Just 10 days and a world crisis ago, Tuesday night's gathering of the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation was supposed to highlight a small, informal discussion of Israeli security issues by intelligence expert John Loftus. ...more

January 7, 2009

Just 10 days and a world crisis ago, tonight's gathering of the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation was supposed to highlight a small, informal discussion of Israeli security issues by intelligence expert John Loftus. In the aftermath of Israel's ongoing military response to years of random bombing by terrorists in Gaza, however, the event became a rally for supporters of Israel's "Right to Self Defense." ...more

January 6, 2009

As evidence mounts that last week's attacks in Mumbai may have originated on Pakistani soil, U.S. officials' aggressive campaign to strike at militants in Pakistan may complicate their efforts to prevent an Indian military response, which could lead to all-out war between the nuclear-armed enemies. ...more

November 30, 2008

Assailants threw two grenades into a crowd of Independence Day revelers, killing seven and injuring more than 100 in a brazen attack that escalates the war between Mexico's army and drug gangs. ...more

September 17, 2008

President Dmitry Medvedev declared Saturday that "Russia is a nation to be reckoned with" after its conflict with Georgia, again putting the West on notice that Moscow is prepared to use its military and economic might. ...more

September 7, 2008

Russian troops pulled out of occupied Georgian lands Friday, loosening a chokehold on strategically crucial towns, railroad routes and roadways. ...more

August 23, 2008

With Islamic militants tightening their grip around Peshawar, kidnapping residents and threatening the city itself, the new Pakistani coalition government delivered its first military response Saturday. ...more

June 29, 2008

Backed by helicopters firing missiles, hundreds of NATO and Afghan forces hunted Taliban militants in villages outside Kandahar on Wednesday, killing dozens of insurgents. ...more

June 19, 2008

The United States and the European Union's biggest powers quickly recognized Kosovo as an independent nation Monday, widening a split with Russia, China and some EU members that are strongly opposed to letting the territory break away from Serbia. ...more

February 19, 2008

Saving people in a national disaster isn't a matter of days, Florida's emergency chief Craig Fugate told a group of military officers in Tampa on Friday. It's a matter of hours. ...more

November 17, 2007