By AFPA military contractor who pleaded guilty in the US Navy's worst ever corruption scandal has escaped house arrest in San Diego, the US Marshals Service said Monday."Leonard Francis cut off his GPS monitoring ankle bracelet Sunday morning," Super...

By AFPThe Solomon Islands has suspended all visits from the US Navy, the American embassy in Australia said Tuesday, heightening concerns over the growing influence of China in the region.The Pacific nation has been expanding ties with China in recen...

By AFPTwo United States warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the American navy said, the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island.In a statement, the US Navy said the transit "demonstrates...