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Paratroopers Trade Parachutes for Sea Legs

, ISKANDARIYAH, Iraq: Paratroopers here have added another element to their arsenal of maneuver capabilities: amphibious transportation. The Scout Platoon for the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, will use the aluminum utility boat to...
February 6th, 2007 | World Affairs News | Read More

US: Israel Likely Violated Cluster Bomb Agreement During Hezbollah War

, WASHINGTON: The Bush administration has told Congress that Israel likely violated U.S. arms export agreements with its use of cluster munitions against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon last year. The State Department says a preliminary report on the issue has been sent to Congress.    Reports...
January 31st, 2007 | World Affairs News | Read More

Iraq Needs Stronger Political Will: Australian Commander

, The Iraqi government needed a stronger political will to tackle militia violence in Baghdad, Australia
November 2nd, 2006 | World Affairs News | Read More

Major European Aeronautics Companies Commit to

, VIENNA, Austria: Today in Vienna nine leading European aeronautics companies (AgustaWestland, Airbus, Alenia Aeronautica, Dassault Aviation, Eurocopter, Liebherr-Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, SAFRAN, and Thales) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Aeronautics Joint Technology Initiative...
October 16th, 2006 | World Affairs News | Read More

Strike By Israeli Robot Drone Kills Four Gunmen In Gaza

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Gaza City: Four armed Palestinians from the ruling Islamist Hamas movement were killed early Monday in the Gaza Strip when an Israeli drone fired a missile at them, a Palestinian security official said. The four members of a special forces unit of the Palestinian interior ministry,...
August 29th, 2006 | World Affairs News | Read More

Up To 71 Taliban Killed In Southern Afghanistan

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Kandahar, Afghanistan: Up to 71 Taliban rebels and five Afghan police and soldiers have been confirmed killed in a major clash in southern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday. The battle erupted late Saturday after scores of Taliban attacked volatile Panjwayi district in Kandahar...
August 21st, 2006 | World Affairs News | Read More

Israeli army chief sold stocks hours before war

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Israel's army chief Dan Halutz reportedly offloaded his stock portfolio hours before the Jewish state unleashed a massive offensive in Lebanon and the stock market tumbled. According to the Maariv daily, Halutz sold the shares at noon on July 12, three hours after two soldiers...
August 16th, 2006 | World Affairs News | Read More

US Deny Israeli Request for Cluster Munitions Use in Lebanon Has Killed and Maimed Civilians

Human Rights Watch, WASHINGTON: The United States should reject any request by Israel to transfer cluster munitions for use against targets in Lebanon, Human Rights Watch wrote in a letter to National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley today. Civilians in Lebanon have already died from Israel's use...
August 15th, 2006 | World Affairs News | Read More

Australia To Send More Troops to Afghanistan

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Aug. 9 he was sending 150 more troops to Afghanistan, amid an escalating Taliban-led insurgency in the country
August 10th, 2006 | World Affairs News | Read More

Global outrage greets Israel 'war crime' in Qana

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Israel's air strike on the Lebanese village of Qana sparked global outrage, with the UN Security Council deploring the deaths and Arab and Muslim leaders and thousands of livid protesters in the Middle East branding the assault a war crime. Diplomats said the United States again...
July 31st, 2006 | World Affairs News | Read More
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