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Feb 27, 2013
Top US general warns of sexual assault 'crisis,' meets Barack Obama
Reuters | Friday May 17, 2013
The top general in the US Armed Forces warned of a crisis of confidence in the growing ranks of women soldiers due to a rash of sexual assault cases that has prompted lawmakers to act.
Barack Obama calls meeting on military sex assault
Associated Press | Thursday May 16, 2013
The top US defence leaders were summoned to the White House on Thursday to talk about the military's escalating sexual assault crisis as the Pentagon's top general said women in uniform were losing confidence the problem will be solved.
US Army investigates soldier for sexual assault
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2013
The US Army is investigating one of its sergeants for sexual assault - one who is in charge of a sexual assault prevention program, the Pentagon admitted on Tuesday.
Pentagon, short on cash, puts civilians on unpaid leave
Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2013
The Pentagon told its civilian workforce on Tuesday that it will put most of them on unpaid leave for one day a week starting in July, a deeply unpopular move that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel blamed on sweeping budget cuts imposed by Congress.
US, South Korea vow no concessions to North Korea
Agence France Presse | Wednesday May 8, 2013
The leaders of the United States and South Korea on Tuesday vowed no concessions to North Korea after months of high tension, saying the burden was on the communist state to end the crisis.
Pentagon finds sexual assaults in military increase
Jennifer Steinhauer, The New York Times | Wednesday May 8, 2013
The problem of sexual assault in the military leapt to the forefront in Washington on Tuesday as the Pentagon released a survey estimating that 26,000 people in the armed forces were sexually assaulted last year, up from 19,000 in 2010, and an angry ...
US Air Force officer in charge of rape prevention arrested
Agence France Presse | Tuesday May 7, 2013
A US Air Force officer in charge of preventing sexual attacks has been arrested for assaulting a woman, police said Monday, in the latest setback for a force struggling to stem a pervasive rape problem.
US believes Syria used chemical weapons but says facts needed
Reuters | Friday April 26, 2013
US intelligence agencies believe Syria's government has likely used chemical weapons on a small scale, the White House said on Thursday, but added that President Barack Obama needed "credible and corroborated" facts before acting on that assessment.
US investigators start quizzing injured Boston suspect: report
Press Trust of India | Monday April 22, 2013
US investigators today started grilling the lone surviving Chechen-origin Boston bombings suspect after he regained consciousness and was able to scribble out written responses, as authorities were preparing a charge sheet to nail the accused.
Pentagon chief stresses Israel's right to hit Iran
Associated Press | Monday April 22, 2013
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel held out hope on Sunday for a non-military way to ending the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, but he also emphasized Washington's willingness to let Israel decide whether and when it might strike Tehran in self-defen...
Pentagon mum on Syria chemical weapons use
Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 18, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel declined on Wednesday to discuss Syria's possible use of chemical weapons against rebels, raising doubts over whether Washington still viewed chemical arms a "red line."
US Defence Secretary calls Boston attack 'act of terror'
Associated Press | Tuesday April 16, 2013
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel is calling the Boston marathon bombing that killed three and wounded more than 140 people a "cruel act of terror."
Boston Marathon explosives made from pressure cookers
Associated Press | Wednesday April 17, 2013
The explosives that killed three and wounded more than 170 at the Boston Marathon were made of pressure cookers packed with metal and ball bearings, a person briefed on the investigation said Tuesday. President Barack Obama declared the bombings an a...
North Korea crisis: South Korea and US remain on missile watch
Reuters | Thursday April 11, 2013
South Korea and the United States remained on high alert for any North Korean missile launch on Thursday as the hermit kingdom turned its attention to celebrating its ruling Kim dynasty and appeared to dial down rhetoric of impending war.
US warns North Korea ahead of expected missile launch
Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 11, 2013
The United States has warned North Korea it is skating a "dangerous line" with an expected missile launch that could start a whole new cycle of escalating tensions in a region already on a hair-trigger.
