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Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. is turning to local militias in Afghanistan and expanding support of provincial authorities to overcome weaknesses in President Hamid Karzai’s government in Kabul, officials said at hearings on the war that ended yesterday in Washington.
It was a speech that praised peace but defended war, that called on mankind's better angels but denounced evil, a speech that glided across history but perhaps attempted to do too much.
NEW YORK - The e-book for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's "True Compass" is coming out on Christmas Day, more than three months after the hardcover release. But the paperback, thanks in part to an Oprah-inspired surge in sales, will not appear until 2011.
KIRKUK, Iraq — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told American troops Friday in this oil-rich northern city that their mission in Iraq remains critical despite the nation’s focus on Afghanistan and that plans are on track to reduce forces next year.In a town hall meeting, Gates spoke with about 300 soldiers and airmen gathered outside on a sunny day at an airbase.Gates also said plans to ...
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. — Hanscom Air Force Base has scheduled a welcome-home celebration for personnel returning from overseas deployments.Col. David Orr, 66th Air Base Wing commander, will welcome base personnel Friday who have been deployed primarily to Iraq and Afghanistan.The festivities include honoring the families of the military men and women, and honoring community groups that ...
KIRKUK, Iraq — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told American troops Friday in this oil-rich northern city that their mission in Iraq remains critical despite the nation’s focus on Afghanistan and that plans are on track to reduce forces next year.
LOWELL -- Every morning when UMass Lowell senior defenseman Barry Goers gets out of bed, he wonders if there will be enough hours in the day to accomplish everything he wants and needs to do. There are classes for the finance major to attend, then hockey practice.
J.J. SMITH Isn’t it difficult to comprehend Tiger Woods’ naiveté?
OSLO, Norway -- In accepting the 2009 Nobel Prize for Peace, President Obama delivered an impassioned rationale Thursday for war, a paradox that he acknowledged, even as he defended the U. S. record abroad in promoting human rights, individual freedom and global security.
SARGODHA, Pakistan -- Five young American Muslims detained in Pakistan wanted to join militants in the country's Taliban-ruled tribal region, battle U. S. troops in neighboring Afghanistan and die as martyrs, police officials said Thursday.
BERKELEY — Nicholas Cariddo, 34, of Western Boulevard is the newest member of the Board of Education.
Haisley Funeral & Cremation Service wants to close the gap between military men and women and their loved ones here at home.
PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- The Defense Department said a soldier from Panama City has died of wounds he suffered when his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON -- Five young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan met with representatives of an al Qaeda-linked group and asked for training, but were turned down because they lacked references from trusted militants, a Pakistani law-enforcement offici...
A rally against al-Qaeda and Taliban supporter Yousef al-Khattab, will be held in front of his house. PHOTO BY STEVE MALECKI A Woodside convert to Islam who openly sympathizes with al-Qaeda and the Taliban says he has left the country.
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday defended waging just wars while accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, in a powerful speech on the world stage that won praise even from conservatives. Obama -- who last week announced that he was ...
