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Pentagon chief orders review of sexual assault case

March 12, 2013 17:45
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered a review of US military law and of a sexual assault case in which an Air Force general overturned a fellow officer's conviction, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The move came after an outcry from lawmakers and rights advocates over the case of Lieutenant Colonel James Wilkerson, whose conviction on sexual assault charges and one-year prison sentence was tossed out last month by a senior commander, which is permitted under the military's code.

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March 11, 2013 15:15
Editor: David Storey + 1 202 789 8015 Global Picture Desk: + 65 6870 3775 Global Graphics Desk: + 65 6870 3595 (All times GMT/ET) TOP STORIES Kenya chief justice pledges fair hearing for election challenge

UPDATE 1-As Afghan trip goes badly off script, Hagel opts for caution

March 11, 2013 15:15
(Adds Donilon comments, details, recasts headline) By Phil Stewart KABUL, March 11 (Reuters) - It was a harrowing international debut for Chuck Hagel, whose first trip to Afghanistan as U.S. defense secretary went dramatically off-script and challenged the American narrative about the 11-year-old war.

As Afghan trip goes badly off script, cautious Hagel focuses on U.S. troops

March 11, 2013 12:00
By Phil Stewart KABUL, March 11 (Reuters) - It was a harrowing international debut for Chuck Hagel, whose first trip to Afghanistan as U.S. defense secretary went dramatically off-script and challenged the American narrative about the 11-year-old war.

Hagel's re-introduction to Afghan war begins with bombing

March 9, 2013 15:16
* Hagel on first trip abroad as U.S. defense secretary * Last visit to Afghanistan was with then-Senator Obama * Suicide bomb killed nine outside Afghan defense ministry By Phil Stewart KABUL, March 9 (Reuters) - Chuck Hagel's first full day in Afghanistan as U.S. defense secretary began with the sound of a suicide bombing about a kilometre away from one of his morning briefings.

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March 9, 2013 02:30
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UPDATE 5-Suicide bomber kills nine Afghans in Kabul during Hagel visit

March 9, 2013 01:30
* U.S. defense secretary safe, nowhere near explosion * Nine civilians killed, 14 people wounded in Kabul * Suicide attack in Khost kills eight * Contentious Bagram prison transfer falls through (Adds prison transfer postponed) By Mirwais Harooni and Phil Stewart

URGENT ¥¥¥ Suicide bomb in Kabul during Hagel visit: NATO

March 9, 2013 01:16
Gunfire erupted in central Kabul on Saturday after a suicide bomb exploded near the defence ministry during a visit to the city by new US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. "It was a suicide bomb followed by gunfire at the south gate of the defence ministry," a spokesman for the NATO force said. bur/bgs/mtp

Blast heard in Kabul during Hagel visit

March 9, 2013 01:00
KABUL, March 9 (Reuters) - A blast was heard in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday during a visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. The explosion was heard near the Afghan Defence Ministry, said a defence official. An ISAF spokesman said Hagel was nowhere near the explosion. (Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)

AFP World News Agenda

March 8, 2013 17:30
What's happening around the world on Saturday: -- TOP STORIES -- + US Defense Secretary Hagel in surprise Afghanistan visit + UN hopes for Syria ceasefire to free peacekeepers + Kenya election results expected + Following after North Korea issues fresh nuclear threats KABUL: US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel begins his first visit to Afghanistan since taking office last week, with the scheduled troop withdrawal high on his agenda. No announced itinerary. (AFGHANISTAN-US-DIPLOMACY-UNREST)
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