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A Somali man prosecutors consider the highest-ranking pirate the United States has ever captured will stand trial after a judge refused to dismiss charges against him.
John C. Stennis Strike Group entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations (AO) after nearly three months supporting operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet AO.
Pakistan expects to re-open supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan, halted after a NATO cross-border air attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in November, but will impose tariffs.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta outlined new measures targeting sexual assaults against military personnel, saying he has "no higher responsibility than to protect those who are protecting America."
A Chinese-based cyber attack is targeting the Defense Department’s Common Access Cards with technology that could steal information from military networks while troops and civilians work at their desks, researchers say.
Two U.S. senators say a confrontation between the United States and China in Asia is unlikely but America will arm allies such as the Philippines amid territorial spats in the region.
The Obama administration is launching a new space arms-control initiative that critics say will lead to restrictions on U.S. military activities in space, a key U.S. strategic war-fighting advantage.
Two apparent U.S. drone attacks last week on militant targets very likely signal the resumption of joint counterintelligence operations by the CIA and Pakistan's military spy agency, security analysts say.