UN agency finds higher enrichment at Iranian site
VIENNA (AP) — Inspectors have located radioactive traces at an Iranian underground bunker, the U.N. atomic agency said Friday — a finding that could mean Iran has moved closer to reaching the uranium threshold needed to arm nuclear missiles.
French president: All combat troops out in 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — French President Francois Hollande for the first time provided details of his plan to pull France's combat troops out of Afghanistan by the end of the year, saying Friday he would leave around 1,400 soldiers behind to help with training and logistics.
AWOL Muslim soldier guilty in Fort Hood bomb plot
WACO, Texas (AP) — Walking around a gun store one day last summer, the young man never took off his sunglasses as he asked questions about items he piled on the counter — behavior that struck the manager as odd.
- French president in Afghanistan, discusses pullout
PARIS (AP) — France's new President Francois Hollande arrived early Friday in Afghanistan to meet with troops and the country's president and discuss plans for an early pullout.
Memorial Day: Remembering fallen of decade at war
Most people run marathons to challenge themselves. Maj. George Kraehe runs them to challenge others.
AWOL Muslim soldier guilty in Fort Hood bomb plot
WACO, Texas (AP) — A federal jury on Thursday convicted a Muslim soldier on six charges in connection with a failed plot to blow up a Texas restaurant full of Fort Hood troops, his religious mission to get "justice" for the people of Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Grand Canyon fall kills Marine who was going home
DERBY, Kan. (AP) — A young Marine returning to civilian life in Kansas died this week after falling from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, where he had stopped to do some sightseeing on his way home from Camp Pendleton, Calif., his father said.
Senate committee cuts Pakistan aid over conviction
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel expressed its outrage Thursday over Pakistan's conviction of a doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, voting to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million — $1 million for every year of the physician's 33-year sentence for high treason.
Nuclear talks with Iran set to resume next month
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran and six world powers wrapped up talks Thursday still far apart over how to oversee Tehran's atomic program, but with resolve to keep dialogue going as an alternative to possible military action.
Next round of Iran nuclear talks set for Moscow
BAGHDAD (AP) — Tough negotiations between Iran and world powers over Tehran's nuclear program ended Thursday with a plan to meet next month for another round of talks but agreement on little else.
