World news about “NATO” published by euronews.
US tries to repair relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan before 2014 NATO withdrawal US Secretary of State John Kerry is trying to improve the relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan, where NATO troops will leave at the end of 2014… 24/04/2013
G8 condemns North Korea’s nuclear actions North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons has been condemned in the “strongest possible terms” by G8 Foreign Ministers. At the meeting in London, British… 11/04/2013
Child dies in NATO strike on Afghan Taliban A NATO helicopter strike in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least nine suspected Taliban fighters but also one child. A dozen more people were reportedly… 31/03/2013
Rasmussen: ‘No role for NATO in Mali’ Against the backdrop of an unfolding hostage drama in Algeria, euronews spoke to Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the secretary general of NATO. Originally created… 18/01/2013
NATO detects ballistic missile launch in Syria NATO officials say they have detected the firing of a ballistic missile within Syria landing in the north of the country. There were similar launches on two… 10/01/2013
Afghanistan: NATO troops get into the Christmas spirit – nocomment NATO troops based in Afghanistan get a taste of the holiday spirit at a Christmas lunch in Kabul. 26/12/2012
NATO chief warns Syria on chemical weapons NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has warned Syria not to use its stockpile of chemical weapons. He said the Assad regime would face serious consequences if… 04/12/2012
NATO chief talks to euronews on 9/11 anniversary On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the US, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen spoke to euronews at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels. Rasmussen… 12/09/2012
Rasmussen defends US Bagram plans Despite the hand over of Bagram to Afghan authorities the US has said it will keep control of at least one block at the controversial jail. Speaking to… 10/09/2012
Pakistanis protest over supply line – nocomment Several thousand people assembled in Lahore on July 8 to protest against the government’s decision to allow the US and other NATO countries to resume… 09/07/2012
Heavy loss of life in another grim day for Afghanistan Another bloody day of NATO airstrikes and suicide bombings has left dozens dead and wounded in Afghanistan. In the airstrike just south of Kabul local… 06/06/2012
Sustainable energy and the need for safe corridors How to get aid through to areas of Syria. That is one area of discussion in this edition of Europe Weekly as two NGO’s look at the need for safe corridors in… 20/04/2012
Upbeat mood for Nato and Russia’s anniversary At Nato headquarters in Brussels, foreign ministers marked the 10th anniversary of the Nato-Russia Council. As with all birthday parties everyone tried to… 19/04/2012
NATO prepares for the future Afghanistan and the timing of a military withdrawal was on the agenda at NATO headquarters. Foreign and defence ministers will be aiming to narrow their… 18/04/2012
Controversial NATO missile shield will be in Germany A NATO missile shield that has been criticised by Russia will be based at a US military facility in Germany. Ramstein Air Base is the headquarters of… 02/02/2012
NATO talks focus on early Afghan handover NATO has signalled Afghan troops could take over all combat operations by mid 2013 — a year earlier than planned. Talk of drawdown in Afghanistan dominated… 02/02/2012
NATO’s Rasmussen: cuts herald defence sharing NATO’s intervention in Libya may have resulted in the successful toppling of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, but it also raised awkward questions about the… 24/01/2012
Anti-NATO demonstration in Pakistan – nocomment Protesters from various political factions demonstrated in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday after Pakistan accused NATO of killing 24 Pakistani troops… 28/11/2011
NATO demolish Kosovo border barricade – nocomment US and Greek peacekeepers used a bulldozer in Jarinje, northern Kosovo to remove rocks used by Serbs to block a road in response to attempts to set up customs… 01/10/2011
Four NATO troops injured in Kosovo clash – nocomment Four NATO troops from the KFOR peackeeping force in Kosovo were injured after improvised explosive devices were thrown at their positions near a contested… 27/09/2011
Afghanistan: Taliban attacks NATO supply trucks – nocomment Firefighters spray water on fuel tankers which were set ablaze in Logar province, south of Kabul. 04/08/2011
The Network debates Afghanistan A symbol of Afghanistan’s post-Taliban rebirth in flames and under fire. Insurgents attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in the capital Kabul during a… 21/07/2011
Serbian Radical Party activists say ‘No to NATO’ – nocomment About 100 Serbian Radical Party activists protested in front of the Presidency building in Belgrade. Opposition Serb Radicals (SRS) and the Democratic Party… 14/06/2011
Saakashvili: the West is only option The “Rose Revolution” of 2003 finally allowed Georgia to turn the page on the Soviet era: the country’s politics personified by one man. Since then… 31/05/2011
