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In April 1999 Paula Lucas, an American mother of three, had been living overseas for 14 years. She was in an abusive relationship in which her Palestinian husband victimized her and her three sons. Living in the United Arab Emirates, her options were limited.

When teenager Fina Tela needs books or DVDs to occupy her 3-year-old sister, Alice, she doesn’t have to travel far, as the Rose Barracks library is right across the street from her family’s home.

Victims of domestic violence in military communities stateside have many places they can turn to for help, from military advocates to off-base counselors.

A car bomb exploded Friday near a Shiite mosque south of Baghdad where mourners had gathered for a funeral, killing 17 people, Iraqi officials said.

A United Nations report released on September 28, said incidents of violence in Afghanistan have increased by nearly 40 per cent in the past eight months. Complex suicide attacks made up a greater portion of the violence, the report said.

The Pentagon has decided that military chaplains may perform same-sex unions, whether on or off a military installation.The decision follows the Sept. 20 repeal of the law barring gays from serving openly in the military.

Yemen's Defense Ministry says another American militant, Samir Khan, who produced an English-language al-Qaida web magazine, died in the U.S. airstrike that killed American-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.

Even before taking over as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey made one thing clear. He differs with his predecessor on one of the most important issues of the day: the threat posed to national security by a growing national debt.

The killing of U.S.-born al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki has renewed the debate over how far Washington can go in hunting down and assassinating alleged terror suspects who are American citizens.

Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen transfers the colors from outgoing USFOR-A Deputy Commander-Support Army Maj. Gen. Timothy P. McHale, left, to incoming USFOR-A Deputy Commander-Support Army Maj. Gen. William E. Rapp.