Global Defense Technology shares get lukewarm reception, after IPO prices below expectations. Global Defense Technology & Systems shares were little changed after its initial public offering priced below expectations.

Top Republican lawmakers wrote to President Barack Obama on Friday, expressing "deep concern" over his Afghanistan policy, saying it has left the country and allies "uncertain about (his) commitment to the war."

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an "unworthy partner" who does not deserve a big boost either in U.S. troops or civilian aid, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's announcement of a new strategy on Afghanistan will not take place until after the Thanksgiving holiday next week, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.

Army says independent review sought by GAO will look at how body armor for troops is tested. The Army says there will be an outside review of how body armor for its soldiers is tested.

Canadian court orders refugee board to reconsider case of lesbian deserter from US army. A lesbian who deserted the U.S. military and fled to Canada must be given another chance to plead her case for refugee status, Canada's Federal Court ruled Friday.

Sen. Levin: Fort Hoot probe may reveal more troubling e-mails involving alleged shooter Hasan. A Democratic senator says there may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his rampage.

President Barack Obama will wait until after Americans mark Thanksgiving on November 26 to announce whether or not he sends reinforcements to Afghanistan, his spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.

Japan says US Marine base pact should be honored, but seeking options on different location. Japan's foreign minister said Monday that Tokyo should honor its agreement to find a new location for a major U.S. Marine base, but he and the prime minister said they were still seeking options on where it should go.

The Taliban will overrun Afghanistan if international troops pull out, former Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah warned on Monday.

Arnold Schwarzenegger flew in to Iraq on a morale-boosting visit for US troops on Monday, drawing cheers from servicemen and women, some of whom were lucky enough to be gifted a cigar.

Arnold Schwarzenegger flew in to Iraq on a morale-boosting visit for US troops on Monday, drawing cheers from servicemen and women, some of whom were lucky enough to be gifted a cigar.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger drops in on US troops in Iraq, reminds them to 'pump up'. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped in on U.S. troops in Iraq on Monday, thanking them for the sacrifices they and their families are making.

A Kuwaiti firm with 8.5 billion dollars in contracts to supply food to US troops in the Middle East has been indicted on charges of defrauding the Pentagon, US authorities said.

A Kuwaiti firm with 8.5 billion dollars in contracts to supply food to US troops in the Middle East has been indicted on charges of defrauding the Pentagon, US authorities said.

A Kuwaiti firm with 8.5 billion dollars in contracts to supply food to US troops in the Middle East has been indicted for fraud, accused of taking elaborate measures to overbill the Pentagon.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than six years after the U.S. invasion left Iraq's main zoo a wasteland of starving animals and deserted cages, the park in central Baghdad is enjoying a vigorous revival and needs to grow.

The United States and Japan held talks on Tuesday over relocating an American military base but made little progress on resolving a row that has strained ties between the allies, officials said.

Liberal lawmakers from US President Barack Obama's Democratic Party on Tuesday voiced concern to him about sending more troops to Afghanistan, saying that US objectives remained ill-defined.

Support for the US mission in Afghanistan has slipped to a new low, with 44 percent of Americans now saying the war there has been worth the cost, according to a recently released poll.