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Pentagon mum on Syria chemical weapons use

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 19:15
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel declined Wednesday to discuss Syria's possible use of chemical weapons against rebels, raising doubts over whether Washington still views such action as a "red line." President Barack Obama has repeatedly warned Damascus against resorting to chemical weapons, hinting that the use of such arms or the prospect of militant groups gaining control of them could prompt a US military intervention.

Chances dim for gun reform in US Senate

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 16:15
Barring a last-minute change of heart, the chance for historic US gun legislation appeared to slip away Wednesday as most Republicans balked at supporting an expansion of background checks. Four months after the shock massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, and amid persistent lobbying by President Barack Obama, an author of a compromise deal that required background checks for all firearm sales at gun shows and on the Internet acknowledged the bid was falling short.

Senate "Gang of Eight" presents immigration bill

Agencia EFEApril 17, 2013 14:01
Washington, Apr 17 (EFE).- Four Republicans and four Democrats on Wednesday formally presented in the U.S. Senate their immigration reform bill, which is supported by President Barack Obama. "Our immigration system is broken and it is time for a national conversation about how to fix it. We believe common-sense immigration reform is vital in order to secure America's borders, advance our economic growth, and provide fuller access to the American dream," said the so-called Gang of Eight, including Florida Republican Marco Rubio, in a statement.

US senators unveil immigration reform, Obama supportive

April 16, 2013 19:16
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers laid out an immigration reform proposal Tuesday that would provide a path to citizenship for millions of people who are in America illegally. The most ambitious immigration reform in a quarter century has been a key focus of President Barack Obama's second term, while Republicans smarting from last year's election defeat have sought to broaden their outreach to minorities, particularly the large Hispanic community.

Obama awards Medal of Honor to Korean War chaplain

April 11, 2013 19:47
President Barack Obama posthumously awarded the nation's highest military decoration to a US Army chaplain killed in captivity in the Korean War, as tensions rise anew between the two Koreas. During a White House ceremony to bestow the honor upon Emil Kapaun, Obama did not directly allude to the current crisis pitting North Korea against its southern neighbor and other allies of the United States in the region. Kapaun, who was captured by Chinese Communist forces north of Pyongyang at Unsan, is also a candidate for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church.

German Envoy, Air Chief discuss cooperation

April 11, 2013 10:17
Ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Cyrill Nunn called on Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt at Air Headquarters here on Wednesday. Both the dignitaries discussed matters pertaining to mutual interests, said a press release issued by PAF here. Various areas of further corporation were discussed during the meeting. Both the dignitaries also exchanged souvenirs at the occasion.

Lawmakers push for benefits deserved by war veterans

April 9, 2013 14:35
The House of Representatives-approved bill mandating the payment of the Total Administrative Disability (TAD) pension to senior veterans of war and military campaigns still awaits the Senate’s green light. HB 4359 had long been passed by the House in 2011 and authored by Reps. Rufus Rodriguez, Maximo Rodriguez Jr., and Herminia Roman, chairman of the Committee on Veterans Affairs & Welfare. Rep. Rodriguez, author of the original substituted measure (HB 601), noted that Congress enacted R.A.

US 7th fleet Commander Scott H Swift in city

April 9, 2013 12:21
US Vice Admiral Scott H Swift, Commander of the US Seventh Fleet, arrived here on Saturday on a three-day visit to discuss a range of maritime issues. While in Bangladesh, Vice Admiral Swift will be meeting Bangladesh Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral M Farid Habib and other Bangladesh military and government officials to discuss the mutual issues, said a press release. The Seventh Fleet’s area of responsibility includes over 124 million square kilometers and extends from the Kuril Islands in the north to the Antarctic in the south, and from the International Date Line to the

FBI interviews ex-CIA chief Petraeus: report

April 9, 2013 04:47
FBI agents interviewed ex-CIA chief David Petraeus Friday to probe whether secret files had been passed to the woman at the center of the scandal that brought him down, USA Today reported. Petraeus, America's most celebrated military leader in a generation, stepped down in November as head of the spy agency after admitting to an affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell. The move ended a storied career marked by his tenure as military commander in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. USA Today cited a federal law enforcement official as saying that the interview at Petraeus

Defence Commander USA Central command calls on COAS

April 9, 2013 04:46
General Lloyd J. Austin III, Commander United States Central Command called on Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Friday. This was General Lloyd J. Austin III first visit to Pakistan in his official capacity as Commander United States Central Command. The two discussed matters of bilateral and professional interest with special emphasis on strengthening the existing military to military coordination mechanisms.
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