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US reels after Muslim doctor kills 13 on army base

AFP Global Edition yesterday

A stunned nation battled to understand Friday why a Muslim army psychiatrist may have snapped, mowing down 13 people and wounding 30 others in a massacre at a sprawling US military base. Alleged shooter Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, a specialist in ...

U.S. urges Karzai to make corruption arrests

Reuters US Online Report Politics News yesterday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States wants Afghan President Hamid Karzai to arrest and prosecute corrupt government officials and take other concrete measures to shore up his legitimacy, the top U.S. military officer said on Wednesday, suggesting such steps were key to ...

Shooter alive after Texas base rampage leaves 13 dead

AFP Global Edition yesterday

An army psychiatrist about to be sent to Iraq gunned down 13 people and wounded 30 in a rampage on a huge Texas military base but survived after being shot four times himself. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who his family said had ...

13 dead, 30 hurt in Texas military base rampage

AFP Global Edition yesterday

A Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq has gunned down 13 people and wounded 30 others at a sprawling Texas military base before being shot and taken into custody. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist, opened fire ...

12 dead, 31 hurt in Texas military base rampage

AFP Global Edition yesterday

A Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq has gunned down 12 people and wounded 31 others at a sprawling Texas military base before being shot and taken into custody. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist, opened fire ...

Shooter killed, two apprehended at Fort Hood: commander

AFP Global Edition 2 days ago

Up to three gunmen who opened fire Thursday on a US military base, killing 11 people and wounding 31 others, were all American soldiers, the Fort Hood commander said. "A shooter opened fire. That person was killed. At this time, we are ...

US says civilian deployments to Afghanistan 'on track'

AFP American Edition 2 days ago

The Obama administration said Thursday it has doubled the number of civilian experts working in Afghanistan and is "on track" to meet its goal of nearly 1,000 civilians by the new year. In unveiling his Afghan strategy in March, which is under ...

US military: 2 American soldiers die in Iraq

AP News 2 days ago

US military: 2 American soldiers die in Iraq in combat and of noncombat-related injuries The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in Iraq — one in combat and one of noncombat-related injuries. The military released a statement late Wednesday saying ...

U.S. eyes "intent" of China's space programs

Reuters US Online Report Science News 4 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military needs to deepen dialogue with China to better understand the intent of its space programs, a U.S. general said on Tuesday, after a Chinese commander announced plans to develop offensive military capabilities in space. General Kevin ...

Iraq: Key figures since the war began

AP News 5 days ago

Iraq: Key figures since the war began U.S. TROOP LEVELS: _October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup. _Oct. 31, 2009: 117,000 CASUALTIES: _Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Nov. 2, 2009: at least 4,354. _Confirmed U.S. military wounded (hostile) as of ...

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