WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- The relationship between U.S. President George Bush and key officials in Iraq highlights Bush's over-reliance on certain advisers, some analysts say.

TAMPA, Fla., March 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Central Command plans to reduce the staff at its headquarters in Florida by about 1,100 people, a report said Thursday.

WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Navy Adm. William Fallon resigned as the U.S. Central Command commander, citing the perception that he disagreed with the Bush administration over Iran.

WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee wants U.S. auditors to investigate the Iraqi government's spending on reconstruction as both U.S. and Iraqi funds in the rebuilding effort came under fire on Capitol Hill this week.

OTTAWA, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Canada's future role in the NATO mission in Afghanistan was up for parliamentary debate in Ottawa Monday, a day after words of caution from the U.S. military.

MOSCOW, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The recent visit by Adm. William Fallon, commander of U.S. Central Command, to Tashkent may signal a warming in U.S.-Uzbek relations.

LONDON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Iran and Syria tightened border and airport controls to help stop Iraqi militants and arms from passing through, Iraq's national security adviser said.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Was that really a clampdown by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf or a staged "house arrest" to boost the political credibility of Benazir Bhutto?

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says little publicly about the war in Iraq in part to minimize political jockeying, the New York Times reported Tuesday.