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Recent crashes involving the U.S. military's Osprey transport are fueling an uproar in Japan that could threaten plans to deploy the aircraft to Okinawa by the end of the year.
The Defense Secretary said Thursday that only a "small handful" of the individuals on an original list of al Qaeda leaders remain on the battlefield and that Saudi Arabia is reporting a decline in recruitment.
Somali pirates seizing Indian Ocean ships were responsible for at least 35 hostage deaths in 2011, a report showed on Friday, with levels of violence rising.
Before its final leg home from deployment, the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group got a new mission: patrol and secure protected fishing areas in the southern Pacific.
The Iranian navy has announced plans to build more warships and increase its presence in international waters at a time of growing tension in the region.
China on Thursday "vehemently opposed" a Vietnamese law asserting sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly Islands, the latest escalation in tensions over the resource-rich South China Sea.
North Korea called a joint military drill among U.S., South Korea and Japan "reckless military provocations" that could lead to "nuclear war" as the allies started operations today.