President Obama is ending his first overseas trip as U.S. leader with a stop Monday in Turkey after conferring with NATO allies on Afghanistan strategy and meeting with world leaders to tackle the economic crisis
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Ban lifted, media witness solemn return of fallen service member
His name was Phillip A.
Military mortuary open to media for first time since 1991
For the first time since media coverage was banned in 1991, the return of the body of a fallen member of the U.S. armed forces will be open to news outlets Sunday night. The U.S.
Karzai: Afghanistan to review criticized sharia law
Amid mounting pressure from the West, Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his government will review a recently approved version of a law that critics say legalizes marital rape and the U.S. president has called "abhorrent." “We understand the concerns of our allies in the international community,” Karzai told reporters Saturday.
NATO allies pledge 5,000 troops to Afghanistan
America’s NATO allies in Afghanistan are committing 5,000 more troops to the fight against the Taliban, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Saturday. Around 3,000 forces from allied and partner nations will provide security leading up to Afghan elections later this year
20 insurgents killed in Afghan fighting
Twenty suspected insurgents were killed in clashes with Afghan soldiers and coalition forces Friday in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.
Venezuela: Chavez says he’s willing to take Gitmo inmates
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he would be willing to accept prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention center, which U.S. President Barack Obama has said he will close, the Venezuelan government said Thursday. Chavez also said he hopes the United States will give Cuba back the land on which the naval base is located, the government said in a news release.
Terror suspects in Afghanistan can sue in U.S. courts, judge rules
Alleged terrorists held at a U.S. military prison in Afghanistan can challenge their detention in federal court, a U.S.
McCain: Afghanistan challenge ‘not as tough’ as Iraq
While President Obama has insisted that securing Afghanistan against a rise in terrorist groups is a top priority in the war on terrorism, Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that the problems in that country are not as thorny as those in Iraq
Obama in Europe: His Four Biggest Challenges
A European vacation it is not. Over the next week, President Barack Obama will board his plane anew nearly every day so that he can attend individual meetings with at least 17 political leaders from 11 nations, and appear at summits and forums in five countries to discuss international economic recovery, national security, cyber threats and global warming. He will have tea with a Queen , a private chat with a King , and convene a round table with students