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Mike Mullen to arrive on 24th

US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen is likely to arrive here on July 24 (Sunday) to hold crucial talks with Chief...

Mullen says North Korea poses ‘very real’ threat

North Korea poses a "very real" threat to peace and is likely to mount fresh attacks on South Korea unless a strong deterrent is...

Top US, Chinese officers hold talks

America's top military officer held talks with his Chinese counterpart Monday amid rising tensions in the South China Sea that Washington fears could spiral...

Mullen seeks Chinese help on North Korea

America’s top military officer urged Beijing on Sunday to use its relationship with Pyongyang to ensure regional stability, while warning North Korea against further...

Pakistan sanctioned Saleem’s killing: Mullen

The US believed the Pakistan government “sanctioned” the murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad, who had been probing links between the country’s security services and...

US won’t leave Afghanistan: Mullen

The top US military officer is vowing long-term commitment to Afghanistan, touting progress in the war against the Taliban and its Al-Qaeda allies ahead...

Dangerous to abandon Pakistan: Mullen

US military chief Admiral Mike Mullen on Thursday said Pakistan needed space to sort out internal problems and that it would be dangerous for...

Mullen convinced of Pakistan’s commitment

Describing the US-Pakistan relationship as vital, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen said on Monday he came away from last week’s...

Worrying gap between US military, civilians: Mullen

The US military’s top officer warned Saturday about a worrisome disconnect between civilians and troops, saying soldiers are becoming isolated from the rest of...

Mullen, Gates caution against interrupting aid

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, cautioned against taking action that could worsen relations and interrupt the flow...

Mullen to raise spy concerns with Pakistan top brass

ISLAMABAD - The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived in Islamabad Wednesday for talks with Pakistan's top general expected to address concerns over official links with militants in the region.
Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) has long-been held to keep contact with militants operating in the wild tribal areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border who plague US-led forces fighting the Afghan war.
Admiral Mike Mullen's trip follows a visit to

Pakistan, US can’t afford to let relationship come apart: Mullen

KABUL/ISLAMABAD - US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen said before setting out for a trip to Islamabad from Afghanistan on Tuesday that Pakistan and the US agreed they could not afford to let security ties unravel, but said the US' discomfort with elements of the ISI maintaining ties with the Haqqani network was an issue he would raise again in talks on Wednesday with Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani.
To iron out their differences, Pakistan and the US

US Admiral Mullen to visit Pakistan this week

ISLAMABAD - The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff will visit Islamabad this week for talks with Pakistani leaders as relations between the allies flounder amid a series of diplomatic rows.
Admiral Mike Mullen's visit is the latest shuttle diplomacy mission after a fatal shooting by a CIA contractor in January enflamed a row over intelligence sharing and heightened tensions over the controversial US drone war.
Mullen, the top US military official, is to visit for

Mullen confident Pakistan will root out militants

LAHORE - Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the US , has said that it was "very possible" that Pakistan would be able to root out insurgents from havens inside its territory that serve as a launching point for lethal strikes in Afghanistan, the New York Times reported.
According to the report, Mullen echoed the Obama administration's during a talk with reporters in Kabul, contending that efforts to beat back the insurgency inside Afghanistan would fail without better local and

Mullen says China ducking responsibility on N Korea

SEOUL: The top US military officer accused China Wednesday of ducking its responsibility to curb its close ally North Korea in the wake of the North's "inhumane" and deadly attack on a South Korean island.
Admiral Mike Mullen also announced plans for more joint military exercises with South Korea and said the South has the right to respond as it sees fit to any future attacks.
Asked at a press conference in Seoul if he had asked the South to exclude the option of air strikes

Pakistan border areas epicentre of terrorism, says Mullen

WASHINGTON: Pakistan's border areas along Afghanistan are the "epicentre of terrorism" in the world, but the Pakistan Army continues to be "India-centric", a top US military official said on Saturday.
"Resident in that border area, mostly in Pakistan, although not entirely, I call it the epicentre of terrorism in the world," Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in response to a question at the John F Kennedy Jr Forum at Harvard University in Boston.
"It