Targeted Assassinations Of Taliban Commanders Are Having An Impact

Marines patrolled with Afghans near Marja in May. The administration’s shift in thinking has been gradual but perceptible. Tyler Hicks/The N...

A Dog's Life In Afghanistan

Military Family Welcomes Dog That Saved Lives In Afghanistan -- USA Today Sgt. Christopher Duke and wife Lauren Duke greet a dog named Rufus...

The Army's New Robotic Tentacle Manipulator Uses Teams Of Snakebots To Manipulate Objects

The Robotic Tentacle Manipulator T'Jae Gibson From Popular Science: Snake-like robots are nothing new -- for instance, Virginia Tech ha...

What Nearly Punched A Hole In This Japanese Oil Tanker?

From Yahoo News: The M. Star, a Japanese oil tanker, suffered ... something in the early-morning hours Wednesday as it passed through the St...

The Mess At Arlington Cemetery Continues

Grave Errors At Arlington 'Not A Concern' At Other Cemeteries, VA Says -- FOX News The shocking problem of unmarked or mislabeled gr...

Colombia's FARC Wants Talks With The Government

Colombian Farc Rebels Call For Talks With New President -- BBC News Colombia's largest left-wing rebel group, the Farc, says it is willi...

Nuclear Forensics Is In Decline While Fears Of Nuclear Terrorism Increases

Photo from European Commission Joint Research Centre Nuclear Forensics Skill Is Declining In U.S., Report Says -- New York Times The nation’...

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- July 31, 2010

U.S. Army soldiers and Afghan police officers confirm that everyone understands the plans for the next part of the operation in the village ...

World News Briefs -- July 31, 2010 (Evening Edition)

U.S. and Afghan forces patrol in Wardak province's Jaghato district while en route to the village of Akhtar Kheyl, Afghanistan, July 15,...

Talk About Ironies. Detained Americans In Iran Are No Fans Of Israel

Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal (L-R) In Ironic Twist, Iran Detained US Hikers Critical Of Israel And America -- Christian Scienc...

Video From The Russian Arms Expo

A Russian Tank ballet, choreographed by Andrei Melanyin, head of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia. Tank Ballet, Paratroopers And...

Venezuela Moves Troops To The Colombian Border

Chavez Says Venezuela Sending Troops To Colombian Border -- CNN (CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has deployed troops to areas near ...

Photoshoping World War II Photos With Photos of Today

Photoshop Opens Time Portals Into World War II Ghost Dimension -- Gizmodo Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov took some old photographs fro...

Berlin: Past And Future

WNU Editor: The following comment describes the story behind the above picture. It is from Threedonia on City of Ruins. (You will need to ...

Who Runs Zimbabwe?

Photo: Mr Bennett said Mr Mugabe was being forced to continue as president by his generals 'Military Junta' Rules Zimbabwe, Says MD...

The Wikileaks Story Continues

WikiLeaks published roughly 75,000 documents from the military, some of which contain sensitive information. WikiLeaks White House Urges Wik...

Photo Gallery From Iraq (42 Photos)

A U.S. Soldier from Bravo Company, 5/20 Infantry, 2nd ID provides supporting fire during a squad live fire exercise in Kirkush Military Trai...

Afghanistan War News Updates -- July 31, 2010

HERAT SHURA - U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, International Security Assistance Force, meets with tribal elders of Zer-e-koh va...

World News Briefs -- July 31, 2010

Pakistan Flooding Death Toll Reaches 800 -- CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The death toll from flooding in Pakistan has risen to at least ...

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 31, 2010

Officials say that the early publication by two websites of the counterinsurgency guidance issued by Gen. David Petraeus should not delay i...

A Former Soldier Turned Reporter -- On The Ground Report From Afghanistan

Since soldiers at Combat Outpost Lakokhel have conducted few patrols since their arrival last month, they know of the neighboring village on...

Wikileaks Suspect Sent Back To The U.S.

Pfc. Bradley Manning Pentagon Returns Wikileaks Suspect To U.S. -- Politics A military intelligence analyst suspected in the leak of more th...

Cluster Bomb Ban Takes Effect

U.S. And Major Powers Urged To Join Cluster Munitions Pact -- Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) - Activists called on the United States and other maj...

A Second World War US Bomber Is Found

Diver Sabrina Monella explores the wreck of the B24 Tulsamerican bomber in the Adriatic Sea off Vis Island, Croatia Photo: BARCROFT Second...

Why Were Israeli Commandos Training In The Mountains Of Romania?

Photo: IDF search party near cash site of an IAF helicopter in Romania, July 28, 2010. Photo by: IDF Spokesman Crashed Israeli Helicopter D...

Photo: Portrait of General Pace. Image from Marines.mil Gen. Pace's Somber Pentagon Portrait Evokes The Struggles Of Warfare -- Washing...

What Struck The Japanese Oil Tanker M. Star In The Persian Gulf?

Damage control: The M Star oil tanker owned by Japanese shipper Mitsui OSK pictured at sea near Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Ju...

Taliban Using Wikileaks To Hunt Down Informers

Wikileaks Afghanistan: Taliban 'Hunting Down Informants' -- The Telegraph The Taliban has issued a warning to Afghans whose names mi...

First Digital Reconstruction Of A City That Has Been Destroyed

City Of Ruins -- Threedonia.com 3D — like IMAX — can be (and usually is) little more than a party trick unless used sparingly or in some wa...

Why Is Afghanistan Not An Issue In The Midterm Elections

INDIRECT ATTACK - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clarence Washington takes accountability after an indirect fire attack in Qalat City in Zabul provinc...

Trying To Stop The Traffic Of Congo's Conflict Minerals

Uphill Task To Solve Congo's Conflict Minerals -- Reuters NUMBI Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Marie keeps her cash hidden in ...

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- July 30, 2010

U.S. Marine Corps aircraft fly over the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the East Sea, July 26, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Offi...

World News Briefs -- July 30, 2010 (Evening Edition)

Depending on how fast its exchange rate rises, China is on course to overtake the United States and vault into the No.1 spot sometime around...