India, US natural allies: Panetta
Jun 6, 2012
Pak memogate: I won't resign, says PM Gilani
Nov 29, 2011
Videos from bin Laden's hideout released
May 7, 2011
Pentagon releases satellite images of Osama's compound
May 3, 2011
Training push fails to halt US military sexual assault crisis
Reuters | Sunday May 19, 2013
Under pressure to fight sexual assault, the U.S. armed forces in recent years rolled out education programs about proper sexual conduct through methods like role playing and video games.
France gets Pentagon backing to buy US-made drones: report
Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013
France has received approval from the U.S. Pentagon to buy two Reaper drones for intelligence gathering, and now only needs backing from Congress, Le Monde newspaper said on Saturday.
US Air Force chief regrets comments on 'hook-up' culture
Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013
The chief of the US Air Force said Friday he regretted comments he made last week seeming to suggest a "hookup culture" in society was partly to blame for a sexual assault crisis in the military.
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.
For the US Military, a baffling rise in suicides
James Dao and Andrew W. Lehren, The New York Times | Thursday May 16, 2013
After Spc. Freddy Hook, a medic with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, killed himself in 2010, the trail of possible causes seemed long.
US sees China's missile launch as test of anti-satellite muscle, say source
Reuters | Thursday May 16, 2013
The US government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, one US defense official told Reuters on Wednesday.
Chinese missile hit highest suborbital level since 1976, claims scientist
Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2013
China launched a large missile on Monday that reached 6,200 miles (10,000 km) above the earth, its highest suborbital launch since 1976, according to a US scientist at Harvard University.
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.
Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties
Associated Press | Wednesday May 8, 2013
Signs are growing that the sustained surge in cyber attacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the US, lending urgency to fledgling efforts by both governments to engage on the issue.
China calls US the "real hacking empire" after Pentagon report
Reuters | Wednesday May 8, 2013
China has said repeatedly that it does not condone hacking and is the victim of hacking attacks most of which it claims come from the US.
China calls US the "real hacking empire" after Pentagon report
Reuters | Wednesday May 8, 2013
China on Wednesday accused the United States of sowing discord between China and its neighbours after the Pentagon said Beijing is using espionage to fuel its military modernisation, branding Washington the "real hacking empire".
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 ...
China rejects US report on cyber espionage as 'groundless'
Reuters | Tuesday May 7, 2013
China is using espionage to acquire technology to fuel its military modernization, the Pentagon said on Monday, for the first time accusing the Chinese of trying to break into US defense computer networks and prompting a firm denial from Beijing.
