US to send 200 more troops, Apache helicopters, to Iraq
By LOLITA C. BALDOR The U.S. has agreed to deploy more than 200 additional troops to Iraq and to send eight Apache helicopters for the first time into the fight…
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Pentagon moving to increase US troop numbers in Iraq soon
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS The Pentagon said Friday it was moving to increase the number of American forces in Iraq and announced that U.S. forces have killed…
Congolese ex-vice president convicted at international court
By MIKE CORDER The International Criminal Court convicted a former Congolese vice president Monday of murder, rape and pillage committed by members of his militia in the Central African Republic…
Only On AP: Airmen at nuke base probed for illegal drug use
By ROBERT BURNS The Air Force is investigating about a dozen airmen at a nuclear missile base for alleged use of illegal drugs, in some cases possibly including cocaine, defense…
General says troop cuts would leave too few to train Afghans
By RICHARD LARDNER The senior U.S. commander in Afghanistan says if the American troop level is cut to 5,500 as President Barack Obama has proposed, there will be too few…
Militants kill 20 in assault on Pakistani university
By RIAZ KHAN and ZARAR KHAN Islamic militants stormed Pakistani university in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and triggering an hours-long gunbattle with security forces in…
Carter: US willing to do more to help Iraqis retake Ramadi
By DEB RIECHMANN In a steady escalation of the fight against Islamic State militants, the U.S. military stands ready to send more American personnel and attack helicopters to Iraq, especially…
Suu Kyi’s party wins historic majority in Myanmar polls
By GRANT PECK Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party attained a historic majority in Myanmar’s Parliament on Friday, making it possible for them to form the Southeast Asian…