NATO
Afghans vote in run-off election despite Taliban threats
World
June 14, 2014
Afghans vote in run-off election despite Taliban threats
Afghans defied Taliban threats to vote Saturday in a second-round presidential election, as US-led combat troops wind down a 13-year…
Officials: Five NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
World
June 10, 2014
Officials: Five NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Five NATO soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, coalition officials said Tuesday, without giving the cause of the deaths…
Obama calls on European allies to boost defense spending
World
June 3, 2014
Obama calls on European allies to boost defense spending
US President Barack Obama told European allies Tuesday they had a responsibility to boost defense spending in return for US…
Ukraine leader offers amnesty to pro-Russian militants
World
April 10, 2014
Ukraine leader offers amnesty to pro-Russian militants
Ukraine's acting president on Thursday promised not to prosecute pro-Russian militants occupying government buildings if they lay down their arms…
Afghan presidential hopefuls raise fraud concerns
World
April 6, 2014
Afghan presidential hopefuls raise fraud concerns
Kabul (AFP) - Leading candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election voiced concern Sunday that voting was tainted by fraud, a day…
Russia says expects answers on NATO troops in eastern Europe
World
April 3, 2014
Russia says expects answers on NATO troops in eastern Europe
(Reuters) - Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday Russia wanted answers from NATO regarding its activities in eastern Europe…
Russia could achieve Ukraine incursion in 3-5 days: NATO general
World
April 2, 2014
Russia could achieve Ukraine incursion in 3-5 days: NATO general
Russia has massed all the forces it needs on Ukraine's border if it were to decide to carry out an…
NATO websites hit in cyber attack linked to Crimea tension
World
March 16, 2014
NATO websites hit in cyber attack linked to Crimea tension
Hackers brought down several public NATO websites, the alliance said on Sunday, in what appeared to be the latest escalation…
Afghan Taliban threaten to attack ‘sham’ poll ‘manipulated by US’
World
March 10, 2014
Afghan Taliban threaten to attack ‘sham’ poll ‘manipulated by US’
The Afghan Taliban said on Monday next month's presidential election was being manipulated by the United States, which had already…
Egypt starts talks with NATO over cooperation to confront terrorism
Egypt
February 23, 2014
Egypt starts talks with NATO over cooperation to confront terrorism
Negotiations will start between Egypt and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Monday over methods to boost cooperation to…