http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/NATOFind stories, videos, and photos about NATO from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:38:44 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/NATO14433Find stories, videos, and photos about NATO from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/25/uk.afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/25/uk.afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown is "optimistic" that other countries will contribute more troops to the mission in Afghanistan, he told the head of NATO in a letter this week.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/07/afghanistan.airstrike.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/07/afghanistan.airstrike.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO forces in Afghanistan are investigating a report that a NATO airstrike killed Afghan security forces in a region rife with arms smuggling and narcotics trafficking.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/24/afghanistan.civilian.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/24/afghanistan.civilian.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour civilians died when NATO-led troops in southern Afghanistan fired on a vehicle accelerating in their direction on Saturday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/23/afghanistan.nato.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/23/afghanistan.nato.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, plans to address NATO defense ministers Friday about the next steps for the military strategy.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/afghanistan.nato.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/afghanistan.nato.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTextCivilians, including women and children, were killed in an airstrike by coalition troops in southern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Thursday.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/18/nato.russia.missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/18/nato.russia.missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia, the United States and NATO should consider linking their missile defense systems in Europe, the NATO chief said Friday.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/afghanistan.appointment.nato.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/afghanistan.appointment.nato.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTextGen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has appointed a Canadian officer to lead a formal investigation into a NATO airstrike that killed at least 90 people.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/germany.afghanistan.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/germany.afghanistan.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe German chancellor on Sunday called for a quick and thorough investigation into a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan that killed at least 90 people.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/afghanistan.airstrike.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/afghanistan.airstrike.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextA NATO team arrived in northern Afghanistan late Friday night to investigate an airstrike that killed at least 90 people, a military spokeswoman said.Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/afghanistan.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/04/afghanistan.airstrike/index.html#cnnSTCTextA NATO airstrike on a pair of hijacked fuel trucks early Friday in northern Afghanistan killed at least 90 people -- a mix of Taliban militants and civilians, NATO and provincial officials said.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/afghan.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/afghan.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour NATO service members -- three Britons and one American -- were killed Thursday in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan, according to NATO and Britain's Defence Ministry said.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/04/afghanistan.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/04/afghanistan.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTextA pre-dawn salvo of at least eight rockets slammed into the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday, Afghan officials said.Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/03/nato.rasmussen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/03/nato.rasmussen/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO will stay in Afghanistan "for as long as it takes," the military alliance's new leader said in Brussels, Belgium, Monday.Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/02/nato.deaths.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/02/nato.deaths.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least six NATO troops were killed in Afghanistan Saturday, and three more died on Sunday -- a bloody start to August after a record number of NATO troops were killed there in July.Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/21/nato.scheffer.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/21/nato.scheffer.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe outgoing head of NATO says the organization is as alive and kicking as it has ever been, but will have to adapt to new challenges such as cyber-terrorism and the implications of climate change.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/afghanistan.turkey.commander.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/afghanistan.turkey.commander.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe commander of Turkey's NATO force in Afghanistan and another soldier were killed this week in a road accident in northern Afghanistan, the Turkish military said Thursday.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/05/afghanistan.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/05/afghanistan.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo NATO service members were killed Saturday in a bombing in southern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Sunday.Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/27/nato.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/27/nato.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO and Russia have agreed to restart their military relationship, nearly a year after it had been frozen over the war in Georgia, the top NATO official said on Saturday.Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/pakistan.NATO.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/pakistan.NATO.