Mosque Blast Kills Seven Civilians after early Morning Attack
Afghan officials are reporting the death of seven civilians in a mosque explosion early Sunday morning in the Sayad Abad District of the Wardak province of Afghanistan.
Death Toll in Chinese Landslide Reaches 36, 48 Still Missing
Chinese authorities have reported that a landslide has swept through a village in southern China Friday at 8:20 am, killing at least 32 people.
Panetta: Fiscal Crisis Poses Biggest Immediate Threat to DOD
WASHINGTON – The “perfect storm of budget uncertainty†howling around his department is the biggest immediate threat facing the U.S. military, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta told reporters in Washington yesterday.
Pentagon Officials Welcome Afghan President for Talks
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2013 – The Pentagon pulled out all the stops in welcoming Afghan President Hamid Karzai to meetings with Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta here today.