3 hrs ago | Reuters
Europe reluctant to send troops to Afghanistan
European nations are unlikely to contribute more troops to Afghanistan, the head of the European Commission said on Tuesday, as President Barack Obama considers boosting U.S. forces there.
7 hrs ago | EurasiaNet
Armenia: NATO and CSTO Likely to Come Face to Face
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's envoy to the South Caucasus, Robert Simmons, asserted on November 6 that NATO is not jockeying over Armenia with its Moscow-led counterweight, the Collective Security Treaty Organization .
15 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail
The Berlin Wall was Europe's finest hour
Timothy Garton Ash Published on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 5:41PM EST Last updated on Thursday, Nov.
20 hrs ago | Washington Times
On Nov. 9, 1989, large crowds of German citizens from both East and West Berlin approached the Berlin Wall.
Russia astonished by Poland's U.S.-NATO statement
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said late Thursday that he was very surprised by his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski's reported statement that the U.S. should deploy troops in Central Europe.
UN in Afghanistan to evacuate 600 foreign staff
The United Nations announced Thursday it will evacuate more than half its international staff based in Afghanistan after a deadly Taliban attack on UN workers, prompting a dismayed reaction from NATO .
Killings by Afghan policeman shake British resolve
British deaths in Afghanistan have come with increasing frequency, from snipers, suicide attacks and roadside bombs.
NATO soldiers missing in Afghanistan
Two NATO soldiers are missing in western Afghanistan after a routine resupply mission, the alliance said Friday.
NATO rocket strike allegedly kills 9 Afghan civilians
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces said today they were investigating reports that nine civilians were killed in a rocket strike aimed at insurgents in the volatile southern Afghan province of Helmand.
Josef Joffe: Thinking back on East and West Berlin
Imagine waking up one fine Sunday morning to learn that they are laying down barbed wire in your city.
Kohl's dream of united Europe remains incomplete
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helmut Kohl's dream of a united Germany leading to a politically united Europe remains unfinished business.
Russia criticizes Poland's call for US troops
Russia's foreign minister said Thursday he was surprised by Poland's call for more U.S. troops on Polish soil in response to Moscow's assertiveness, a news agency reported.
U.S. Expected to Request More War Financing
The nation's top military officer said Wednesday that he expected the Pentagon to ask Congress in the next few months for emergency financing to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, even though President Obama has pledged to end the Bush administration practice of paying for the conflicts with so-called supplemental funds that are outside the ...
Somali pirates move British couple to container ship
Somali pirates moved two British hostages from their hijacked yacht on Thursday to a captured container ship now moored near a pirate haven.
Karzai's flawed win complicates NATO policy
Old buildings mix with a forest of modern satellite dishes in Herat. The Afghan government has shown few signs of turning the country into a functioning democracy.
Officials: Alleged US missiles kill 2 in Pakistan
A suspected U.S. missile strike killed two alleged militants Thursday in northwestern Pakistan, intelligence officials said, while Pakistani soldiers battled the Taliban in an insurgent stronghold elsewhere along the Afghan border.
NATO Secretary General: "Azerbaijan is a very close and active partner of the Alliance"
Q1: Azerbaijan has signed a two-year individual partnership action plan with NATO in 2008.
Alleged 'Butcher Of Bosnia' In U.N. Court Hearing
Alleged 'Butcher Of Bosnia' In U.N. Court Hearing Share + Nov 3, 2009 8:55 am US/Eastern Alleged 'Butcher Of Bosnia' In U.N. Court Hearing THE HAGUE, Netherlands 1 of 6 Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic, seen in this Aug.
Belgrade prepares to set up NATO mission
The foreign affairs and defense ministries are wrapping up preparations for opening the Serbian mission at NATO HQ, daily Veeernje Novosti writes.
5 British soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan
An Afghan policeman opened fire on British soldiers in the volatile southern province of Helmand, killing five, British and Afghan authorities said Wednesday, raising concerns about discipline within the Afghan forces and possible infiltration by insurgents.
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