Afghanistan
Rape victims say US military justice failed them
Mar 14, 2013 01:12 EDT
Former US troops who were raped during their time in uniform recounted their traumatic experiences at a Senate hearing and demanded changes to the military's justice system.
Czech women tourists kidnapped in Pakistan: officials
Mar 13, 2013 15:16 EDT
Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped two women tourists from the Czech Republic in Pakistan's insurgency-hit southwestern province of Baluchistan, officials said.
Afghan suicide bomb kills 8 at buzkashi game: police
Mar 13, 2013 14:36 EDT
A suicide bomb exploded in crowds at a traditional horse-back game of buzkashi in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, police said.
Afghan suicide bomb kills 6 at buzkashi game: police
Mar 13, 2013 12:43 EDT
A suicide bomb exploded in crowds at a traditional horse-back game of buzkashi in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least six people, police said.
Embraer urges quick resolution of US contract challenge
Mar 13, 2013 12:33 EDT
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer called Wednesday for a quick resolution of a challenge by Beechcraft to its sale of 20 A-29 Super Tucano planes to the US Air Force.
Afghan suicide bomb kills six at buzkashi game
Mar 13, 2013 11:52 EDT
A suicide bomb exploded in crowds at a traditional horse-back game of buzkashi in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least six people, police said.
Afghan suicide bomb kills six at buzkashi game: police
Mar 13, 2013 11:25 EDT
A suicide bomb exploded in crowds at a traditional horse-back game of buzkashi in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least six people, police said.
Ecuadorian minister visits Assange in London embassy
Mar 13, 2013 11:20 EDT
An Ecuadorian minister said on Wednesday that Julian Assange was in "good spirits" after visiting the WikiLeaks founder inside Ecuador's embassy in London.
Pakistan to host Asian snooker championship
Mar 13, 2013 11:07 EDT
Pakistan will host the Asian Amateur Snooker Championship next month, officials announced on Wednesday, despite security concerns which forced a recent event with arch-rivals India to be cancelled.
Returning jihadists prompt Dutch to raise terror threat
Mar 13, 2013 10:38 EDT
Dutch authorities on Wednesday raised the threat of a terror attack to "substantial", saying the increased risk stemmed mainly from radicalised jihadists returning from fighting in the Middle East, specifically Syria.
Pakistan soldier stoned to death for 'affair'
Mar 13, 2013 04:51 EDT
A soldier has been stoned to death in Pakistan's restive tribal northwest over allegations of an affair with a teenage girl, officials said.
US spy chief warns of cyber danger, N.Korea threat
Mar 12, 2013 21:50 EDT
Spy chief James Clapper warned Tuesday that the United States faces an array of new security threats around the world, from crippling cyber attacks to a "belligerent" nuclear-armed North Korea.
Secret tape of US private in WikiLeaks case released
Mar 12, 2013 17:09 EDT
A group pressing for more open government Tuesday flouted a military ban and released a secret recording of testimony by US Army private Bradley Manning, accused of leaking a mass of classified files.
US spy agencies more pessimistic on Afghan war
Mar 12, 2013 14:25 EDT
After 12 long years of war in Afghanistan the best US intelligence can say is that a reslient Taliban is "diminished in some areas," spy agencies said Tuesday in a notably pessimistic report.
Growing cyber threat to US infrastructure: spy chief
Mar 12, 2013 11:00 EDT
The United States faces a mounting danger from cyber attacks on its infrastructure while digital espionage threatens to undercut the military's technological edge, the intelligence chief said Tuesday.
In Mali, abandoned weapons kill and maim children
Mar 12, 2013 10:42 EDT
Intrigued, Amadou picked up a discarded grenade to play with outside an earth hut in central Mali. When he threw it, it exploded and he lost all the fingers on his left hand.
Five US troops die in Afghan chopper crash
Mar 12, 2013 06:18 EDT
Five US troops fighting Islamist insurgents in southern Afghanistan were killed in a helicopter crash in bad weather, the coalition and provincial authorities said Tuesday.
Afghan web-TV pioneers seek new screen revolution
Mar 12, 2013 02:05 EDT
Trying out a new spa in Kabul, testing the latest spiky hairstyles and swapping gossip -- Afghanistan's first Internet TV station tackles subjects that the mainstream channels prefer to ignore.
Five NATO troops die in Afghan chopper crash
Mar 12, 2013 00:24 EDT
Five members of the NATO-led international force fighting in Afghanistan were killed in a helicopter crash in bad weather in the country's south, the coalition and provincial authorities said Tuesday.
Five NATO troops die in Afghan chopper crash
Mar 11, 2013 23:11 EDT
Five members of the NATO-led international force fighting in Afghanistan were killed in a helicopter crash in the south of the country, the coalition said on Tuesday.