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaliban militants attacked NATO supply terminals Wednesday morning, torching at least 10 supply trucks in northern Pakistan, local officials said.Wed, 13 May 2009 07:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/06/russia.canadian.diplomats/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/06/russia.canadian.diplomats/index.html#cnnSTCTextCanada will ask the Russian ambassador to explain why two Canadians who worked at the NATO Information Office in Moscow had their diplomatic accreditation revoked, Canada's foreign ministry said Wednesday.Wed, 06 May 2009 18:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/05/georgia.mutiny/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/05/georgia.mutiny/index.html#cnnSTCTextGeorgian authorities foiled an attempted army mutiny that they believe was designed to disrupt planned NATO exercises in the former Soviet republic, the country's interior ministry said Tuesday.Tue, 05 May 2009 23:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/02/seychelles.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/02/seychelles.piracy/index.html#cnnSTCTextPirates hijacked a British-owned bulk carrier Saturday in the Indian Ocean, but NATO forces stopped an attack on another vessel in the Gulf of Aden hours earlier, NATO maritime authorities said.Sat, 02 May 2009 15:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/30/russia.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/30/russia.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO intends to expel two Russian diplomats from its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/18/pirates.foiled/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/18/pirates.foiled/index.html#cnnSTCTextPirates captured a Belgian ship and said they were taking it to the coast of Somalia after the vessel was reported missing early Saturday, NATO and pirate sources told CNN.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/19/pirate.attack.foiled/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/19/pirate.attack.foiled/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO forces patrolling the Gulf of Aden foiled a pirate attack on a Norwegian tanker this weekend, a NATO spokesman said.Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/12/pakistan.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/12/pakistan.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 80 militants attacked a supply terminal in northwest Pakistan that serves U.S. and NATO-led troops in Afghanistan, police said.Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/04/afghan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/04/afghan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerica's NATO allies in Afghanistan are committing 5,000 more troops to the fight against the Taliban, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Saturday.Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/afghan.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/afghan.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO-led troops killed 12 insurgents in a firefight Friday in Afghanistan, and a civilian caught in the crossfire was apparently killed by militants, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/03/nato.rasmussen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/03/nato.rasmussen/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Danish prime minister has told his party he is a candidate for NATO's top job, a spokeswoman for the party told Danish TV on Friday.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/31/labott.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/31/labott.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen President Obama meets the leaders of NATO countries in Strasbourg, France, on Thursday, the gathering will be large on pomp and circumstance to celebrate NATO's 60th anniversary and short on substance on the major challenge facing the alliance: how to stabilize Afghanistan.Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/12/france.sarkozy.nato.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/12/france.sarkozy.nato.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Nicolas Sarkozy of France will put his government on the line over his decision to bring the country back into NATO's integrated military command, more than 40 years after it walked out.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/france.sarkozy.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/france.sarkozy.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday made one of the biggest foreign policy gestures of his tenure and announced that France is to return to NATO's high command.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/clinton.brussels/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/clinton.brussels/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is calling for a conference on Afghanistan and the broader regional challenge to take place March 31, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Thursday.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/29/arctic.global.warming.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/29/arctic.global.warming.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO representatives and lawmakers from alliance nations will meet in Iceland Thursday to discuss security challenges that are likely to arise as the Arctic Circle thaws.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/31/pakistan.afghanistan.border.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/31/pakistan.afghanistan.border.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTextA key transit link for NATO and U.S. military supplies into Afghanistan is expected to reopen in the next two days, a Pakistani military official told CNN Wednesday.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/pakistan.violence.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/pakistan.violence.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuspected Taliban militants early Saturday staged another attack against cargo terminals in northwestern Pakistan in the country's restive tribal areas, destroying NATO supplies bound for neighboring Afghanistan, police said.Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/12/afghanistan.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/12/afghanistan.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTextTroops with the NATO-led force in Afghanistan killed three bus passengers Friday after the vehicle veered toward their patrol, the force said in a statement.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/09/afghanistan.nato.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/09/afghanistan.nato.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan and NATO troops killed a Taliban commander who was responsible for suicide bombings, kidnappings, and torture, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Tuesday.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/30/somalia.pirate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/30/somalia.pirate/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkish officials are investigating reports of a hijacking following distress signals from a Turkish-owned freighter in the Gulf of Aden, a Turkish Foreign Ministry official said Thursday.