Pentagon chief seeks to calm China-Japan row
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was to deliver an appeal for calm in talks with senior Chinese military leaders Tuesday amid an escalating territorial dispute between Beijing and Tokyo.
US positioning forces in response to Mideast unrest: Panetta
The US is positioning military forces so that it can respond to unrest in as many as 17 or 18 places in the Islamic world, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced late Friday.
Two killed at US base where Prince Harry deployed
Insurgents armed with guns and rockets stormed a heavily fortified air field in Afghanistan, killing two US Marines and damaging aircraft in a major security breach at the camp where Prince Harry is deployed.
Russian army accidentally fires on school: official
Russia launched an investigation after an army unit accidentally fired mortar shells into the grounds of a boarding school in the troubled North Caucasus region of Dagestan.
US says Libya attack was Islamist militant plot
The United States suspects a deadly attack on a US consulate in Libya was a well-planned assault by militants instead of a rampaging mob.
Judge refuses to televise Guantanamo trial
A US military judge has turned down a defense request to televise the war crimes tribunal of the alleged Al-Qaeda mastermind of a deadly attack on a US warship in 2000.
Prince Harry in Afghanistan for second tour of duty
Britain's Prince Harry is back in Afghanistan to serve as a military helicopter pilot four years after his previous deployment there had to be cut short, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday.
Thailand grapples with killer student gangs
Sweat dripping from their foreheads as they complete a set of press-ups, students at a Thai army boot camp are momentary allies, but a spate of gang shootings suggests it is an uneasy peace.
Armenia 'ready for war' after Azerbaijan axe-killer pardon
Armenia warned Azerbaijan it was ready for war as tensions soared Monday between the ex-Soviet foes after Baku pardoned and promoted an Azerbaijani officer who axed an Armenian soldier to death.
Bolivia leader: US 'commands' Colombia's military
Bolivia President Evo Morales accused the US military of commanding Colombia's armed forces and of having a military base in the South American country.
Australia says Karzai 'wrong' on Afghan operation
Australia Monday flatly rejected comments from Afghan President Hamid Karzai that a recent night-time raid which left two men dead was carried out without the approval of local authorities.
US suspends Afghan police recruit training
US special forces in Afghanistan have suspended training for about 1,000 Afghan police recruits to vet existing members, the military said Sunday, after a surge in insider attacks on NATO.
Russia says 'naive' to expect Assad to halt fire first
Russia said Saturday it would be "naive" for outside powers to expect Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to withdraw his troops first from major cities and then wait for the opposition to follow suit.
On SEAL's book, Pentagon keeps legal options open
The Pentagon has not decided whether a book by a former US Navy SEAL on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden exposes state secrets but it is keeping its legal options open.
Colombia confirms 'exploratory' talks with FARC
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday confirmed that his government had begun "exploratory discussions" with leftist FARC rebels
Kazakhstan increases military spendings
Kazakhstan's defense expenditures will exceed 1 trillion tenge ($8.6 billion) in 2013-2015.
Three US Marines punished over Taliban urination video
Three US Marines have pleaded guilty and been sanctioned for urinating on the corpses of Afghan Taliban fighters and posing for pictures with the dead.
France says air exclusion zone in Syria possible
France indicated Thursday that it would consider supporting a partial no-fly zone over Syria, turning the screws on President Bashar al-Assad's regime as fighting rages in Damascus and second city Aleppo.
Over 100 tanks seized from pro-Kadhafi militia: ministry
More than 100 tanks were seized from a militia loyal to Libya's ousted leader Moamer Kadhafi as authorities hunted the perpetrators of a double car bombing.
Army chief warns against attempts to eradicate Israel
Israeli army chief warned that those who believe they can "eradicate" Israel will face the brunt of Israeli power, in a veiled threat to Iran.
