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US to keep force levels in Iraq 'to win'

May 27, 2006

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Washington: US President George W. Bush on Thursday refused to set a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops...

India to trade-in older Sukhois for latest MK1s

May 27, 2006

Press Trust of India, India will sign a defence deal with Russia within a fortnight under which 18 Sukhoi-30K fighter jets...

Taliban offensive seeks to discourage NATO deployments

May 27, 2006

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Washington: NATO's supreme commander said Thursday a spring offensive by Taliban fighters appears aimed at discouraging US allies taking...

F117 Engine Reaches Milestone — Four Million Flight Hours on the C-17 Globemaster III

May 27, 2006

Pratt & Whitney, EAST HARTFORD: Pratt & Whitney's F117 engine program has logged more than four million flight hours of operation...

U.S. Urges Russia To Reconsider Missile Sales to Iran

May 27, 2006

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, The United States urged Russia May 26 to reconsider its decision to honor a contract to sell TOR-M1 surface-to-air...

'Nukes breed nukes,' ElBaradei warns

May 27, 2006

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Washington: The head of the UN atomic watchdog warned Thursday that world powers must renounce nuclear arms or accept...

NATO Allies Simulate Seizure of WMD at Sea

May 27, 2006

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Four NATO allies mounted a big naval exercise off the Turkish coast on May 26 simulating the capture of...

China strongly protests Pentagon report

May 25, 2006

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, BEIJING: China has strongly protested against a Pentagon report which claims Beijing's rapid miltary build-up poses a credible long-term...