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:43:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1853542,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1853542,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe United States is taking another step toward getting Albania and Croatia -- both isolated behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War -- folded into the NATO allianceFri, 24 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/19/somalia.nato.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/19/somalia.nato.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein Sunday welcomed the arrival of seven NATO warships off the coast of his country to help in the battle against pirates in the region.Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/afghan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/afghan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo separate battles that militants fought with Afghan and NATO troops in southern Afghanistan over the weekend left at least 100 insurgents dead, authorities said Sunday.Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841162,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841162,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGeorgia's president says he hopes a visit from NATO's chief will accelerate his nation's drive to join the Western allianceMon, 15 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/09/afghanistan.civilian.deaths.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/09/afghanistan.civilian.deaths.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO-led forces in Afghanistan say an airstrike has accidentally killed two civilians and wounded up to 10 others amid concern over mounting casualties.Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:16:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1835586,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1835586,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA U.S. Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid anchored at the Georgian port of Batumi on SundaySun, 24 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/nato.france/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/nato.france/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO disputes a report published in one of France's major daily newspapers that said French soldiers involved in deadly fighting in Afghanistan this week were struck by NATO airstrikes.Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/19/oakley.georgia.russia.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/19/oakley.georgia.russia.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat do you do with an angry bear? Growl back at him, face him down or threaten to take away his honey? It is a debate the NATO countries are patently having trouble resolving.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextTen French soldiers were killed Tuesday in fighting near the Afghan capital of Kabul after 100 insurgents attacked a patrol, authorities said.Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832988,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832988,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Western military alliance's raison dÊtre was to contain Russia. So what happens when Moscow calls its bluff?Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/afghan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/afghan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive NATO-led soldiers were killed in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, military officials said.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824607,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824607,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViolence across the country Saturday killed 14, including a NATO soldierSat, 19 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/afghanistan.outpost/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/afghanistan.outpost/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO-led forces have abandoned an outpost in eastern Afghanistan where nine U.S. soldiers were killed and 15 more injured repelling a fierce assault by Taliban militants last week.Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive foreign troops were killed Saturday in Afghanistan, bringing the number of NATO and U.S.-led coalition troop deaths in June to 32 -- more than in Iraq.Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815385,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815385,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe President indicates that France will rejoin NATO's military command, even if its nuclear forces would remain under strictly national controlTue, 17 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/17/france.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/17/france.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrance will soon rejoin NATO's military command more than 40 years after it left, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/afghan.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/21/afghan.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo soldiers with the NATO-led international force and a civilian interpreter were killed Tuesday when a bomb exploded while they were on patrol in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.Wed, 21 May 2008 11:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/04/nato.bush.putin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/04/nato.bush.putin/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian President Vladimir Putin struck a conciliatory note in talks with NATO leaders Friday, claiming that a new Cold War was in "nobody's interests" despite terse disagreements over the future expansion of the alliance and U.S. moves to install missile defense bases in eastern Europe.Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/04/oakley.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/04/oakley.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextA "crisis summit" for NATO, many called it before the leaders met in Bucharest. So how was it on the night? Who were the winners and losers? The key figures were two last year presidents who won't be at the next meeting, Russia's Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush.Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/03/nato.members/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/03/nato.members/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States secured NATO's support Thursday to build a missile defense system in eastern Europe, despite fierce opposition from Russia, agencies have reported.