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Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 06:25
A member of the Colombian FARC rebel group was sentenced to 27 years in U.S. federal prison on Tuesday for his role guarding three American hostages held captive in Colombia in the 2000s.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 06:25
The Pentagon has deployed fighter jets to Turkey to protect slow-flying U.S. attack planes hitting Islamic State targets in Syria and to deter Russian aggression in the region, a Defense official said Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 06:18
Illegal coca cultivation is surging in Colombia, erasing one of the showcase achievements of U.S. counternarcotics policy and threatening to send a burst of cheap cocaine through the smuggling pipeline to the United States.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 06:00
After almost two years of negotiations and endless speculations surrounding the question of what fighter jet Argentina would go for, Argentine media report that a decision has been made to purchase the IAI Kfir jets to replace the Air Force’s Mirages. According to the report, the decision is currently awaiting final approval from the Cabinet.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 05:57
The Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Southern Command is returning to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune after an approximately six-month deployment to Central America.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 18:55
African partners from Senegal and Uganda explored opportunities for increased capabilities and capacities during the 2015 U.S. Army Africa Training Center Capabilities Seminar, held Nov. 2-5 at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr, and the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 18:48
Kitting out a Nigerien army unit is not what most humanitarians would consider the best response to Boko Haram. But for the NGO Spirit of America, it is precisely the sort of muscular aid - along with more traditional wealth-generating development projects - that's needed to tackle the militants.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 18:43
Senegal's President Macky Sall is calling on African countries to promote a "tolerant Islam" and share intelligence to combat jihadist groups across the continent.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 18:33
The more the United States commits to peacekeeping efforts, the more powerfully — and efficiently — its influence will reverberate around the world.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 18:30
The annual budget for Nigeria's main militant group Boko Haram could be as high as $10 million a year, a United Nations official said Tuesday, as security experts called for closer scrutiny of the financing of extremist groups.