One person was killed when a car exploded in the eastern Sudanese city of Port Sudan on Tuesday in what some say may have been a covert Israeli strike. The car was struck in the Sudan's east on what has been cited as an arms smuggling route to the Hamas-controlled...
China's Defense Ministry has accused the Pentagon of hyping Chinese military power and inflating the threat it may pose to its neighbors, as ties between the two powers continue to be undermined by Washington's aggressive postures. Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman...
In the first official reaction to the forthcoming deal between Iran and the UN's nuclear watchdog, U.S. officials gave a nod to the diplomatic success, but made clear that it did not mean Washington intended to let up its pressure on Iran. Responding to the reported...
A deal has been reached between Iran and the IAEA on further probing and inspections of Iran's nuclear program, after the nuclear watchdog's chief spent Monday negotiating in Tehran. IAEA chief Yukiya Amano said after talks with chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed...
NATO's so-called withdrawal from Afghanistan is being called an "irreversible" course to end the war, but fundamental aspects of the war will continue far into the future and even President Barack Obama admitted the plan was fraught with risks. At the NATO summit in...
As NATO meets in Chicago for a major conference, many see the alliance as an outdated system that cannot even sustain itself. One year ago, outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed disappointment with NATO, claiming Europe's sluggish commitment and the...
President Obama on Sunday will unveil a new package of initiatives for NATO to bolster the military alliance even in a time of looming fiscal austerity, where defense budgets may be cut. One element of the new initiative will be America's handing over to NATO of...
Just days ahead of the talks between the six world powers and Iran over the latter's nuclear program, reports say Washington is "radiating optimism" with expectations of a peaceful nuclear deal and a "warming of relations" with Tehran. One of the developments making a...
A new insurgent group has emerged in Afghanistan, breaking off from the Taliban and even more extreme, and is on a campaign to terrorize Afghan officials and even more moderate insurgents. The Taliban has publicly disavowed the new group and its "current campaign of...
Yemeni security forces clashed with militants on Saturday, leaving at least 34 people dead, while a U.S. drone strike killed two alleged militants, according to Yemeni officials. The officials say the drone attack took place in the central province of Bayda, killing...