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:16:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1727644,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1727644,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNATO decides not to put Georgia and Ukraine on track to join the alliance, but pledged that they will join one dayThu, 03 Apr 2008 17:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/02/bush.nato.france/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/02/bush.nato.france/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrance has agreed to send a battalion of troops to eastern Afghanistan, a NATO spokesman has said.Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/02/bush.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/02/bush.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO leaders are likely to approve an increase in troop deployments to Afghanistan, the head of the military alliance said Wednesday.Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/02/nato.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/02/nato.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia isn't a member of NATO. It never will be. But the country which once used to dominate and run the rival Warsaw Pact is nevertheless having a crucial influence on the deliberations in Bucharest of the 26-nation alliance. Whether western powers like it or not, Russia is becoming NATO-Plus-One.Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/01/ukraine.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/04/01/ukraine.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President George W. Bush has not wasted any time stirring the pot on his latest visit to Europe for the NATO Summit starting in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday.Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/27/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/27/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextA soldier in the NATO-led force in Afghanistan died after an attack on his patrol, the force said Thursday. Another soldier was wounded.Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/12/britain.afghan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/12/britain.afghan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe British government says its troops were responsible for an airstrike Tuesday that killed two women and two children in southern Afghanistan. At least 10 others were injured.Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/03/greece.macedonia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/03/greece.macedonia/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO's secretary-general said Monday that Macedonia's hope of joining the military alliance could be dashed if it fails to settle a 17-year-old name spat with Greece, a long-time NATO member.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/29/afghan.canada/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/29/afghan.canada/index.html#cnnSTCTextCanadian forces will remain in Afghanistan beyond February 2009 only if another NATO nation sends an additional 1,000 combat troops to Kandahar province -- where the troops are based, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday.Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/04/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/04/afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide car bomber rammed a minibus filled with Afghan National Army soldiers south of Kabul Wednesday, killing 13 people, including six soldiers, said military spokesman Gen. Mohammed Zahir Azimi.Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/nato.youtube/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/nato.youtube/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO is acknowledging YouTube as its new battleground in the six-year war on Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, as the military alliance posts formerly secret surveillance and attack video.Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/afghanistan.nato.clashes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/afghanistan.nato.clashes/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix American forces serving under NATO's International Security Assistance Force were killed in an insurgent ambush while patrolling in eastern Afghanistan, a NATO spokesman told CNN on Saturday.Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/afghanistan.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/afghanistan.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTextA NATO soldier was killed and two others were wounded Saturday in a roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan's restive south, NATO's International Security Assistance Force has said.Sat, 03 Nov 2007 10:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/afghanistan.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/afghanistan.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO has lost the war in Afghanistan and success there is now unlikely, a former U.N. envoy warned Thursday, as Britain's prime minister met his Afghan counterpart and the U.S. defense secretary pressed for continued military commitment.Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/25/afghan.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/25/afghan.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Canadian soldier was killed and four others were wounded on Monday in southern Afghanistan, Canadian Forces said in a statement Tuesday.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/21/afghanistan.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/21/afghanistan.suicide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide car bomb attack on a military convoy killed a French soldier serving under NATO's International Security Forces during a routine patrol in Kabul early Friday, the French Defense Ministry told CNN.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/afghanistan.opium.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/afghanistan.opium.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextNATO troops should take on a greater role fighting the flourishing opium business in Afghanistan, which is helping to fuel the Taliban's insurgency, the head of the United Nations drugs agency said Wednesday.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/afghan.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/afghan.nato/index.html#cnnSTCTextA NATO soldier was killed and two other soldiers were wounded while on patrol in southern Afghanistan Thursday, a statement from NATO's International Security Assistance Force said. An interpreter with the group was also killed.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlmost a dozen insurgents were killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan on Friday after militants attacked a force led by Afghan police, the U.S.-led coalition said.Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/afghanistan.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/afghanistan.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour soldiers -- three of them part of the U.S.