Tag: Military legal affairs
US contractor sentenced for stealing truck from Afghan base
<p>ALEXANDRIA, Va. — An American military contractor has been sentenced to prison for her role in a theft ring on a military installation in...
Rights group cites abuses by Venezuelan forces near Colombia
MEXICO CITY — Venezuelan security forces operating against Colombian rebels along the nations’ shared border have executed peasants, tortured and arbitrarily arrested people, and...
Rights group cites abuses by Venezuelan forces near Colombia
<p>MEXICO CITY — Venezuelan security forces operating against Colombian rebels along the nations’ shared border have executed peasants, tortured and arbitrarily arrested people, and...
Panel: End commanders’ power to block military sex cases
WASHINGTON — A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders, in...
Panel: End commanders’ power to block military sex cases
<p>WASHINGTON — A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders, in...
Albania’s president harshly attacks PM ahead of Sunday polls
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s president waded deep into the country's parliamentary election campaign Wednesday, accusing the left-wing government of running a “kleptocratic regime” and...
Albania’s president harshly attacks PM ahead of Sunday polls
<p>TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s president waded deep into the country's parliamentary election campaign Wednesday, accusing the left-wing government of running a “kleptocratic regime” and...
Czech, Russian envoys fly home amid depot explosion dispute
PRAGUE — The two Russian military agents believed to be behind a massive Czech depot explosion in 2014 likely targeted the ammunition, not the...
Czech, Russian envoys fly home amid depot explosion dispute
<p>PRAGUE — The two Russian military agents believed to be behind a massive Czech depot explosion in 2014 likely targeted the ammunition, not the...
Grand jury to consider charges in death of Texas protester
AUSTIN, Texas — A grand jury will consider whether to bring charges against a man who drove into a crowd demonstrating in Austin against...