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AP - Eight American soldiers have been charged in the Oct. 3 death of a fellow GI who apparently shot himself in Afghanistan, the Army said Wednesday. More...

Tenn.-- Tennessee whiskey maker Jack Daniel's is donating more than $100,000 to pay for plane tickets and travel funds for soldiers at Fort Campbell, Ky., to spend the December holiday season with their families all over the country. The distiller is also asking the public to make additional...

ALGIERS, Algeria – Islamist extremists attacked an army post and killed at least 13 soldiers watching the Algerian president's televised speech promising reforms, security officials said Saturday. Two militants in the group were killed by soldiers at the post in Kabyle, some 80 miles (130...

-- The U.S. Army announced Wednesday that the number of suicides rose again last year to almost one a day, despite major efforts to identify and help at-risk soldiers. Suicides among active-duty soldiers actually declined for the first time in six years but the numbers increased among other...

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man who approached a checkpoint with a glass bottle and did not stop, the Israeli military said. The man approached the soldiers at a checkpoint near Nablus in the West Bank from an unauthorized lane holding a gas bottle, according to the military...

A Massachusetts couple think it's unforgivable that some U.S. troops serving overseas walk away from mail call empty-handed. They work year-round sending 200 care packages a month to bases around the world. http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/12/24/dnt.chernoff.soldier.care.pkgs.cnn...

Kabul, Afghanistan -- Eight Afghan soldiers and one national police officer were killed in separate attacks targeting the Afghan National Army on Sunday, officials said. In one of the attacks, two would-be suicide bombers in Kabul targeted Afghan National Army vehicles with firearms, said...

Wednesday's hearing will be held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. The first court-martial of one of the soldiers connected to a group of soldiers accused of killing Afghan citizens for sport, is scheduled to start Wednesday. Staff Sgt. Robert G. Stevens is one of seven soldiers...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2010/10/25/lkl.assange.iraqi.deaths.cnn WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Julian Assange is defending the group's recent leak and said it poses no real risk to soldiers or civilians in Iraq. "This material doesn't mention any soldiers' names, doesn't mention any...

Report: Warnings about Army unit ignored WASHINGTON, -- Commanders had warning a Stryker Brigade unit that allegedly killed Afghan civilians for sport was out of control, The Washington Post reports. The 5th Stryker Brigade, with 3,800 members, suffered high casualties deployed in...

Report: U.S. Army showing stress WASHINGTON, The U.S. Army appears to be under increased stress from repeated deployments of soldiers and inadequate support when they return home, an Army report concluded. The report, commissioned by Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli and...

18 killed in Afghanistan PESHAWAR, Pakistan, (UPI) -- At least five U.S. soldiers and 11 Shia Pakistanis and an Afghan civilian died Saturday in bombings and ambushes, officials said. The U.S. military reported a sixth U.S. soldier was killed in an accidental explosion, the BBC said. Three...

Soldiers with migraine may sleep poorly TACOMA, Wash., (UPI) -- The many soldiers who suffer with migraine may also be poor sleepers, U.S. researchers suggest. Researchers at the Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., say 19 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq have migraine, and...

Soldiers prefer buttons to Velcro WASHINGTON, (UPI) -- Velcro may be the most up-to-date fastening, but U.S. soldiers say it does not work as well as the old-fashioned button in the dust of Afghanistan. After listening to complaints about the maintenance required for "hook-and-pile tape," as...

British soldiers get new body armor LONDON, (UPI) -- British forces set for October deployment to Afghanistan will be equipped with upgraded body armor, the British Ministry of Defense announced. The Defense Ministry said soldiers with the 16 Air Assault Brigade will head into theater with...

LONDON (AFP) – A "mole" who leaked data on lawmakers' expenses, sparking Britain's biggest political scandal in years, was angry about a lack of resources for troops in Afghanistan, a newspaper said Friday. The unnamed worker was incensed by a perceived failure to properly equip British...

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Soldiers have arrested a man suspected of killing 18 people in a series of attacks this year in violence-plagued Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas. Michael Escalante, 29, of El Paso, was allegedly a member of "La Linea," a group of hit men working for the Juarez...

BAGHDAD – An American soldier opened fire at a counseling center on a military base Monday, killing five fellow soldiers before being taken into custody, the U.S. command and Pentagon officials said. Although it was unclear what prompted the shooting, the incident draws attention to the issue...