SYDNEY, Sept 03, 2014 (AFP) - Australia will accept an invitation to boost its role within NATO at the group's summit in Wales, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Wednesday, saying it was in the country's national interest.
Cuba’s former president Fidel Castro compared NATO’s recent statements to that of Nazi SS and accused US and its allies of igniting conflicts abroad. Castro slammed John McCain for backing Israel and accused both of being involved in the creation of ISIS.
AUCKLAND, Sept 02, 2014 (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned Western powers Tuesday "there is no military solution" to the Ukraine crisis, as NATO prepares to upgrade its combat readiness in eastern Europe.
MOSCOW, September 1 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday called NATO's permanent plans in favour of enlarging to the east and closely advancing to the Russian borders "absolutely provocative".
LONDON (Reuters) - NATO is not prepared for the threat of a Russian attack on one of its members, British lawmakers said on Thursday, calling for more equipment and troops to be positioned in the Baltic States, which, they said, were particularly vulnerable.
Four soldiers from the US-led NATO mission fighting in eastern Afghanistan died on Tuesday in "an enemy forces attack", the coalition force said, as foreign troops wind down their war against the Taliban.
NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Wednesday the alliance will shortly offer Georgia closer ties, but made no mention of membership, amid growing concerns over Russia's intentions in Ukraine.
Lithuania’s president says that Russia, in an effort to maintain influence over territories that were once part of the Soviet Union, has set out to make the Baltic states “unreliable partners” for NATO and the European Union.
A former Pentagon official says the future of NATO is questionable because the member states do “not have the resources” to maintain a strong alliance.
Afghan officials said Tuesday that five NATO soldiers who were killed in the south of the country died in a "friendly fire" error during an air strike.
Vice President Joe Biden called the leaders of Hungary and the Czech Republic to reassure them of US support for NATO's collective defense agreement, the White House said late Saturday.
Ex-Soviet countries fearing spillover from the Ukraine crisis have asked NATO for land forces and other backup, potentially moving the region one step closer to a new Cold War.
Tehran, YJC. US President Barack Obama’s imposition of sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine is likely to rekindle a new Cold War, an analyst tells Press TV in an interview.
Tehran, YJC. US Congress Republicans are proposing to send military equipment to Ukraine, citing reports that Russian troops are amassing near the border with eastern Ukraine – an allegation that Russia has denied.
NATO said several of its websites were targeted in a "significant" cyber attack on Saturday that was claimed by Ukrainian hackers in what appeared to be the latest bout of virtual warfare linked to the country's crisis.
Fifteen years have passed since the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joined the NATO military alliance, a decision the ex-Soviet satellites now see as fortuitous given today's Ukraine standoff between Russia and the West.
NATO leaders were to meet Sunday after the interim Ukrainian government requested the alliance's support against Russia, whose parliament authorised the use of military force in the country.
Scores of alleged Taliban fighters walked free from jail in Afghanistan on Thursday, triggering condemnation from the United States which said they were responsible for killing NATO and Afghan soldiers as well as civilians.
The United States will unveil $300 million Monday in new aid initiatives for Afghanistan for the impoverished nation as the war economy winds down and global troops withdraw, a US official said.
Pakistan and the region around it are going to experience many changes in 2014, which will have far-reaching implications for the country in 2015 and onwards.