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Canada's Federal Court says the country's refugee board must reconsider the case of a lesbian who deserted the U.S. Army and fled to Canada.

A Fort Carson soldier convicted of killing two people with an AK-47 has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences.

Aafia Siddiqui interrupted lawyers at her pretrial hearing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to announce that she did not plan to participate in her trial, scheduled for Jan.

Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West.

There was no doubt it. President Barack Obama got by far the loudest cheers of his six-day East Asian odyssey Thursday in a rousing 15-minute talk before about 1,000 troops.

At Osan Air Base here, troops from all services repeatedly interrupted with applause as the president spoke in words that applied immediately to concerns over North Korea's nuclear program. His remarks also had implications for his get-tough policy toward Iran as enunciated hours earlier in Seoul after his summit with South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak.

The U.S. Army plans to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama, officials said Thursday.

Services will take place Thursday in New Jersey for an Army soldier who authorities say was killed by her husband in an apparent murder-suicide in Kentucky.

Japanese police said Thursday that an American soldier is the prime suspect in a fatal-hit-and-run accident on the southern island of Okinawa and asked the U.S. Army to bring him in for further questioning.

Three U.S. Army soldiers were arrested in North Phoenix with pounds of marijuana and thousands of dollars in cash.

Suicides in the U.S. Army will hit a new high this year, a top general said on Tuesday in a disclosure likely to increase concerns about stress on U.S. forces ahead of an expected buildup in Afghanistan.

Jurors are deciding the case of a Fort Carson soldier accused of killing two people in a drive-by shooting.

In this undated handout photo from the website of the U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences downloaded on November 6, 2009, Maj.

Washington, Nov 17 : Bad news for people who miss out on their sleep because of odd working hours- sleep deprivation adversely affects automatic, accurate responses and can lead to potentially devastating errors, claims a study.

Video: Soldier forced to deploy? Video: What's next for soldier? Video: Mom chooses son over deployment But after a week with the infant, Hughes, who cares for ailing relatives and runs a day-care out of her home, said she felt so overwhelmed that she backed out.

Officials at Fort Sill had only a couple of hours notice but still managed a welcome home ceremony for 20 Texas-based soldiers returning from Iraq, all by pulling together.

Army Secretary John McHugh will attend memorial services at Fort Carson for 15 soldiers killed in Afghanistan last month.

Nearly 5,000 soldiers are expected to arrive at central Indiana's Camp Atterbury in the next few months to prepare for deployments to Afghanistan.

Soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year's, but a recent decline in the pace of such deaths could mean the Army is making progress in stemming them, officials said Tuesday.

Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:41 p.m. HONOLULU - The military says it has awarded AECOM Design of Roanoke, Va., a $21.5 million contract to design and engineer the Army's new Pacific headquarters at Fort Shafter in Hawaii.

Published reports say the Army will conduct an internal investigation to examine whether it missed warning signs about the man accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas.