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| US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal Thursday setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of major Iraqi cities by next June, with a broader withdrawal from the long and costly war by 2011.... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:26:17 GMT Suicide bombers kill 67 at Pakistani arms factory ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Suicide bombers killed 67 people at Pakistan's largest arms factory Thursday in one of the country's deadliest terror attacks, adding to turmoil from political squabbling that is threatening to tear apart the ruling coalition now that Pervez Musharraf has quit as president.... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:47:32 GMT Russians dig in but still promise Georgia pullout GORI, Georgia (AP) -- Russian forces lingered deep in Georgia on Thursday, digging trenches and setting up mortars a day before Kremlin officials promised to complete a troop withdrawal from this former Soviet republic.... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:03:23 GMT Australian officials euthanize lost baby whale SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- An injured and abandoned baby humpback whale that spent nearly a week bonding with boats in waters off north Sydney was euthanized by wildlife officials Friday after veterinarians determined it was too weak to survive on its own.... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:29:50 GMT Russian maestro Gergiev performs in South Ossetia TSKHINVALI, Georgia (AP) -- Surrounded by flickering candles and flanked by armored personnel carriers, Russian conductor Valery Gergiev led a requiem concert Thursday for South Ossetia's war dead in the breakaway region's devastated capital.... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:26:28 GMT 30 militants die in Afghan battle near ambush site KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S.-led coalition said Thursday it had killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan, fighters an Afghan governor said were responsible for an attack that killed 10 French troops this week. Officials announced the deaths of six NATO soldiers in two attacks.... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:23:39 GMT French deaths in Afghanistan show rising Taliban PARIS (AP) -- A French patrol marches up a rocky and dusty Afghan mountain pass. Suddenly, Taliban insurgents open fire from front and back, setting off an hours-long gunfight - the deadliest for allied forces in Afghanistan in more than three years.... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:31:52 GMT UK loses prisoner data in latest computer stumble LONDON (AP) -- In another embarrassing stumble with computerized data, Britain's government confirmed Thursday that a contractor lost a memory device containing information on every prison inmate in England and Wales.... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:20:32 GMT Saudi ban on woman drivers may be eroding RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- When Ruwaida al-Habis' father and two brothers were badly burned in a fire, she had no choice but to break Saudi Arabia's ban on women drivers to get them to a clinic.... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:19:00 GMT Official: Warship tracks 3 ships seized by pirates KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A navy coalition warship has been dispatched to track three vessels that were hijacked this week by armed pirates in an unprecedented series of attacks off the coast of Somalia, officials said Friday.... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:56:12 GMT |
| US general warns of security gap when Marines leave Afghanistan Security gains made in southern Afghanistan could suffer if US Marines are pulled out later this year without replacements, the head of the Marine Corps has warned. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:45:36 PST US Dispatches Destroyers To Black Sea As Rice Says No New Cold War The guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul departed from Crete Wednesday loaded with humanitarian relief supplies for war-torn Georgia, a US defense official said. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:34:55 PST Russia Agrees to Transfer Key Technology for T-90 Tanks 
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:30:12 PST Boeing Awarded Contract to Continue Developing Mobile Laser Weapon The Boeing Company has been awarded a U.S. Army contract valued at approximately $36 million to continue developing a truck-mounted, high-energy laser weapon system that will destroy rockets, artillery shells and mortar rounds. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:20:00 PST Air Force Boeing 757 Returns to NZ Skies 
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:17:13 PST Red Flag: IAF's Special Force 'Garuds' Comes Off Age, Exhibit Mission Capability 
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:10:22 PST US, Poland sign missile shield deal amid Russian opposition Warsaw and Washington signed a deal Wednesday to deploy a US missile shield in Poland, in the face of deep anger and threats of retaliation from Moscow. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:07:37 PST India and Russia Review Implementation of Defence Projects The 8th meeting of the Indo-Russian Working Group on Shipbuilding, Aviation and Land Systems was held on 18-19 August, 2008 in New Delhi within the framework of the Indo-Russian Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Co-operation. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:07:19 PST Northrop Grumman Completes Center Fuselage for First U.S. Navy F-35 Aircraft 
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:03:49 PST Final Rule on Civil Aviation Manufacturing Exports a Boost to Aerospace A long-awaited clarification of rules governing the export of civil aviation items, which was finalized today, will be a shot in the arm for the aerospace industry and American exports, AIA President and CEO Marion Blakey said. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:01:15 PST |