Gaddafi attacked Misrata civilians: Libyan defector Former Libyan Energy Minister Omar Fathi Bin Shatwan has said Colonel Gadaffi’s forces have killed hundreds of people in their attacks on Misrata. Bin… 08/04/2011
Libyan rebels set up training ‘boot camp’ Libyan rebels have set up a boot camp to train volunteers who want to topple Colonel Gaddafi. euronews visited the training ground outside Benghazi at a… 07/04/2011
NATO takes major Libya role Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi now has all of NATO to reckon with. The 28-member military alliance has agreed to be in charge of the UN-backed western-led coalition… 28/03/2011
Rasmussen says no NATO ground troops for Libya Euronews asked NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen for a clear view of alliance-led military activity. Our correspondent in Brussels made reference… 28/03/2011
EU-NATO Libya moves need UN NATO and the European Union are cooperating over the Libya emergency, but practical moves in the area, the Atlantic alliance’s secretary-general said, would… 25/02/2011
How NATO’s pipes keep airlines in the sky Thousands of passengers pass through European airports every day without knowing that their journeys would not have been possible without a little military… 17/02/2011
Hot pursuit: tracking the Somali pirates From the desolate shores of Somalia, modern day pirates continue to launch attacks against international shipping across an area the size of Europe. NATO’s… 31/12/2010
NATO not fazed by WikiLeaks releases Among the organisations placed in the spotlight by the recent WikiLeaks’ release of confidential military and diplomatic documents is NATO. In his first… 10/12/2010
Afghanistan: on the road to transition? The Friendship gate: never was a crossing so ill-named for two nations whose relationship is far from being cordial, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Every day up… 19/11/2010
Germany’s Merkel kicks off sensitive visit to TurkeyGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has begun a sensitive two-day visit to Turkey. One of her first stops was a visit to German troops in Kahramanmaras. They are… 24/02/2013
Patriot missiles in Turkey ‘for defence only’Germany and the Netherlands insist that the Patriot missile batteries they have sent to Turkey are for defence purposes only. The Turkish government… 23/02/2013
Command changes in AfghanistanIn an elaborate, symbolic and at times sombre ceremony the command of troops in Afghanistan was changed. In the barricaded headquarters of NATO’s… 10/02/2013
Joe Biden balms US-European relationsAs US President Barak Obama begins his second term his number two Joe Biden has been in Germany to reaffirm US-European relations. Speaking at the Munich… 02/02/2013
Protests in Turkey as NATO missiles arriveA small group of protesters clashed with police on Monday as Dutch troops arrived in the NATO airbase at Incirlik in Turkey, in the south-east. 25 arrests… 21/01/2013
Advance party leaves to defend Turkish borderThere were emotional farewells at the Eindhoven air base for 50 Dutch and German soldiers from the advance party bound for the Turkish-Syrian border. Their… 08/01/2013
American police adviser shot dead by Afghan officerNATO has confirmed that a US police adviser has been shot dead by an Afghan policewoman. The attack happened at the police headquarters in the capital… 24/12/2012
NATO: more ‘Scud-type missiles’ fired by Syria militaryNATO says the Syrian military has fired more Scud-type missiles inside the country, more than a week after it reported they had been used to attack rebel… 21/12/2012
Serbian NATO envoy ‘commits suicide’ in BrusselsSerbia is investigating the sudden death of its ambassador to NATO who apparently committed suicide. Branislav Milinkovic, who was 52, jumped from a… 05/12/2012
NATO agrees missile defence for TurkeyNATO foreign ministers have agreed to send Patriot missiles to Turkey to defend the country against possible attack from its neighbour Syria. The alliance… 05/12/2012
Turkey asks NATO for missiles on Syrian borderNATO ambassadors are considering a request from Turkey for Patriot missiles to be deployed on its border with conflict-torn Syria. Ankara has formally made… 22/11/2012
Turkey gets NATO nod for missile defence systemNATO has agreed to provide Turkey with an advanced Patriot missile system to defend its borders against Syrian attack. Turkey has been talking to its allies… 20/11/2012
Turkey’s parliament responds to attack by SyriaTurkey’s parliament has voted by 320 to 129 in favour of authorising foreign military operations for a period of one year. The move comes following an… 04/10/2012
Turkish MPs approve possible troop deployment in SyriaThe Turkish parliament has voted to allow the deployment of troops beyond Turkey’s borders if deemed necessary after concluding that “aggressive action” by… 04/10/2012
Turkish parliament due to hold emergency sessionIt has been a night of intense political activity in Turkey. It comes after the Turkish military struck at targets inside Syria, after a mortar bomb fired… 04/10/2012
Turkish military strikes back after Syrian attackThe Turkish military has struck at targets inside Syria in reponse to a mortar bomb fired from inside Syrian territory. The attack reportedly killed five… 03/10/2012
