WASHINGTON, April 4 (UPI) -- Uzbekistan agreed Friday to allow the United States to use it as a transit point for the shipment of "non-lethal" supplies to Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- More than a military response is needed to combat piracy off the Somali coast, a U.S. military official said Friday.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Defense says it is ready to begin military briefings immediately for U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's transition team.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed "deep gratitude" Monday to Pervez Musharraf, who was pressured into quitting as Pakistan's president.

JERUSALEM, July 11 (UPI) -- U.S. and Israeli officials Friday denied reports that Israel is using U.S. airbases in Iraq to prepare for a possible attack on Iran.

WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- About 39,000 U.S. troops will be deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan later this year, a Defense Department official said Monday.

WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- The United States is ready to send in the Navy to help cyclone-ravaged Myanmar if the country's leaders ask for help, President George Bush said Tuesday.

WASHIGTON, D.C., April 20 (UPI) -- Many military experts who appeared on TV newscasts to provide commentary on the Iraq war were fed information by the Pentagon, an investigation found.

WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) -- U.S. authorities have transferred to the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a man they say was a translator for Osama bin Laden.