NATO to activate Turkey missile defenses this week Jan 23rd, 2013 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO's Patriot anti-missile defense batteries along Turkey's border with Syria will become operational this week, a senior official said Wednesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nato, activate, turkey, missile, defenses, week, Top Keywords

US, UK defense chiefs bemoan deaths in Algeria Jan 19th, 2013 - 18:10h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - The U.S. and British defense chiefs said Saturday the hostage crisis in Algeria ended with more deaths, but that details remained unclear. They blamed the militants who seized the natural gas complex in the Sahara, and not Algeria'... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : defense, chiefs, bemoan, deaths, algeria, week, Top Keywords

Troops worry about defense, job cuts Jan 18th, 2013 - 02:20h (CET +01.00) VICENZA, Italy (AP) - The soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team have gone to war five times since 9/11, and 84 have been killed - including 13 during their current deployment to Afghanistan. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : troops, worry, defense, cuts, algeria, week, Top Keywords

Afghan defense minister hopes US stays after 2014 Jan 15th, 2013 - 10:10h (CET +01.00) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's defense minister says he is optimistic the United States will not abandon his country after foreign combat troops leave at the end of 2014. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : afghan, defense, minister, hopes, stays, 2014, Top Keywords

Pope decries slaughter of 'defenseless' Syrians Dec 25th, 2012 - 12:20h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI has wished Christmas peace to the world, decrying the slaughter of the "defenseless" in Syria and urging Israelis and Palestinians to find the courage to negotiate. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pope, decries, slaughter, 'defenseless', syrians, 2014, Top Keywords

Iran defense minister says NATO missiles harm Turkey security Dec 22nd, 2012 - 07:40h (CET +01.00) DUBAI (Reuters) - The installation of Patriot anti-missile batteries sent by NATO members to bolster Turkey's defenses against a possible missile attack from Syria will only harm Turkey's security, Iran's defense minister was quoted as... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iran, defense, minister, says, nato, missiles, harm, turkey, security, Top Keywords

Former German defense minister Struck dies at 69 Dec 19th, 2012 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) BERLIN (AP) - Former German Defense Minister Peter Struck, a vehement opponent of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, died Wednesday following a heart attack. He was 69. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : former, german, defense, minister, struck, dies, harm, turkey, security, Top Keywords

Egypt defense spokesman denies call for dialogue Dec 11th, 2012 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) Egypt's official news agency is quoting an armed forces spokesman who is denying that the defense minister has invited politicians to hold talks on how to resolve the nation's worsening political crisis. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt, defense, spokesman, denies, call, dialogue, harm, turkey, security, Top Keywords

Egypt's defense chief calls for dialogue Dec 11th, 2012 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) Egypt's official news agency says the defense minister has invited politicians to hold talks to find a way out of the nation's worsening political crisis. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt's, defense, chief, calls, dialogue, dialogue, harm, turkey, security, Top Keywords

Sources: North Korea replaces defense minister Nov 29th, 2012 - 11:40h (CET +01.00) North Korea has replaced its defense minister with a hardline military commander believed responsible for deadly attacks on South Korea in 2010, diplomats in Pyongyang said Thursday. It is the latest in a series of high-profile appointments leader Ki... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : sources, north, korea, replaces, defense, minister, harm, turkey, security, Top Keywords