Новости за 06.10.2015

Defense Secretary Ash Carter intensified U.S. warnings to Russia on recent violations of Turkish airspace, telling a group of rapid-response U.S. forces here that further incursions would be met with a military response.

Senate Republicans overcame a filibuster attempt, setting the stage for a possible vote Wednesday on sending the National Defense Authorization Act to President Barack Obama, who has threatened to veto it.

Senate Republicans overcame a filibuster attempt, setting the stage for a possible vote Wednesday on sending the National Defense Authorization Act to President Barack Obama, who has threatened to veto it.

Russia's entry into the crowded and sometimes uncoordinated air wars in Syria is making the U.S. increasingly nervous, reflecting concern at the Pentagon and in Europe about the risk of accidents or unintended conflict.

The senior enlisted sailor on the Pearl Harbor destroyer USS Michael Murphy was relieved of his duties in the wake of ship-based equal opportunity complaints, the Navy said.

NATO’s top official on Tuesday accused Russia of a deliberate incursion into alliance airspace, dismissing Moscow’s assertion that the recent crossing of jets into Turkish territory was a mistake.

The U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Tuesday he will advise the White House to shift its military drawdown strategy amid resurgent Taliban attacks and shortcomings in the local security forces.

Germany's justice ministry is embarked on a wide-ranging effort to examine the influence that the Nazis had on the country's legal system, including the role some German officials played in preventing former Nazis from being prosecuted after the war.

There is no evidence that North Korea is preparing for a rocket launch or nuclear test, despite rampant speculation that it might stage such an event to mark the birthday of its ruling party, a top official with a U.S. research institute said Monday.

A Marine Corps helicopter crash last year off the coast of Djibouti was complicated by decisions made by its pilot and crew, including not strapping down baggage inside and improperly troubleshooting an engine that ultimately failed in flight, a military investigation found.

President Barack Obama is seriously weighing a proposal to keep as many as 5,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016, according to senior U.S. officials.

The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries reached a contentious trade pact that cuts trade barriers, sets labor and environmental standards and protects the intellectual property of multinational corporations. Now each country must sell the deal to skeptical lawmakers.

An emotional Alek Skarlatos returned to "Dancing with the Stars" to honor his Oregon college town hit by a mass killing, calling the event harder to comprehend than the terrorist attack he helped stop in France.

The captain of the 790-foot El Faro planned to bypass Hurricane Joaquin, but some kind of mechanical failure left the U.S. container ship with 33 people aboard helplessly — and tragically — adrift in the path of the powerful storm, the vessel's owners say.

The Obama administration’s initial effort to build a proxy military force inside Syria to help fight Islamic State appears on shaky ground as key U.S. lawmakers consider closing a $500 million Pentagon program widely considered an embarrassing failure.