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Hagel-N Korea

March 28, 2013 17:01
By Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON, March 28 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Thursday that North Korea has become more dangerous today and the U.S. has to be prepared for "any eventuality" on the peninsula. "I think their very provocative actions and belligerent tone has ratcheted up the danger. And we have to understand that reality," he said during a news conference at the Pentagon. He stressed that the U.S. and its allies should take seriously "every provocative, bellicose word and action that this new young leader (Kim Jong-un) has taken so far."

Hagel plans Israel visit to boost defence ties: ministry

March 20, 2013 09:01
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel plans to visit the Jewish state in April to boost cooperation between the two countries, Israel's defence ministry said on Wednesday. The plans were discussed during a telephone conversation between Hagel and new Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon, who took up the position on Monday, a ministry statement said. "Defence Secretary Hagel congratulated Minister Yaalon on his appointment as defence minister. Minister Yaalon also congratulated Defence Secretary Hagel on his new position, and on his intention to visit Israel next month."

Hagel plans Israel visit to boost defence ties: ministry

March 20, 2013 09:01
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel plans to visit the Jewish state in April to boost cooperation between the two countries, Israel's defence ministry said on Wednesday. "Minister (Moshe) Yaalon congratulated Defence Secretary Hagel on his appointment and on his intention to visit Israel next month," in a telephone conversation, the ministry said in a statement. The statement quoted Hagel as saying that he "felt high about the security and strategic relations between the two countries" and wanted "strengthening of cooperation between the two defence systems."

Israel says Hagel to visit next month

March 20, 2013 04:30
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel plans to visit Israel next month to bolster the allies' cooperation in the Middle East, the Israeli Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. It said Hagel and his new Israeli counterpart, Moshe Yaalon, discussed the visit by phone on Tuesday. "I look forward to strengthening cooperation between the two defence establishments," the ministry quoted Hagel as saying. (Writing by Dan Williams, Editing by Jeffrey Heller)

Hagel orders review of U.S. Air Force handling of sex assault case

March 11, 2013 17:30
* Move comes after general overturned jury conviction, sentence * Counsel to consider whether commanders should have judicial review * Any change could affect wide range of other cases By David Alexander

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.

Hagel displays caution in minefield of Afghanistan

March 11, 2013 13:00
Faced with inflammatory remarks from Afghan President Hamid Karzai and insurgent bombings, Chuck Hagel showed an abundance of caution in his first visit to Afghanistan as America's new Pentagon chief. Nine days after taking over as defense secretary following an acrimonious nomination process in Congress, the former Republican senator arrived in Kabul on Friday saying he wanted "to better understand where we are in Afghanistan." But Hagel's visit quickly turned into an exercise in crisis management.

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.

UPDATE 6-Afghanistan's Karzai blasts U.S., marring Hagel visit

March 10, 2013 12:45
* Hagel on first trip to Afghanistan as defense chief * Karzai says Taliban bombs "in service of America" * U.S. denies Karzai's allegations of Taliban peace talks (Recasts with Hagel reaction) By Mirwais Harooni and Phil Stewart

Karzai-Hagel press event off due to security fears: US

March 10, 2013 10:17
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday cancelled a high-profile press conference in Kabul with new US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, with US officials saying the event was dropped for "security concerns". A palace official, who declined to be named, said however that the press conference had been cancelled because of "scheduling pressure", without giving further details.
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