Iran turns off tracking systems on tankers: report
In a bid to circumvent crippling international sanctions, Iran has been routinely switching off satellite tracking systems on its sea-bound...
US insists Iraq police training not being scrapped
The US embassy in Baghdad insisted on Sunday it had no plans to shut down a multi-billion-dollar police training programme...
Olympics: ‘Sonic weapon’ to be deployed for London Games
A long-range acoustic device that can be used as a sonic weapon is to be deployed at the London Olympic...
US military to pack more BlackBerry smartphones
Research In Motion (RIM) on Wednesday announced that the US Department of Defense staff and partners have been given the...
Pentagon chief calls for Senate to ratify law of sea treaty
US defense chiefs appealed Wednesday for lawmakers to ratify the UN convention on the law of sea, saying the country...
Obama, NATO chief agree Afghan focus for summit
US President Barack Obama met with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen ahead of the upcoming NATO summit to agree to...
12,000 troops take part in Jordan war games: US
The US military said on Wednesday that 12,000 soldiers from 17 countries are taking part in this month's military exercises...
Britain to make U-turn on fighter jet upgrade: report
Britain was on Thursday to announce it was scrapping plans to buy the preferred fighter jet for its two new...
US probing cyber attacks on gas pipelines
A campaign of cyber attacks has been targeting US natural gas pipeline operators, officials acknowledged, raising security concerns about vulnerabilities...
China prepared for escalation of Philippine standoff
Chinese vice foreign minister Fu Ying said Beijing was fully ready for an escalation of a drawn-out maritime standoff with...
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