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Chinese premier visits India to boost ties

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:19:08 -0400

NEW DELHI - Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost economic ties.

Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:36:46 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women's freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience.

Fort Knox launches Adopt a Platoon program

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:47:15 -0400

FORT KNOX, Kentucky - As soldiers at Fort Knox are preparing for a summer deployment to Afghanistan, officials at the central Kentucky Army post are launching an Adopt a Platoon program.

Afghan police chief shot dead outside home

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:53:59 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - Motorcycle-riding gunmen assassinated a police chief in front of his house after he led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday.

Ky. veteran killed in Afghanistan blast

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:08:17 -0400

FORT THOMAS, Kentucky - A Kentucky veteran who was working as a civilian contractor in Afghanistan has died in an explosion in Kabul that killed at least 15 people including six Americans.

Navy pilot earns degree in combat zone

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:55:26 -0400

SAN DIEGO - Finals week was dangerous for Thomas Saenz.

Soldier from Dalton killed in Afghanistan

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:36:20 -0400

DALTON, Massachusetts - The grief-stricken father of a Massachusetts soldier killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan described his son Friday as a man proud of his military service.

Idaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:17:48 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - He was a Russian-speaking truck driver who came to Idaho nearly four years ago to join hundreds of other Uzbekistan refugees for whom the state has become a sanctuary from violence in their home country.

4 soldiers, 3 from Fort Bliss, die in Afghanistan

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:34:10 -0400

EL PASO, Texas - Military officials say three Fort Bliss soldiers and one from Fort Stewart in Georgia were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device.

Hagel names general to lead US troops in SKorea

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:46:27 -0400

WASHINGTON - An Army general who served as a top official on U.S. joint military staffs in Afghanistan and at the Pentagon is the choice to command U.S. troops in South Korea.

Soldier from Kansas drowns in Afghanistan

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:56:21 -0400

OAKLEY, Kansas - U.S. military officials say a 33-year-old soldier from western Kansas has died in Afghanistan.

North Dakota leaders plan trade trip to Kazakhstan

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:50:46 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - North Dakota government and trade leaders are planning a trip to Kazakhstan next week to strengthen trade ties.

Camp Lejeune troops to pack gear in Afghanistan

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:02:11 -0400

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - About 160 Camp Lejeune Marines and sailors are headed to Afghanistan to pack up and ship U.S. gear.

Army general facing sex charges had pornography on laptop

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:10:41 -0400

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina - An expert in Afghan culture testified Wednesday that pornography found on the computer of a U.S. Army general then deployed to the Muslim country would be highly offensive to local residents.

DOD poised to trim furlough days, add exemptions

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:58:14 -0400

WASHINGTON - After weeks of debate and number-crunching, the Defense Department announced plans Tuesday to furlough about 680,000 of its civilian employees for 11 days through the end of this fiscal year, allowing only limited exceptions for the military to avoid or reduce the unpaid days off.

Assembly passes tax break for military families

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:21:49 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a bill that would exempt military income for a soldier killed in combat from taxes.

Kerry expects Syrians to attend transition talks

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:20:25 -0400

STOCKHOLM - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stern warning Tuesday to Syria's government, saying that new help will be given to opposition forces should President Bashar Assad's regime decide to back out of upcoming negotiations aimed at ending Syria's two-year war.

UK outlines troop plans in Afghanistan

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:01:03 -0400

LONDON - Some British troops will be serving longer tours of duty as the U.K. prepares to end its combat role in Afghanistan, Britain's defense secretary said Tuesday.

Iran expresses regret over killing Afghans

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:25:05 -0400

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has expressed regret for the shooting deaths of Afghan migrants entering the country illegally over the weekend.

3-man space crew returns safely to Earth

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:32:27 -0400

MOSCOW - A Soyuz space capsule with a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station landed safely Tuesday on the steppes of Kazakhstan.

270 to return to Fort Campbell

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:04:26 -0400

FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky - Almost 300 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell are due home from Afghanistan.

Funeral set for NY soldier killed in Afghanistan

Tue, 14 May 2013 03:04:55 -0400

MERIDIAN, New York - A funeral for a solder from New York's Finger Lakes region killed in Afghanistan has been set for Thursday.

Memorial planned for Okla. airman killed overseas

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:20:43 -0400

MIDWEST CITY, Oklahoma - A memorial service is planned for a Tinker Air Force Base sergeant who was killed in a plane crash last month in Afghanistan.

Pakistan's next premier an Islamist comeback kid

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:32:53 -0400

ISLAMABAD - The man set to become Pakistan's next prime minister after historic elections over the weekend could be called the Islamist comeback kid.

Upstate NY post office renamed for fallen Marine

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:04:40 -0400

BALDWINSVILLE, New York - An upstate New York post office is being named in honor of a Marine corporal killed in Afghanistan.