Obama meets NATO chief, aides laud Libya role

2011-11-07T18:30:40Z

President Barack Obama on Monday met NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen, as top officials again defended the US role in the western alliance's campaign that helped topple Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi.

Obama and Rasmussen spo...

US lawmakers rebuke Obama over Libya

2011-06-25T04:30:19Z

The war-weary US House of Representatives delivered a harsh, symbolic rebuke to President Barack Obama over the conflict in Libya but beat back efforts to cut funds for direct US air strikes.

The mixed result showed that lawmakers generally united in criticizing Obama's decision to do without cong...

US lawmakers to vote on curbing Libya operations

2011-06-24T01:30:16Z

The US House of Representatives seemed on track to approve a resolution Friday aimed at limiting the US role in strikes on Libya, amid deep anger at President Barack Obama's handling of the conflict.

Republican US House Speaker John Boehner...

Kadhafi hails US Congress on Libya

2011-06-10T18:30:19Z

Libya's embattled leader Moamer Kadhafi appears to have written to the US Congress to praise its criticism of President Barack Obama over NATO raids on Libya, officials said Friday.

In the letter seen by AFP, Kadhafi comments on...

US seeking country to take in Kadhafi: report

2011-04-16T19:30:32Z

The Barack Obama administration has launched an intense search for a country that could provide refuge to Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi, The New York Times reported Saturday.

But amid looming indictments against Kadhafi by the

Obama to address nation on Libya strategy

2011-03-26T04:30:14Z

US President Barack Obama will address the nation about his Libya strategy Monday, the White House announced, as coalition forces launched fresh air strikes against the Libyan regime's forces.

The announcement came as allied warplanes carried out raids late Friday on the town of ...

Nato and US differ over Afghan exit

2010-11-29T15:00:06Z

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Canada to extend Afghan mission until 2014: report

2010-11-08T18:00:38Z

According to the plan detailed by CBC, up to 750 trainers and at least 200 support staff would work outside the combat zone at a training academy or large training facility for Afghan soldiers and police officers.

On Sunday, Defense Minister Peter MacKay said Canada was "considering" keeping troops in the war-ravaged nation beyond its parliamentary-mandated mid-2011 exit...

Liberals mum on extending Afghan mission

2010-11-08T16:02:06Z

But Ignatieff, reacting to Defence Minister Peter MacKay's comments on Sunday that Canada was "considering" keeping troops in the war-ravaged nation beyond its parliamentary-mandated mid-2011 exit, kept mum about the Liberals' position on the matter.

"I have nothing to say because there isn't a...

Austerity plan at stake as left wing dominates Czech vote

2010-10-16T18:30:21Z

With almost all votes counted, the Czech Statistical Office said the left-wing Social Democrats had 22 of the 27 seats up for grabs in the 81-member senate after the first round of the senatorial vote on Friday and Saturday.

The first round failed to produce candidates with more than 50-percent support in all 27 districts where the voting took place, sending the two strongest candidates in ...

Our Pal Pakistan

2010-10-06T20:03:54Z

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What Is a Joint Committee?

2010-11-05T11:22:30Z

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Obama, NATO secretary-general to meet next Tuesday

2010-09-12T01:12:05Z

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US military chief to reassure Afghans, allies after sacking

2010-06-25T14:47:43Z

Washington's top military officer was due to arrive in Afghanistan on Friday to explain the sacking of the allied commander in Kabul as the Obama administration said it was not "bogged down" in the war.

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Afghanistan on Friday to explain the sacking of the allied commander in Kabul as the Obama administration said it was not "bogged down" in the war.

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton predicted Thursday that NATO allies would make a number of announcements promising to send extra troops to Afghanistan.

"We'll begin to have tomorrow (Friday) a number of public announcements for additional troops," Clinton told reporters on the plane before taking off for a NATO meeting in ...

White House rejects Cheney's Afghanistan criticism

2010-06-25T20:14:07Z

White House rejects claims from Cheney, GOP that Obama's Afghanistan decision taking too long

The White House on Thursday forcefully rejected criticism from former Vice President Dick Cheney and other Republicans that

Britain pledges extra troops as US mulls Afghan options

2010-06-25T20:16:52Z

Britain announced it was sending an extra 500 soldiers to Afghanistan, as US President Barack Obama huddled with his war cabinet to decide whether to deploy thousands more US troops.

