US Defence Secretary hints military action against Syria
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT: US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Friday that United States was marshalling military forces including...
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US Senate confirms Chuck Hagel as defence secretary
Washington: United States (US) Senate has confirmed the appointment of Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense. He will be the 24th defence secretary of the...
War strategy cannot be guided by polls: Panetta
Ottawa: United States (US) Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said that the Afghan war cannot be determined on the basis of the surveys, media reported on...
Afghanistan: US troops advance near Pak border
Peshawar: The United States has deployed hundreds of soldiers near North Waziristan area of Pakistan, bordering troubled-Afghanistan....
Fear of terror attacks from Pakistan: Panetta
Washington: United States Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said that there is fear of terrorist attacks from Pakistan....
Pakistan increasing nuke stocks, says Panetta
Washington: United States Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has accused Pakistan of increasing nuclear stockpile....
UK defence secretary under fire over aide
by Ubaid Mughal
London: British defence secretary Liam Fox is under considerable pressure following revelations that his flat-mate and best man used his office and accompanied him to...
Panetta takes over charge as US Defence Secretary
by Agencies
Washington: Leon Panetta has taken charge as the new Defence Secretary of the United States while Robert Gates has retired from his position as Defence...
US will capture and kill al-Zawahri
Washington: United States’ top Pantagon official has said that the US military will capture and kill new al Qaida leader and that he will meet...
Panetta says Iraq will ask US troops to stay post-2011
by Agencies
Washington: Iraq will ask the US to keep troops in the country beyond an end-of-2011 pullout deadline, says the nominee to be the next US...