U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is meeting with several of his Asian counterparts Friday in Singapore, ahead of the start of the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference. After meeting with Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen, the two issued a joint statement praising what they called their two countries’ excellent and longstanding bilateral defense relationship. Ng […]
Gates Meets with U.S. Allies at Asian Security Conference
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
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Napolitano: Lashkar-e-Taiba Like Al-Qaida in Strength and Organization
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba is a danger to India and could also be a threat to the United States. Napolitano Thursday said Thursday that Lashkar is “al-Qaida-like” in its “strength and organization.” Napolitano held security cooperation talks in India last week, where she and Indian officials discussed […]
Cross-Border Attack Kills 65 in Northwest Pakistan
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
At least 65 people have been killed in a militant attack on a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, along the Afghan border. Police say the fighting, which began Wednesday and continued into Thursday, occurred in a remote village in Pakistan’s Dir tribal area, when several hundred militants crossed the border from Afghanistan’s Kunar province. Officials say […]
Mullen: No Decision Yet on Afghan Withdrawal
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff says he still has not received a plan for the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, which is set to begin later this year. Admiral Mike Mullen said Thursday in Washington that the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, has not […]
US Senator Meets Aung San Suu Kyi in Burmese Capital
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Senator John McCain — in Burma to assess prospects for democratic reforms — has promised opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi continued U.S. support for efforts to bring democracy to the Southeast Asian nation. McCain met Thursday with the pro-democracy leader in Rangoon for about an hour. Afterward, in comments to reporters, Aung San […]
Clinton: Feds Probe Google Hacking Allegations
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says federal agents are investigating accusations from Internet giant Google that computer hackers in China broke into the e-mail accounts of hundreds of people, including senior U.S. officials, Chinese political activists and journalists. Clinton, speaking Thursday in Washington, called the allegations “very serious,” but offered no details of the […]
NATO Says Forces Capture Bin Laden Associate in Afghanistan
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
NATO says Afghan and coalition troops have captured an al-Qaida facilitator who was a former associate of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. In a statement Thursday, NATO said the man was captured in the Nahr-e Shahi area of northern Balkh province, but did not give his name. The coalition said the Pakistan-based man planned attacks […]
Luggage Maker Seeks to Raise $1.5 Billion from HK Share Sale
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Samsonite — the world’s largest luggage maker — says it plans to raise up to $1.5 billion from a share sale in Hong Kong, in a move that joins the company with other global retailers seeking to attract investor interest in China. The company said Thursday it will sell about 671 million shares — about […]
NATO Says Forces Capture Bin Laden Associate in Afghanistan
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
NATO says Afghan and coalition troops have captured an al-Qaida facilitator who was a former associate of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. In a statement Thursday, NATO said the man was captured in the Nahr-e Shahi area of northern Balkh province, but did not give his name. The coalition said the Pakistan-based man planned attacks […]
US Senator Meets Aung San Suu Kyi in Burmese Capital
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Senator John McCain — in Burma to assess prospects for democratic reforms — has promised opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi continued U.S. support for efforts to bring democracy to the Southeast Asian nation. McCain met Thursday with the pro-democracy leader in Rangoon for about an hour. Afterward, in comments to reporters, Aung San […]