Pledging more forces, Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged

Govt to send 500 extra troops to Afghanistan

2010-06-25T20:17:08Z

Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Wednesday it was sending an extra 500 soldiers to Afghanistan, as US President Barack Obama huddled with his war cabinet to decide whether to deploy thousands more US troops.

Pledging more forces, Brown urged NATO allies to do their "fair sha...

Timing of missile defense announcement criticized

2010-06-25T20:32:41Z

Lawmakers knock White House for late word to Congress, NATO allies on missile defense decision

The Obama administration came under fire from U.S. lawmakers on Thursday for surprising Congress and American allies with its decision to drastically alter E...

Editorial Roundup

2010-06-25T20:33:48Z

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:

Sept. 22

Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal, on ACORN:

ACORN has a lot of work...

John Shalikashvili

2010-10-22T11:28:31Z

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Obama administration says Russia could join NATO

2010-04-16T11:06:50Z

Obama administration is not ruling out NATO membership for Russia

The Obama administration is not ruling out the possibility of Russian membership in NATO.

Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday that the

The Year 2014, World and USA Projection ? Part I

2010-10-14T12:09:42Z

Hasan Yahya, PH.Ds
The United States of America will prevail, in the Year 2014 as it was in Clinton times. Futurists are busy in their projections worldwide. The most important for us Americans is future of the United States, locally, internationally, and globally.
Locally: there are two important areas where most futurists bring projections. In my projection, the political and the economic areas. Internationally, however diplomacy and co...

Reports: Medvedev hopeful about Obama's trip

2010-04-16T12:22:04Z

Reports: Medvedev hopeful about security talks with Obama in July

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed optimism Saturday about advancing relations with the U.S. during President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow in July even on divisive topics such as NATO's eas...

Medvedev criticizes NATO exercise in Georgia

2010-04-16T12:18:59Z

Medvedev criticizes NATO's exercise in Georgia, pushes for new trans-Atlantic security treaty

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev criticized NATO's exercises in Georgia and pushed for a new trans-Atlantic security treaty in remarks broadcast Friday.

He said NATO's expansion eastward has crea...

Russia, US strike conciliatory tones after talks

2010-04-16T12:27:55Z

Hoping to ease disagreements, Obama and Russian foreign minister offer conciliatory words

Russia was sounding conciliatory during a Washington visit as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised the Obama administration for what he called its pragmatic...

Lavrov, Clinton looking past differences

2010-04-16T12:27:08Z

Lavrov, Clinton pledge to look past differences, pursue arms control

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday that recent differences over Georgia will not stand in the way of arms control negotiations.

In a cordia...

US Congress cautiously welcomes new Afghan plan

2010-06-26T01:49:02Z

US lawmakers broadly welcomed President Barack Obama's new Afghan war plan on Friday, but some openly worried about securing more NATO help and getting Pakistan to crack down on extremists.

"The proposed military escalation in Afghanistan, without an adequate strategy in Pakistan, could ...

Danish premier hot tip for new NATO chief

2010-04-16T15:56:21Z

The United States has backed Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen for next secretary general of NATO, a diplomat said Saturday, setting him on track to take the alliance's top job in August.

"The United States has made up its mind. It will support Anders Fogh Rasmussen" as the candidate to take over from Dutch diplo...

White House says NATO is no threat to Russia

2010-04-16T16:00:13Z

White House says Russia's comments not meant to spark international worry

The White House says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's pledge to strengthen its military was meant for "domestic consumption" and not intended to worry Washington.

White House spokesman Biden assures allies of US commitment to NATO; cites 'deteriorating situation' in Afghanistan

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged NATO members Tuesday to jointly confront al-Qaida and other extremist groups in Afghanistan where he said instability threatens all of the allianc...