Deadly attack on NATO patrol in AfghanistanAt least three NATO soldiers have been killed along with up to nine civilians in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan. Nearly 40 others were wounded. The… 01/10/2012
Insurgents blame anti-Islam film for Kabul suicide bombingThe insurgent group Hezb-e-Islami has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a minibus in the Afghan capital Kabul. 12 people, mostly… 18/09/2012
NATO troops killed in southern AfghanistanFour NATO soldiers were killed in Afghanistan’s southern Zabol province on Sunday, in an attack believed to involve members of the Afghan national… 16/09/2012
Suicide bomber strikes near NATO HQ in KabulAt least six people have been killed in a suicide attack close to the heavily guarded NATO headquarters in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The bomber, who was… 08/09/2012
Taliban admits double suicide blast in AfghanistanThe Taliban says it was behind a double suicide bombing that targeted a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan. At least eight civilians and four Afghan policemen… 01/09/2012
NATO base targeted by deadly double suicide blastAt least six people are said to have died after a double suicide attack on a key NATO base in central Afghanistan. A man wearing an explosive vest is said… 01/09/2012
More NATO troops killed in AfghanistanThree more soldiers have been killed in a second attack against NATO troops in Afghanistan within a week. This latest incident involves the shooting of… 11/08/2012
Eight killed in Kabul bomb attackAt least eight people have been killed in a bomb blast in the Afghan capital Kabul. The device hit a minibus early this morning in the western Paghman… 07/08/2012
Putin calls for NATO to stay in AfghanistanRussian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the planned withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan. Putin says the pull-out in 2014 will leave the country… 02/08/2012
NATO bomb kills SerbiansTwo Serbian soldiers died and several more were injured on Wednesday when an old NATO cluster bomb exploded on the border with Kosovo. The victims were… 02/08/2012
Bomb destroys NATO supply trucks in AfghanistanAfghan officials say 22 NATO supply vehicles have been blown up by a bomb planted on a truck. The magnetic device exploded before dawn as the fuel tankers… 18/07/2012
Pakistani protests over NATO’s re-opened Afghan supply linesThere have been protests in the Pakistani capital Islamabad against the government’s decision to re-open NATO supply routes to Afghanistan. Monday saw the… 10/07/2012
Roadside bomb kills Nato troops in AfghanistanSix Nato soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan. Nato has not revealed their nationalities. The attack brings to eight the… 08/07/2012
Donors promise 13 billion euros aid to AfghanistanThe equivalent of about 13 billion euros in development aid has been pledged to secure the peace in Afghanistan. Representatives from around 80 countries… 08/07/2012
US declares Afghanistan major allyThe US has named Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally, giving the country a similar security status with Washington as Israel and Japan. The move will make it… 07/07/2012
NATO’s wagons roll back into AfghanistanNATO’s lorries are rumbling into Afghanistan again using the most direct route via Pakistan after a seven-month ban. It follows a US refusal to apologise… 05/07/2012
NATO condemns and Turkey warns over Syria jet attackThe message is clear: beware the wrath of Turkey. As tensions mount on its Mediterranean coast, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Syria over… 26/06/2012
NATO condemns Syrian attack on Turkish F-4NATO’s Secretary general Anders Fogh Ramsussen has condemned the shooting down of the Turkish jet plane by Syrian forces. Talking in Brussels, he said what… 26/06/2012
Turkish PM slams Syria for hostile act as downed jet row escalatesTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told his AKP party that the country’s F4-Phantom was unarmed and in international airspace when it was shot… 26/06/2012
Syria – Turkey: Nato holds crisis meetingNato is to hold a crisis meeting summoned by Turkey on Tuesday, to discuss the shooting down of its F-4 jet by Syria. Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister, Bulent… 26/06/2012
NATO to talk Turkey as downed jet row intensifiesTurkey has hardened its anti-Syrian rhetoric after one of its reconnaissance aircraft was downed by Syrian air defences on Friday. It has since emerged that… 25/06/2012
Turkey calls for Nato talks over downed jetThe downing of a Turkish warplane by Syrian forces is to be discussed by European Union foreign ministers today ahead of a special Nato meeting on… 25/06/2012
Turkey to consult NATO allies after Syria jet incidentTurkey’s foreign minister says a jet shot down by Syria was in international airspace. The aircraft was on a training flight testing Turkey’s radar… 24/06/2012
Islamabad refuses to reopen NATO supply lines to AfghanistanThe United States is to withdraw negotiators from Pakistan after the team failed to seal a deal with Islamabad to re-open supply lines to NATO troops serving… 11/06/2012