-led coalition, one of them NATO -- were killed Sunday in separate combat incidents in eastern Afghanistan, according to coalition and NATO statements. Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/afghan.deadly/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/23/afghan.deadly/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix NATO forces in Afghanistan died Monday in various attacks, including a roadside bombing in the eastern part of the country that claimed four lives, according to NATO's International Security Assistance Force.Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/afghan.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/afghan.violence/index.htmlTaliban militants stormed police posts in southern Afghanistan, prompting heavy fighting and NATO air strikes that reportedly left 25 civilians and 20 militants dead, police said Friday.Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/06/afghanistan.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/06/afghanistan.violence/index.htmlTwo NATO soldiers were killed in separate encounters with "enemy fighters" in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, a statement from NATO's International Security Assistance Forces said.Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/afghan.copter/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/afghan.copter/index.htmlA U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopter went down Wednesday night in southern Afghanistan, killing all seven aboard, U.S. and NATO officials said.Wed, 30 May 2007 21:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/pakistan.shooting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/pakistan.shooting/index.htmlA U.S. soldier operating under NATO's command was killed Monday when gunfire erupted as they left a meeting on the Afghan-Pakistan border, U.S. military sources said.Mon, 14 May 2007 14:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/afghan.dadullah/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/afghan.dadullah/index.htmlTop Taliban leader Mullah Dadullah Lang has been killed in a military operation in southern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Forces said Sunday, confirming earlier reports by the Afghan government.Sun, 13 May 2007 08:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/afghanistan.nato/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/afghanistan.nato/index.htmlHundreds of NATO troops descended on southern Afghanistan's Helmand province overnight as part of an offensive against Taliban fighters, U.S. and allied officials said Thursday.Fri, 06 Apr 2007 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/afghanistan.operation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/afghanistan.operation/index.htmlNATO-led security forces have launched a major offensive against the Taliban and drug traffickers in southern Afghanistan, the military alliance's regional commander said in a statement on Tuesday.Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/24/alqaeda.video/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/24/alqaeda.video/index.htmlThe purported al Qaeda video showing fighters firing missiles at a U.S. base in Afghanistan is "video fiction," a NATO official said Saturday.Sat, 24 Feb 2007 17:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/15/bush.speech/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/15/bush.speech/index.htmlNATO nations need to increase the number of troops they send to Afghanistan, President Bush said in a speech Thursday.Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/23/afghanistan.bomber/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/23/afghanistan.bomber/index.htmlA suicide attack outside a NATO military base in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least eight people and wounded five others, a statement from the military alliance said.Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/afghanistan.arrest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/afghanistan.arrest/index.htmlAfghan troops and NATO forces captured a "prominent" Taliban commander in an overnight raid in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said Wednesday.Wed, 17 Jan 2007 05:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/afghanistan.deaths/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/afghanistan.deaths/index.htmlTwo NATO soldiers were killed and another was wounded during combat in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/28/nato.sidebar/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/28/nato.sidebar/index.htmlThe North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is made up of 26 countries from Europe and North America.Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/afghan.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/afghan.violence/index.htmlA NATO soldier and at least 50 Taliban militants were killed when joint NATO and Afghan soldiers clashed with insurgents in southern Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, the alliance said Sunday.Sun, 26 Nov 2006 07:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/24/Rigatalks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/24/Rigatalks/index.htmlWhen graphic artists were drawing NATO's symbol in 1953 -- a compass and a circle -- the world was operating under the cloud of a Cold War.Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/afghan.deaths/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/afghan.deaths/index.htmlAfghan and coalition forces have killed "three armed terrorists" and detained another in a raid near an eastern Afghan town, the Combined Forces Command said.Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/14/afghan.kidnap.nato/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/14/afghan.kidnap.nato/index.htmlInsurgents in southern Afghanistan on Saturday attacked NATO troops, killing two Canadian soldiers and wounding three others, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.Sun, 15 Oct 2006 03:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/13/afghan.carbomb/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/13/afghan.carbomb/index.htmlEight civilians and a NATO soldier were killed on Friday in a suicide car bomb attack on a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/afghan.soldier/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/afghan.soldier/index.htmlA soldier from NATO's International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) was killed following a roadside bomb attack and small arms fire from militants in southern Afghanistan early Saturday, a NATO statement said.Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/afghan.nato/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/afghan.nato/index.htmlNATO's military operation formally expanded into eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, extending the alliance's presence across the war-torn nation.Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:46:00 EDT