest so-called "green-on-blue" attack, which have now killed 39 international troops so far this year. In...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London for the foreseeable future, as British authorities have vowed to arrest him upon exiting the building despite his successful bid for asylum. Ecuador granted diplomatic asylum to...
Recent US statements criticizing China for militarizing the South China Sea area have been bitterly rejected by Chinese authorities, who view Washington as doing the militarizing and trying to provoke China. Tensions between various Asian countries have been on the...
In response to a flurry of protests and civilian statements opposing an Israeli war on Iran, Defense Minister Ehud Barak struck back, dismissing the protests as irrelevant and declaring it the government's business alone. Apparently trying to showcase his appreciation...
Israel's Kadima party leader Shaul Mofaz made a statement on Thursday railing against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of "creating a panic" and "executing a dangerous and irresponsible" rally "for a premature military adventure" against Iran. In...
Taliban militants armed with rocket propelled-grenades and suicide vests and dressed in military uniforms stormed a Pakistani air force base on Thursday, triggering a two-hour shootout that left 10 people dead. The militants, nine in all, were eventually killed, but...
Seven US soldiers and three Afghan allies were killed on Thursday when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in southern Kandahar, Afghanistan, NATO authorities said. "The crash resulted in the deaths of four International Security Assistance Force service members, three...
Ecuador has granted asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, citing genuine concerns that his human rights might be violated and that the sex offense accusations against him may be used as an opportunity for the US to prosecute him for published classified...
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta says Pakistan's military is gearing up for a major attack in North Waziristan to rout out militants, but history would suggest such an offensive, if it happens, won't be what Panetta is touting it as. US and Pakistani officials...
