Bangladesh's army has held a mass funeral to bury officers slain in last week's mutiny by paramilitary troops. The United States is expected to assist Bangladesh in probing the massacre while the military begins a manhunt for more than 1,000 suspect...
Four months before the Bush administration leaves office in January, Defense Secretary Robert Gates laid out his vision for U.S. military strategy on Monday, saying the Pentagon needs to strike a balance between conventional capabilities and the abi...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 17 June 2008 French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a major overhaul of the country's defense to better meet new threats like terrorism. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports Mr. Sarkozy also announced France was ready to rejoin N...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 01 August 2007 U.S. officials sought to reassure members of Congress Wednesday that the State Department would have a key role in a planned U.S. military command for Africa (AfriCom). They also underscored that the comman...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 22 February 2007 Union leaders in Guinea are pursuing a strike that began in early January, demanding that long-time President Lansane Conte name a consensus prime minister. Meanwhile, the government is maintaining a state of...
By Jordan Davis Dakar 29 November 2006 Dominique de Villepin gestures during his monthly press conference in Bobiny, 29 Nov 2006 French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is set to visit Chad Thursday, where he is expected to reaffirm French polit...