Iraq hunting $17b missing after US invasion
2011-06-20 05:54:20
Iraq's parliament is chasing about $17 billion of Iraqi oil money it says was stolen after the 2003 US-led invasion and has asked the United Nations for help to track it down.
US funds hunt for Libyan missiles
2011-06-17 17:15:59
The US is paying two European mine-clearing groups nearly $1 million to hunt and dispose of loose anti-aircraft missiles.
Old worm won't die after 2008 attack on US military
2011-06-17 13:35:40
Three years after what the Pentagon called the most significant breach of US military networks ever, new versions of the malware blamed for the attack are still roiling US networks
Ship that buried bin Laden returns to US port
2011-06-16 09:57:21
The USS Carl Vinson returned from a seven month deployment that became historic last month when the aircraft carrier buried Osama bin Laden at sea.
Pakistan 'arrests CIA informants'
2011-06-16 07:56:28
Pakistan's top military spy agency has arrested five CIA informants who fed information to the US spy agency before the raid last month which killed Osama bin Laden
Czechs pull out of US missile shield plan
2011-06-16 00:21:41
The Czech Republic is withdrawing from US missile defense plans out of frustration at its diminished role, the Czech defense minister told The Associated Press Wednesday.
US worries about Yemen, Somalia terrorist links
2011-06-15 09:55:05
The US is worried that the continuing unrest in Yemen could fuel connections between al-Qaida-linked militants there and al-Shabab insurgents in Somalia
Army soldiers ditch hated berets in favor of caps
2011-06-15 08:00:09
The US Army is ditching the hot, ill-fitting black wool berets that soldiers have worn for years and allowing them to go back to their old, brimmed patrol caps.
70% of arms seized in Mexico from US
2011-06-14 09:24:35
A US congressional report says about 70 percent of the guns seized by authorities in Mexico and submitted to a US gun-tracing program originated in the United States
1998 US Embassy blasts suspect killed
2011-06-12 07:16:59
The al-Qaida mastermind behind the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania was killed this week at a security checkpoint in Somalia.
Gates: NATO alliance future could be 'dim, dismal'
2011-06-11 09:38:11
In a stern rebuke, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned that the future of the NATO military alliance is at risk because of European penny-pinching and distaste for front-line combat.
US planes hit Yemeni militants
2011-06-10 08:13:20
US officials say American forces launched an airstrike against al-Qaida targets in southern Yemen last week to keep al-Qaida's Yemeni offshoot from taking advantage of the unrest there.
