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The gun-shot wound on lieutenant Charles was so devestating that the medical examiner said it only took one bullet to kill the officer. Tonight sources tell CNN that bullet was fired in the ?'s torso, entering at a downward angle, even a source says,
Hundreds of people rallied in front of the US Capitol today to protest the Obama administrations wide-range surveillance programs. As Jack Obfenston of number station of WAMU reports, the demonstration comes as new details emerge about NSA taps on th
Still Waiting for Orders, US Military Has ISIL in Its Sights 美军等待命令打击ISIL The United States says that, for now, it is only sending military advisers to Baghdad to help the Iraqi government combat advances by militant Sunni Islamists,
Pentagon Bars Discrimination Against Gays, Lesbians in Uniform Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday unveiled an updated equal opportunity policy to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation in the armed forces, putting it in the same category
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This next story suggests how hard it can be to avoid racial discrimination. The story comes from a new survey of Americans of all races and ethnicities. It's being released this morning by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,
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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now an update on a story from earlier this week. A graduate student from China joined the U.S. Army under a special program designed to recruit people with language and professional skills. The military has long been a fast track
By Amelia Shaw Port-au-Prince 07 January 2006 The Brazilian military commander in charge of U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti was found dead Saturday. The commander's death comes as the troubled country is s
By Scott Stearns White House 24 November 2007 The former U.S. commander of multi-national troops in Iraq says President Bush's strategy there is failing because it relies too much on military force and not enough on political reconciliation. VOA Whi
By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 August 2007 A senior U.S. commander in Iraq says he believes there will be a drawdown of U.S. troops starting next April, as long as the security situation continues to improve. Meanwhile, the officer says, coalition and Iraq
U.S. commanders in Iraq are concerned that Shiite insurgents are using a new type of high-powered homemade weapon that uses rockets made in Iran and elsewhere. In the most recent attack, on Tuesday in northeastern Baghdad, an Iraqi soldier and a U.S
--By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 08 November 2006 125 Indonesian troops have left for Lebanon to join a United Nations peacekeeping force. About 800 more Indonesian troops are expected to arrive in Beirut by the end of the month. Indonesian peaceke
The U.S. state of Florida has 1300 kilometers of beaches, all of which officials fear are at risk from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Our correspondent reports that military and wildlife officials are being deployed across the state, scouring for sign
The U.S. military in Afghanistan says troops conducting several raids targeting al-Qaida, Taliban and Haqqani militant networks have killed 19 fighters. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from neighboring Pakistan that there are also news reports that the
Nigeria's most prominent militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or 'MEND', has claimed responsibility for a third day of violence in the southern oil producing region. Sarah Simpson reports from Lagos the militants say
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 09 November 2007 A senior northern Ugandan official says the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group has detained his own deputy, Vincent Otti. Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi that a rebe
By Peter Heinlein Mekele, Ethiopia 15 February 2008 The United Nations is halting peacekeeping operations in Eritrea, and closing its mission headquarters in Asmara. The pullout comes two months after the Eritrean government cut off vital fuel suppli
Japan's hopes of acquiring the jet touted as the world's most advanced fighter are being dashed. The commander of U.S. Forces Japan, in an unusually blunt remark, says even if American senators had not voted to halt further production of the F-22, th
The second-ranking U.S. military commander in Iraq says he expects to keep about 130,000 American troops in the country through the end of this year, when Iraq has a series of elections planned, and then to make a fairly rapid withdrawal of most of t
The flood threat in Traralgon in Victorias east has been downgraded from major to moderate. The Triorgan Creek has peaked lower than expected at 4.3 meters. Rainfall in the area has eased this morning. Earlier residents living along the creek were ad