Threat

AP IMPACT: An insider attack: Trust cost 2 lives

By By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - It was a sneak attack, but not by the enemy they feared. U.S. Army Capts. Joshua Lawrence and Drew Russell were inside a small command post on an Afghan army base, wrapping up a long day of coordinating the safe arrival of nearly

Asia stocks higher on hopes for US budget deal

By By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as investors became increasingly convinced that U.S. political leaders will reach a budget deal that avoids a major hit to the world's No. 1 economy. Negotiations between the White House and the U.S.

Obama hails Nunn, Lugar efforts to secure nukes

By By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Hailing two decades of efforts to help the former Soviet Union secure nuclear weapons stockpiles, President Barack Obama said Monday that the world must continue to stand guard against nuclear threats - including terrorists who seek to gain

US weighing military options if Syria uses WMD

By By KIMBERLY DOZIER and PAULINE JELINEKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and its allies are weighing military options to secure Syria's chemical and biological weapons, after U.S. intelligence reports show the Syrian regime may be readying those weapons and