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Obama Announces Steps to Advance Surveillance Debate
President Barack Obama today announced four steps that he said would move the public debate forward about classified government surveillance programs that gather data about the telephone records of Americans and others. ...

High-Level U.S.-Russia Talks Start
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said Washington still has 'shared interests' with Russia, despite deteriorating relations, most recently over the case of fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. ...

First ANG bomb wing certified for nuclear operations
The Air National Guard celebrated a historic milestone this week as the 131st Bomb Wing, the nation's only Guard unit to fly and maintain the B-2 Spirit, was certified to conduct the nuclear mission upon completion of their initial nuclear surety inspection. ...

North, South Korea to Return to Kaesong Talks
North and South Korea are meeting for a seventh round of renewed negotiations to try to reopen their joint industrial park at Kaesong, the last trace of inter-Korean cooperation. Pyongyang pulled its workers from the factory complex in April over military tensions but South Korean officials are dismissing concerns that this month's training exercises with the United States could affect ...

India, China Interested in Ukraine's Carrier Pilot Training Site - Minister
India and China are interested in using Ukraine's carrier-deck pilot training site in Crimea, a senior defense official said Friday.

Beijing rejects protest over patrol
Beijing rejected a protest from Tokyo on Thursday over Chinese ships patrolling near the Diaoyu Islands, as four Chinese vessels made their longest stay in the area since tensions flared over the islands in September. ...