Colin Powell, top US soldier and diplomat, dies of Covid-19 complications
Powell served three Republican presidents in senior posts and ascended to leadership of the US military as it was regaining its vigor after the trauma of the war in Vietnam, where he served two tours as an Army officer.
A US soldier has been charged with the kidnapping and rape of a teenage girl in Okinawa, a Japanese island chain that hosts the region's largest American military base.
The case is likely to stoke the long-standing local opposition to US military presence - the islands are home to more than half of the 54,000 US soldiers serving in Japan.
The anger has also been fuelled by sexual assault cases - one of the most high-profile was in 1995, when a 12-year-old girl was raped by three US service personnel, sparking months-long protests.
The latest allegation also...
A US soldier has been charged with the kidnapping and rape of a teenage girl in Okinawa, a Japanese island chain that hosts the region's largest American military base.
The case is likely to stoke the long-standing local opposition to US military presence - the islands are home to more than half of the 54,000 US soldiers serving in Japan.
The anger has also been fuelled by sexual assault cases - one of the most high-profile was in 1995, when a 12-year-old girl was raped by three US service personnel, sparking months-long protests.
The latest allegation also...
WASHINGTON, Sept 28: US soldier Travis King has been freed by North Korea and is heading home, nearly three months after he ran across the border from South Korea, the White House said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Sept 28: US soldier Travis King has been freed by North Korea and is heading home, nearly three months after he ran across the border from South Korea, the White House said Wednesday.
Aug 3: North Korea has confirmed custody of Travis King in its first response to requests for information on the US soldier's whereabouts, the UN Command has said.
The 23-year-old private dashed across the border from South Korea on 18 July while on a guided tour.
July 19: Travis King, the American soldier who fled to North Korea, had been detained after getting into fights in South Korea prior to crossing the border.
Court documents showed he also damaged a police car and had recently spent time in a detention facility in Seoul.
KABUL, Aug 23 . The Taliban will not announce the makeup of its government until the United States completes its troop withdrawal, two sources in the movement told AFP Monday. “It has been decided that the formation of the government and cabinet will not be announced as long as a single US soldier is present […]
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HONOLULU, July 11: An active duty soldier based in Hawaii pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State group, helped purchase a drone for it to use against American forces and said he wanted to use his rifle to “kill a bunch of people,” according to an FBI affidavit.