UK doctor among hostages rescued in AfghanistanA joint NATO and Afghan military force has rescued four aid workers, among them a British doctor, who had been kidnapped in northern Afghanistan. An elite… 02/06/2012
Violence flares in northern KosovoAt least three Serbs and a NATO soldier have reportedly been wounded in a gunfight in northern Kosovo. Violence flared after peacekeepers tried to dismantle… 01/06/2012
Hollande takes withdrawal message to KabulFrench President François Hollande has wasted no time in taking his message of an early French withdrawal to Afghanistan, and in person. He flew in on a… 25/05/2012
European shares fall, as Angela Merkel becomes increasingly isolatedEuropes top shares fell on Wednesday morning, reversing previous rallies as investors exercise caution ahead of an EU meeting. Basic resource stocks, the… 23/05/2012
Pakistan supply route is crucial to NATO’s Afghan exitSo NATO is fixed on pulling its combat troops out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014. However the cost and ease of the withdrawal depend on a third player –… 22/05/2012
Afghan exit is ‘fraught with peril for NATO’US President Barack Obama and his partners want their war-weary voters to know that the end is in sight in Afghanistan. However finishing the war in 2014 is… 22/05/2012
Fewer protesters turn out as Nato summit endsThere was almost a party atmosphere among anti-Nato protesters who turned out in central Chicago as the summit drew to a close. Unlike earlier rallies… 22/05/2012
Nato plans Afghan pullout but Pakistan problem remainsA two-day Nato summit in Chicago has concluded with a landmark agreement on handing control of Afghan security to the country’s own forces by the middle of… 22/05/2012
Nato details Afghan pullout timetableNato will hand over responsibility for security in Afghanistan to Afghan forces by mid 2013 – that is the result of a two-day alliance summit in… 21/05/2012
Protests turn violent outside NATO summitWhat started as a peaceful anti-war protest suddenly turned violent after demonstrators ignored a police order to disperse. More than 60 people were… 21/05/2012
NATO papers over cracks in unityNato leaders meeting in Chicago have made an attempt at a show of unity over the pullout from Afghanistan despite France’s new president sticking to his own… 21/05/2012
NATO chief calls for solidarity as summit opensThe NATO summit has opened in Chicago with a call for unity among world leaders. For the French president Francois Hollande it is the latest stage of his… 20/05/2012
Afghanistan tops agenda at NATO summitNATO leaders are beginning a two day summit in Chicago on Sunday with the US pressuring members to stay the course in Afghanistan. While NATO troops are… 20/05/2012
NATO summit opens as protests growNATO begins its 2-day summit in Chicago today, with representatives from 50 countries in all, including the leaders of the alliance’s 28… 19/05/2012
Security in Afghanistan is priceless – NATO bossThe challenges facing NATO are arguably the biggest in the organisation’s 63-year history. It’s problems aren’t just in Afghanistan – keeping NATO relevant… 19/05/2012
Russia warns of ‘dead end’ in missile defence rowRussia has warned that it may launch military strikes against NATO’s new missile defence system if Moscow considers it a serious threat to its… 04/05/2012
Suicide car bombing in Kabul after Obama visitThe Taliban staged a suicide car bomb attack in Kabul shortly after President Obama’s departure from his surprise visit. At least seven people are reported… 02/05/2012
Turkey could call on NATO over Syria border incidentsTurkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davotoglu may ask NATO for help if Syrian troops violate Turkey’s border again. Highlighting the alliance’s duty to protect… 12/04/2012
Peace protesters try to force their way into NATOPolice in Belgium arrested nearly 500 peace activists on Sunday when they tried to break into NATO’s headquarters in Brussels. The action was organised in… 02/04/2012
Karzai wants early exit for ISAF troopsAfghanistan’s President, Hamid Karzai, has called on NATO to end its military mission in his country a year early, in 2013. It comes as the Taliban… 15/03/2012
US to stick to its troop pullout plansShowing US commitment to the Afghanistan mission, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta flew into the country to rally the troops and meet Afghan officials. His… 15/03/2012
Taliban poised to benefit from Aghan angerThe US and its allies have long struggled to win hearts and minds in Afghanistan. But cooperation with the leaders has also been hard won. The two sides had… 12/03/2012
Merkel casts doubt over German withdrawal from AfghanistanGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel, on a surprise visit to Afghanistan, has cast doubt on plans to withdraw German troops from the war-torn country by… 12/03/2012
Taliban vows revenge after civilian slayingThe Taliban has vowed to “take revenge from the invaders and savage murderers” after the massacre of 16 civilians by a “rogue” US soldier. The country’s… 12/03/2012
Merkel visits Afghanistan amid rage against NATOAngela Merkel has visited German troops in Afghanistan amid a new wave of hostility to foreign forces over a massacre of innocent civilians. The German… 12/03/2012
