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NATO agrees Libya arms embargo plan, stuck on no-fly

World NATO ambassadors approved an operations plan for the alliance to help enforce a U.N. arms embargo on Libya on Sunday, a NATO statement said. full story
NATO Troops Standby in Kosovo

Today the top United Nations official in Kosovo, Joachim Rucker urged Kosovo's leaders not to rush into hasty any decisions on the final status of their independence-seeking province. full story
NATO ministers consider speeded-up Afghan drawdown

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that NATO allies have agreed broadly to step back from the lead combat role in Afghanistan ... full story
NATO Reaffirms Commitment to 2014 Lisbon Goal in Afghanistan

World Defense Ministers of the 50 NATO and ISAF nations met today to review the security situation in Afghanistan and discuss NATO’s enduring commitment to Afghanistan. full story
Turkey will never let a NATO facility be used by a third party, says FM Davutoglu

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Friday that Turkey would never let a NATO facility be used by a third party. full story
What to look for at the NATO summit

World A look at the main issues for the NATO alliance at the summit meeting for heads of government in Chicago on Sunday and Monday. full story
NATO begins deploying Patriot missiles in Turkey

World NATO began deploying Patriot missiles in Turkey Friday to defend against threats from neighbouring Syria full story
NATO Defense Talks to Focus on Turkey, Afghanistan

The mounting tension on Turkey's border with Iraq and U.S.demands for European allies to do more in Afghanistan are expected to dominate a meeting of NATO defense ministers opening Wednesday in the Netherlands. full story
NATO to stay in Kosovo

NATO foreign ministers agreed Friday to maintain a strong peacekeeping force in Kosovo to handle any flare-up of violence in the province, which appears poised to move toward independence from Serbia after negotiations failed. full story
NATO Leader Addresses Issues

At a Tokyo news conference today, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer admitted his organization had differences with Russia, the day after Moscow suspended participation in a key European arms control treaty. full story
France Considers NATO Call for More Forces

In American military parlance, it's gut-check time for NATO in Afghanistan, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy appears ready to answer allies' calls for more forces to fight the Taliban and al-Qaida. full story
US President Supports NATO Membership

United States President George Bush vowed full support for Ukraine and Georgia's bids to join the NATO despite vehement Russian opposition and French and German objections to allowing the former Soviet states to begin the admission process. full story
Kosovo Prime Minister Thankful to NATO

Kosovo's Prime Minister, Hashim Thaci welcomed NATO's invitation to neighbors Albania and Croatia to join the alliance, and expressed his hope that one day Kosovo too would join both NATO and the European Union full story
NATO Progress in Afghanistan

NATO progress in Afghanistan is "encouraging but not entirely satisfactory" said the organization's chief on Friday. full story
Ukraine Seeks NATO Membership

NATO's chief sought to allay Russia's concerns about Ukraine's possible entry into the alliance on Monday, calling the idea that NATO wants bases on Ukrainian soil a "big myth." full story
Ukraine Seeks NATO Membership

Several hundred anti-NATO protesters took to the streets of the Ukrainian capital on Tuesday, as the NATO chief wrapped up his visit to the country and sought to allay Russia's concerns about Ukraine's possible entry into the alliance. full story
NATO Holds Talks with Kosovo Leaders

NATO's Secretary General is saying that Kosovo's partition along ethnic lines is "not in the cards." full story
Croatia & Albania Sign NATO Accords

Croatia and Albania signed NATO membership accords today, opening the way for them to join the Western military alliance, probably by early next year full story
Ukraine Seeks Aid for NATO Acceptance

German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to help Ukraine implement reforms to bring the former Soviet republic into NATO, a prospect strongly opposed by Russia full story
NATO Training Exercise in Armenia

Hundreds of military personnel from NATO and ex-Soviet bloc nations are in Armenia for a NATO-organised training exercise full story
Karzai Wants Timeline to Pull Foreign Troops

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai criticized the U.S. and other foreign countries for creating a "parallel government" in the countryside during a blunt overview of his country's problems before a U.N. Security Council delegation full story
Russia, Piracy on Agenda at NATO Meeting

Restoring ties with Russia and the growing problem of piracy were among the items on the agenda at a meeting of NATO members in Brussels full story
Afghanistan Seeks Control Over NATO Deployments

The Afghan government has sent NATO headquarters a draft agreement that would give Afghanistan more control over future NATO deployments in the country including the deployment of some U.S. troops, officials said Tuesday full story
NATO Chief on US Troop Surge in Afghanistan

NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer met Pakistan's leadership in the capital of Islamabad full story
US: Kyrgyz Base Not 'Closed Issue'

At a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Krakow, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Kyrgyzstan's decision to shutter an American air base is not a "closed issue" full story
France To Join NATO After 43 Years

Top French officials held a high-level conference with European and US officials over a proposal that France will rejoin NATO's integrated military command full story
Karzai Showing Confidence In Afghan People

Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned the international community to avoid interferring as the country prepares to go to the polls to elect a new president later this year full story
Thousands of Protesters, Police for NATO Summit

Police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of 800 to 900 people in Strasbourg on Thursday as the city in eastern France, host of the 60th anniversary NATO summit, readied for the arrival of world leaders full story
NATO Leaders Agree On Military Strategy

European nations pledged on the eve of NATO's 60th anniversary summit that they would support America's new Afghan war strategy with more civilian aid and small troop increases full story
Police, Protesters Clash in France at NATO Summit

Black-clad protesters attacked police and set a hotel and a customs station ablaze Saturday near a bridge linking France and Germany that served hours earlier as the backdrop for a show of unity by NATO leaders full story