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The United States sustains its first casualties as it launches a new offensive into Helmand. Ban Ki-moon pressures Myanmar's junta to release imprisioned activist Suu-Kyi. The Israelis demonstrate their strategic reach with nuclear-armed submarines. And much more in today's security update. On the second day of its long-anticipated offensive into Taliban-controlled territory, the US military has sustained its first casualties. One US marine was killed and several others injured during combat operations in Helmand province, located in the south of Afghanistan. In what is the largest US marine offensive since the Vietnam War, nearly 4,000 marines, backed by NATO aircraft and troops belonging to the Afghan National Army, began advancing into Helmand on Thursday. In contrast to previous actions, the strategy this time is to take... [read full story]
Kuwait and Austria are negotiating an agreement for economic, financial, and technical cooperation between the two countries, and it is expected to be concluded soon, said Austrian Ambassador to Kuwait Marian Wrba. Wrba noted...
Amman - Jordan's King Abdullah II flew to London on Sunday for a working visit to Britain which was due to last for several days, the royal court announced. The monarch, accompanied by Queen Rania, is scheduled to meet with...
by: Mac Slavo November 08, 2009 | about: is anything but a green shoot. The broader and more comprehensive official unemployment number, the U-6, is at 17.5%. The U-6 counts all the people that want a job but gave up, all the...
The Queen today lead the annual ceremony for Britain's war dead in the first Remembrance Sunday not attended by any veterans of World War I. As Big Ben chimed 11am, the queen joined thousands of troops, veterans and civilians...