Biden heads to Belgium for NATO summit

2010-04-16T16:14:38Z

Biden plans trip to Brussels for NATO meeting on Afghanistan, Pakistan

Vice President Joe Biden plans to visit NATO headquarters next week.

The White House on T...

Biden In Munich

2010-10-21T09:51:24Z

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Analysis: Biden promises foreign policy shifts

2010-10-13T14:26:15Z

Analysis: Biden promises foreign policy shifts, some adversaries nibble the bait

The Obama administration promises sweeping changes in American foreign policy, and some U.S. adversaries are nibbling the bait.

Vice President Joe Biden hit most of the right notes in his Munich speech this weekend, declaring &...

Biden's Munich role: Reinvigorate NATO ties

2010-04-16T15:07:05Z

Biden's Munich role: Reinvigorate NATO ties, rebuild relations and seek help in trouble spots

Hoping for a fresh start with Europe, the Obama administration is sending a more high-powered delegation, led by Vice President Joe Biden, t...

Biden to Munich security conference in first official trip

2010-04-16T15:07:57Z

Vice President Joseph Biden will make his first official trip abroad next week to the annual Wehrkunde conference on security policy in Munich, the White House said.

Biden, a former veteran Democratic lawmaker and past chairman of London will host second G-20 summit on the financial crisis in April

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday that London will host an April meeting of the Group of 20 industrialized and emerging economies on the financial crisis.

Brown told lawmakers that...

Europeans will learn Obama has no 'magic wand': analysts

2010-04-16T12:41:34Z

Barack Obama, if he is elected US president next week, will disappoint his many European admirers when they find out he has no "magic wand" to change American foreign policy, analysts warn.

Analysts say that the Democratic candidate -- whom Europeans overwhelmingly favor over his Republican rival John McCain -- will likely change just the style rather than the substance of ...

European will learn Obama has no 'magic wand:' analysts

2010-04-16T12:41:48Z

Barack Obama, if he is elected US president next week, will disappoint his many European admirers when they find out he has no "magic wand" to change American foreign policy, analysts warn.

Analysts say that the Democratic candidate -- whom Europeans overwhelmingly favor over his Republican rival John McCain -- will likely change just the style rather than the substance of ...

White House welcomes Senate NATO votes for Albania, Croatia

2010-06-25T23:05:10Z

The White House on Friday welcomed the US Senate's vote to admit Albania and Croatia into NATO, and expressed hopes that Macedonia may soon resolve its name dispute with

2010-10-23T11:08:25Z

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US says no decisions yet on putting Ukraine, Georgia on path to NATO membership

2010-04-16T16:24:48Z

A senior Bush administration official has said NATO leaders have failed to reach consensus on opening the door to Georgia and Ukraine to joining the military alliance.

The official says the leaders made no decisions about the former Soviet republics. Nor did they resolve the issue of how to proceed at Thursday's sessions on the ...

Afghanistan

2010-12-25T11:30:18Z

Gen. David Petraeus, 2nd left, top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, is greeted by Brig. Gen. Skip Davis on his arrival at an Italian base in Farah, Afghanistan, Saturday...

Pakistan NATO

2010-12-06T05:31:33Z

A Pakistani security official stands guard near the Afghanistan-bound NATO tanker set on fire by alleged militants at an outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

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Portugal NATO Summit

2010-11-27T06:02:36Z

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero gives a media briefing at the end of a NATO summit in Lisbon on Saturday Nov. 20, 2010. NATO planned Saturday to deliver a historic invitation for Russia to join a missile shield protecting Europe against Iranian atta...

Afghanistan Police Training

2010-11-22T03:32:00Z

In this photo taken Nov. 7, 2010, new Afghan police recruits leave after attending a literary class at Central Training Center on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. According to the NATO training mission, only 11 percent of the enlisted personnel in the army and police can read and write, compared to 35 percent for non...

Afghanistan Learning To Read

2010-11-22T03:31:59Z

In this Nov. 7, 2010 photo, Khan Agha, a new Afghan police recruit, reads text written on a white board inside a classroom at Central Training Center on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. According to the NATO training mission, only 11 percent of the enlisted personnel in the army and police can read and write, compare...

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