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Officials say carrier to help protect Afghanistan pullout

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; The Pentagon has decided to keep an aircraft carrier in the Middle East to help provide protection for American and coalition troops...

CIA head said to have made unannounced trip to Afghanistan

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<p>KABUL, Afghanistan &mdash; CIA Director William Burns made a recent unannounced visit to Kabul, a senior politician and a well-placed public figure told The...

Papal Nuncio visits Mexico town hit by drone, cartel attacks

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<p>MEXICO CITY &mdash; Papal Nuncio Mons. Franco Coppola paid a visit Friday to a remote mountain hamlet in southern Mexico that has been ravaged...

Two pilots, rocket scientist, oceanographer flying SpaceX

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s third crew has an attack helicopter pilot, a former Air France pilot, a Japanese rocket scientist and an oceanographer. ...

Officials say carrier to help protect Afghanistan pullout

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has decided to keep an aircraft carrier in the Middle East to help provide protection for American and coalition troops...

CIA head said to have made unannounced trip to Afghanistan

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KABUL, Afghanistan — CIA Director William Burns made a recent unannounced visit to Kabul, a senior politician and a well-placed public figure told The...

Panel: End commanders’ power to block military sex cases

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WASHINGTON — A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders, in...

Denmark tells some Syrians to leave, separating families

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — An email brought Faeza Satouf’s world to a standstill. ...

Russian troops start pulling back from Ukrainian border

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MOSCOW — Russian troops began pulling back to their permanent bases Friday after a massive buildup that caused Ukrainian and Western concerns. ...

Panel: End commanders’ power to block military sex cases

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders, in...