US defense secretary arrives in Baghdad for talks

2011-04-07 10:12:21

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Baghdad Wednesday evening to hold talks with senior Iraqi officials over the political and security situations

US female troops battle for hearts and minds

2011-04-07 06:54:01

They may be banned from fighting the Taliban on the front line in Afghanistan, but teams of US female troops are leading the battle for the hearts and minds of Afghan women.

Indonesia, US cooperate in food resilience

2011-04-06 13:16:17

The governments of Indonesia and the United States agreed to cooperate on food resilience as the issue has became headlines following skyrocketing global food prices

UAE officer kept unpaid servant in US

2011-04-06 09:57:15

A United Arab Emirates naval officer was charged with luring a Filipino servant to the US, then failing to pay her and keeping her confined in his house.

Environmentalists see red over Alaska naval exercises

2011-04-06 08:04:15

Environmental groups and fishermen are sounding the alarm over planned US Navy live-fire exercises they claim threaten marine wildlife including whales in the Gulf of Alaska.

US eases off in Libya, Gadhafi holds on

2011-04-06 07:19:50

Two weeks after a dark-of-night barrage of mostly US missiles and bombs opened the international air assault on Libya, the US combat role is ending

Two US soldiers killed in Iraq

2011-04-03 19:25:44

Two American soldiers died of wounds by insurgent attack in Iraq, the US military said Sunday.

US to end air combat assistance in Libya

2011-04-02 07:51:32

The Pentagon is about to pull its attack planes out of the international air campaign in Libya, hoping that NATO partners can take up the slack.

US welcomes India-Pakistan cricket diplomacy

2011-04-01 13:14:50

US commended Pakistan and India for their cricket diplomacy, says dialogue between the neighboring nuclear rivals is encouraging for the world.

FBI probes possible bullet hole in US Air plane

2011-03-31 11:25:25

The FBI is investigating what might be a bullet hole, discovered in the side of a US Airways Group Inc plane this week, the airline said on Wednesday.

CIA sends teams of Libya; US considers rebel aid

2011-03-31 09:42:35

The CIA has sent small teams of operatives into Libya and helped rescue a crew member of a US fighter jet that crashed

Obama authorizes secret support for Libya rebels

2011-03-31 08:46:25

US President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct covert operations to help rebels in Libya, media reports said here on Wednesday.