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Ugandan troops kill top rebel in Centr.Africa

AFP Global Edition 3 days ago

Ugandan special forces have killed a senior commander of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Central African Republic, the military spokesman told AFP Thursday. Lieutenant-Colonel Felix Kulayigye said Okello Okutti was shot and killed on Tuesday during a clash with ...

South Korea US Obama

AP News 3 days ago

U.S. President Barack Obama rallies U.S. troops at Osan Air Base in Osan, outside Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Copyright 2009 AP News

Obama meets with US troops in SKorea

AP News 4 days ago

Obama meets with US troops in SKorea, his final stop on Asia trip President Barack Obama told U.S. troops stationed in South Korea that their service has ensured peace in Asia and around the world. The U.S. fought for South Korea during ...

Israeli army warns rabbis in bid to avert soldiers revolt

AFP Global Edition 4 days ago

The Israeli army has warned a group of rabbis that political protests by their students while serving in the military would not be tolerated, the army said on Wednesday. The warning follows two incidents involving soldiers who publicly held up banners vowing ...

Army suicides set to hit new high in 2009

Reuters US Online Report Top News 4 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Suicides in the U.S. Army will hit a new high this year, a top general said on Tuesday in a disclosure likely to increase concerns about stress on U.S. forces ahead of an expected buildup in Afghanistan. The findings, ...

Court lifts ban on Boeing work on KC-135 tankers

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 5 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday lifted a lower court's injunction against a $1.2 billion Air Force maintenance contract with Boeing Co that was protested by Alabama Aircraft Industries. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned ...

Israel army punishes troops for settlement protest

AP News 5 days ago

Israeli military punishes troops for protesting West Bank settler outpost evacuation The Israeli army punished six soldiers, sending two to prison, for protesting the army's demolition of structures at an unauthorized settler outpost in the West Bank, the military said Tuesday. The ...

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Visits Haifa Naval Base

Getty Images 5 days ago

HAIFA, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 17: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is helped on to a dinghy during a visit to an Israeli naval base on November 17, 2009 in Haifa, Israel. Netanyahu had stated that there was no room for disobedience in ...

Reports: Army to probe alleged shooter's career

AP News 5 days ago

Reports: Army to probe whether it missed warning signs before Fort Hood massacre The Army will conduct an internal investigation to examine whether it missed warning signs about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the man accused of killing 13 people in the Nov. ...

Obama's hesitancy on war buildup sends messages

AP Features 6 days ago

President Barack Obama's drawn-out decision-making on Afghanistan is sending messages. To the Afghan government: Clean up your act. To the Pentagon: I'm no rubber stamp. To the American public: More troops can't be the sole answer. Obama has been accused by some ...

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