US military prepares new rules for cyber war:Panetta
The United States faces a growing threat of a "cyber-Pearl Harbor" and has drafted new rules for the military that would enable it to move aggressively against digital attacks.
12 October 2012
US spy chief rejects criticism over Libya attacks
The chief of US intelligence has rejected criticism over how spy agencies responded to a deadly attack on diplomats in Libya and said there was no clear warning before the onslaught.
11 October 2012
North Korea says missiles can strike continental US
North Korea said Tuesday it possessed rockets capable of striking the US mainland, as it slammed a new US-South Korean deal to extend the range of the South's missile systems.
First CSTO maneuvers kick off in Kazakhstan
More than one thousand Russian, Armenian, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan military men are participating in the training.
08 October 2012
Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim rocket fire into Israel
The armed wings of Gaza's ruling Hamas movement and the Islamic Jihad group announced Monday they had fired a series of rockets at Israel, a day after an Israeli air strike that injured 10 people.
08 October 2012
US defense chief blasts Karzai over troop deaths
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has voiced frustration with Afghan President Hamid Karzai preferring to "criticize" American troops, rather than acknowledging the sacrifices they have made.
Kazakhstan setting tank-repair facility
Uralvagonzavod and Kazakhstan Engineering will establish a joint company repairing and modernizing armored vehicles in Kazakhstan.
China ships in Japan waters off isles: coastguard
Three Chinese government ships were in Japanese territorial waters off a disputed island chain Monday, the coastguard said, in the latest salvo of an increasingly heated international dispute.
24 September 2012
Anti-Muslim group to run ads in New York subway
Starting Monday, ads describing Muslim militants as "savages" will appear in New York's subway system, courtesy of a right-wing US anti-Islamic group.
22 September 2012
Last US surge troops leave Afghanistan
The last of the 33,000 US soldiers that President Barack Obama sent to Afghanistan nearly three years ago as part of a military surge have left the country.
21 September 2012
US rejects calls to slow Afghan withdrawals
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday held a video conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai focusing partly on an unprecedented wave of attacks on NATO troops by their local comrades.