'Operational failures'  led to seizure of navy personnel
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'No individual to blame' for capture of 15 marines and sailors by Iran in March, government report concluded today.
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Four members of an elite U.S. Navy  SEAL unit have been charged with abusing prisoners in Iraq,  including one who died at Abu Ghraib prison after being beaten,  the Naval Special Warfare Command said on Friday.
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Four US Navy commandos have been charged with abusing prisoners in Iraq, including one prisoner who was beaten and later died at Abu Ghraib prison in November 2003, the Navy said Friday.
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The government faced pressure Tuesday to learn lessons from its handling of the seizure of 15 sailors by Iran, which sparked a major diplomatic crisis and an embarrassing row after their release.
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The captain of a Royal Navy warship returning from service in Iraq has been relieved of his post after a near-mutiny by crew members.
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The Nigerian navy said Tuesday it had seized 236 ships, tugboats and barges used for smuggling crude oil and petroleum products in the high seas and Niger delta.
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Â· Foreign Office among departments hit Â· Military involvement suspected
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Australian naval units repelled an Iranian attempt to capture them, the BBC has learned.
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American commanders described the operation as a taste of large-scale sweeps intended to take back some measure of control from militias.
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Heavy snow and storms caused chaos on the country's seas and roads Friday, prompting a rescue operation to airlift a seriously injured ship's captain from his vessel, officials said.
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Pakistan&#39;s military said Saturday it had destroyed several militant bases in the Afghan border region, the BBC reported. Major General Niaz Khattak said government forces
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HALIFAX (CP) - Senior navy officials went on the offensive Thursday, challenging media reports that suggested they initially downplayed the severity of a fire that disabled HMCS Chicoutimi and led to the death of one of the submarine's crew members.
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"The fact that the government appears not to have been able to achieve its main objectives at the U.N. brings into question the wisdom of its tactical approach"  British diplomats were too slow to contact a key official who helped broker the eventual release of 15 sailors and marines held hostage in March by Iran, a report by lawmakers said Sunday.Officials also bungled a decision that allowed some of the personnel to sell their stories to media organizations after their release, despite strong reservations from some sectors of government, Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee concluded.The British sailors and marines were searching a merchant ship in the Persian Gulf, off the coast of Iraq, when they and their two inflatable boats were intercepted by Iranian vessels near the disputed Shatt al-Arab waterway. Read more
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WASHINGTON -- A secret military operation in early 2005 to capture senior members of Al Qaeda in tribal areas of Pakistan was aborted at the last minute after top Bush administration officials decided it was too risky and could jeopardize relations with Pakistan, according to intelligence and military officials.
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A drill planned to demonstrate the Navy's ability to knock down two incoming missiles at once from the same ship failed off Hawaii's coast on Thursday, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said.
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A lack of personnel is creating a "clear danger"  the military will be unable to maintain its commitments, MPs warn.
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WASHINGTON -- Four Navy commandos have been charged with prisoner abuse in Iraq, including involvement in the case of a prisoner who was beaten and later died at Abu Ghraib prison, the Navy said yesterday.