Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Thursday he hopes that statements from Israel's top military chief describing Iran's leadership as rational and their weapons program as non-existent were "correct." Israeli Lieutenant General Benny Gantz told Haaretz on...
Senators Warn Obama Against Cutting Afghan Military | Letter says reducing military’s size threatens ‘achievement’
Armed vessels from the Philippines and China continue their two-week-long standoff after Chinese fisherman trespassed into contested waters, prompting swift reaction from both navies. This latest nautical standoff arises from longstanding tensions between the Asian...
Pakistan PM Convicted of Contempt, Vows Appeal | Growing calls for resignation after conviction
Afghan Soldier Kills US Soldier, Interpreter | Attacker also slain in exchange of fire
UN Confirms Cluster Bomblets Found in Sri Lanka | Govt denies ever using munitions
The big push in Congress to open up domestic airspace in the U.S. to unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, is developing with hardly any lobbying opposition, despite potentially dire consequences for civil liberties. Congress quietly authorized the domestic use of...
A large explosion in the Syrian city of Hama on Wednesday killed scores of people and destroyed several shaky buildings, further illustrating the foundering of the ceasefire. Anti-regime activists claimed the explosion was a military rocket attack that killed up to 70...
President Obama has approved a request from the CIA to begin launching targeted assassinations through drone strikes even when the identity of the victims is unknown. CIA Director David Petraeus, had requested permission to employ the tactic used in Pakistan for years...
Foreign oil companies are vying for a piece in Libyan oil as the new government begins to take shape according to the industry's interests which recognize Libya as possessing Africa's largest crude oil reserves. Corporations from around the world displayed their...
