US Defence Secretary promises accountability for Afghanistan hospital attack
Medecines Sans Frontieres, whose hospital was bombed later this week, in a statement called for an independent investigation.
Oct 05, 2015, 10:58 AM IST
Pentagon chief arrives in Europe amid Syrian, Afghan crises
He is also dealing with the fallout from a suspected US air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz that killed 22 people, some of whom burned to death in their beds.
Oct 05, 2015, 06:19 AM IST
US, Russia could `find areas of cooperation` on Syria: Pentagon chief
The United States and Russia could find ways to cooperate on the crisis in Syria, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said Thursday, as Moscow continues a military build-up in the war-torn nation.
Sep 25, 2015, 02:50 AM IST
US calls for halt to land reclamation in South China Sea
The US on Wednesday demanded an immediate and lasting halt to land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea and asserted that turning an underwater rock into an airfield does not provide sovereignty or permit restrictions on international air or maritime transit.
Sep 16, 2015, 21:46 PM IST
Pentagon teams up with Apple, Boeing to develop wearable tech
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter awarded $75 million on Friday to help a consortium of high-tech firms and researchers develop electronic systems packed with sensors flexible enough to be worn by soldiers or moulded onto the skin of a plane.
Aug 29, 2015, 02:07 AM IST
Pentagon seeking brains and ideas in Silicon Valley
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will head to Silicon Valley on Thursday in a bid to recruit tech gurus for the Pentagon, even if just on a part-time basis.
Apr 23, 2015, 12:43 PM IST
Ashton Carter likely next Pentagon chief: Reports
The former number-two ranking official at the Pentagon, Ashton Carter, will likely be named as the next US defense secretary, American media reported Tuesday.
Dec 03, 2014, 10:17 AM IST
