New York City: War-weary Americans on Wednesday marked the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, as President Barack Obama - for now holding fire on Syria - said force alone cannot 'bui

A man in the US has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after he confessed to have planned crashing explosive-laden model airplanes into federal buildings, Xinhua reported.

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The United States has the military capacity to defeat any Iranian attempt to shut down sea commerce in the oil-rich Gulf region and will hold Tehran directly responsible for shipping disruptions, Defe

A top Pentagon official assigned to work with India to streamline and ease high-tech exports and necessary bureaucratic hurdles is visiting India later this month.

The Deputy Defence Secretary, Ash

The top US military officer met on Thursday with his Russian counterpart, discussing missile defence and the Syria crisis, amid tensions between Washington and Moscow on the issue, the Pentagon said.

Undeterred by the spike in terrorist attacks on its forces inside Afghanistan, the US has said that there is no change in its withdrawal-timeline from the war-torn country.

"We are on track, and we

Coinciding with the New Delhi visit of Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, the Pentagon on Tuesday said India is a global power and is meeting its responsibilities in this capacity.

It refuted reports t

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta flies to India on Tuesday for talks focusing on Washington's strategic shift towards Asia, as US officials eye New Delhi as a potentially pivotal partner.

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A photograph of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-confessed architect of the 9/11 attacks, that has recently circulated on the Internet has been digitally manipulated, Pentagon officials said on Friday

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta would travel to India on a two-day official visit in the first week of June, the Pentagon has announced.

The India trip, the first to the country by Panetta in