Britain on Tuesday announced plans to cut the country’s defense budget that include losing thousands of troops and slashing weapons programs. British allies are concerned that the cuts might affect the country’s status as a global power. British Prime Minister David Cameron says national defense is the first duty of any government, and that restructuring [...]
President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders meet in New York Friday, September 24, as relations between East Asia’s two big powers – China and Japan – are increasingly strained. Territorial disputes with China over uninhabited islands in the western Pacific are expected to dominate the discussions. South China Sea territorial claims President Obama and [...]
The international community gathers for its annual meeting at the United Nations next week. World leaders will take to the podium in the General Assembly to discuss issues of concern to their countries, regions and the world. The Millennium Development Goals also will take center stage at a special summit. A lot of the substance [...]
On the ninth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, U.S. President Barack Obama has emphasized that America is not at war with Islam. The president made his remarks at the Pentagon Memorial. President Obama spoke after laying a wreath at the memorial to the 184 people killed when Islamist militants hijacked a commercial airliner and slammed [...]
Muslims in the United States are celebrating Eid-al-Fitr amid several controversies, including a week-long saga involving threats by an American pastor to burn Qurans. Festivities also overlapped with the 9th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks by Islamic extremists. Saturday, Muslims across the United States took part in volunteer service and attended interfaith discussions [...]
U.S. President Barack Obama is addressing the nation on the end of the combat mission in Iraq, the security challenges there and the need to rebuild the United States. In a national address from the White House, the president says the “historic moment” comes at a time of great uncertainty for many Americans, after nearly [...]
The top U.S. military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, spent more than two hours Saturday flying over Northern Pakistan with his counterpart, General Ashfaq Kiyani, to get a bird’s eye view of some of the rough terrain where Pakistani forces are taking on insurgent groups. The aerial tour was part of a 24-hour visit – the [...]
The top U.S. military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, spent more than two hours Saturday flying over Northern Pakistan with his counterpart, General Ashfaq Kiyani, to get a bird’s eye view of some of the rough terrain where Pakistani forces are taking on insurgent groups. The aerial tour was part of a 24-hour visit – the [...]
The top U.S. military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, spent more than two hours Saturday flying over Northern Pakistan with his counterpart, General Ashfaq Kiyani, to get a bird’s eye view of some of the rough terrain where Pakistani forces are taking on insurgent groups. The aerial tour was part of a 24-hour visit – the [...]
Police in Uganda have discovered an unexploded suicide vest – one day after twin blasts killed 76 World Cup fans in the capital, Kampala. The head of Uganda’s police counterterrorism division, Abas Byakagaba, says the unexploded vest was discovered Monday by a Kampala resident at a discotheque in the Makindye district. Byakagaba showed [...]
Zarein Ahmedzay faces up to life in prison for conspiracy and providing support to al-Qaida Tags: terrorism
Gordon Brown, Hamid Karzai discuss new strategy to fight ‘crucible of terrorism’ in Pakistan border region Tags: gordon brown, hamid karzai, pakistan border, terrorism
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