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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has confirmed Syrian government forces are continuing to launch Scud missiles. The NATO chief says the recent launch of Scud missiles highlights the need for effective defense and protection of NATO member
Ex-IMF Chief Released on Own Recognizance Former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss Kahn has been released on his own recognizance as New York state prosecutors reveal doubts about the credibility of his accuser. Dominique Strauss-Kah
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all parties involved in the Syria conflict to observe a Security Council Resolution that calls for at least a 30-day truce in the conflict-ridden country. Meanwhile, the European Union and Russia have
US Defense Chief Urges Closer Ties with Brazil in Space Research United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spoke in Brazil Tuesday calling for closer ties with the country in defense issues and in space. Mattis urged military students in Rio de Jane
152 印尼官方否定关于逮捕印尼前警察局长的报道 Confusion Over Alleged Plan to Arrest Indonesia's Former Police Chief Patricia Nunan Jakarta 12 Jul 2001 11:17 UTC Indonesian officials
AS IT IS 2014-07-05 US Navy Promotes First Woman to 4-Star Admiral 美国海军第一位四星女将军 The U.S. Navy now has a woman as its second-highest ranking officer for the first time in its 236-year history. Michelle Howard was promoted Tuesd
By Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 20 October 2006 The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross says the group has concerns about a new American law for the treatment and trials of detainees in the war on terror. Despite noting some positi
By Meredith Buel Washington 27 March 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States is open to higher-level talks with Iran, but is warning against having any illusions about Tehran's intentions in the Persian Gulf region. VOA corres
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 23 March 2006 The governor of Kenya's Central Bank has been charged with four counts of abuse of office for allegedly awarding lucrative contracts in violation of procurement
By Gary Thomas Dearborn, Michigan 18 September 2009 The United States and its allies have long contended that Iran is embarked on a path to becoming a nuclear weapons power. CIA Chief Leon Panetta In an exclusive VOA interview, CIA Director Leon Pan
The President of Central African Republic is consolidating military power after dismissing his own son as acting defense minister, along with his army chief of staff. President Francois Bozize says that he is taking over the position held by his son
By Phuong Tran Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 01 April 2008 Guinea-Bissau's military has long dominated the course of the country's history. Soldiers control many of the country's economic interests. Elections in 2005 brought back to power a previous presiden
By Stephanie Ho Washington 11 June 2007 The chief prosecutor of the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone says he is confident the trial against Charles Taylor will proceed as scheduled, despite the former Liberian president's no show at the tri
OTTAWA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Monday that Lieutenant-General Thomas Lawson has been appointed as Canada's new chief of the defence staff, the country's top military post. Lawson, who assumed the position
By Ed Yeranian Beirut 10 May 2008 Hezbollah said it would withdraw all its fighters from the streets of Lebanon's capital, after Lebanon's army command said it would retain the pro-Hezbollah security chief at Beirut Airport, whose dismissal sparked t
By Scott Stearns White House 05 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush has nominated a new director of national intelligence as he continues to shake-up senior staff with a new deputy secretary of state. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns
President Barack Obama announces James Clapper as his choice to oversee the nation's 16 spy agencies as director of national intelligence, 05 Jun 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen the Defense Department's head of intelligence to oversee the
The top U.S. military officer says more diplomacy is needed to convince Iran not to develop nuclear weapons, because any military strike would have unforeseeable consequences and could end up putting considerable stress on U.S. forces. VOA's Al Pess
By Steve Herman New Delhi 12 November 2009 Government officials in Colombo confirm the chief of Sri Lanka's armed forces has quit his post, but are not commenting on speculation he is poised to challenge the island nation's president in an upcoming
By Steve Herman New Delhi 02 October 2009 Rebel Maoists attempting to seize land in one of India's poorest communities are being blamed for the execution-style killings of at least 16 villagers, including children, in the eastern part of the country