100 Minnesotans will join NATO protest in Chicago Suburban protesters converge on summit police step up presence for DuPage Airport set to accommodate traffic at Conference Libertyville native a military strategist Men accused of plotting attacks around sheriff must borrow radios Best ways get during this weekend Edge Amid Summit Police Protesters prepare Before Protestors Rally March Obama 3 Charged with Terrorism Ahead Metra security clampdown starts Saturday Dawn Patrol Cops ready NATO; COD Glen Ellyn going back court marriage courts close Invites Pakistan Upcoming Afghan Presidents Meet Allies France's New Leader Faces First Test Overseas Norwegian General Leads UN Observer Mission Syria

NATO activates missile shield despite Russian anger NATO leaders launched Sunday the first phase of a US-led missile shield for Europe, risking the wrath of Russia which has threatened to deploy rockets to EU borders in response. NATO seeks unity on Afghan war despite French exit plan CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO leaders charting a path out of Afghanistan sought on Sunday to dispel fears of a rush for the exits in the unpopular war even as France's new president vowed to stick by his pledge to withdraw French troops by year's end. President Barack Obama, who once called the Afghan conflict a "war of necessity" but is now looking for an orderly way out, hosted the NATO summit in ... NATO shifts to help an elusive Afghanistan peace President Barack Obama and NATO allies declared Sunday that the end of the long and unpopular Afghanistan war is in sight even as they struggled to hold their fighting force together in the face of dwindling patience and shaky unity. NATO chief insists no rush to exits in Afghanistan The United States and NATO leaders insist the Afghanistan fighting coalition will remain whole despite France's plans to yank combat troops out early, but leaders wary of plummeting public support for the war are using an alliance summit Sunday to show they want to move quickly away from the front lines. Pakistan Is Stealing the NATO Spotlight from Afghanistan The NATO summit in Chicago started on Sunday, and while the focus of the summit is supposed to be on withdrawing troops from Afganistan, a rift between the U.S. and Pakistan is taking center stage.  NATO to embrace pivot to Afghanistan support role in 2013 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Western leaders gathering this weekend to define their path out of Afghanistan will announce a pivot in the NATO mission next year, formally putting Afghan soldiers in charge of combat operations across the country, U.S. and NATO officials said on Sunday. The leaders are expected to endorse a U.S. decision - telegraphed by the Pentagon earlier this year - to shift foreign ... NATO chief says 'no intention' to intervene in Syria NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Sunday voiced concern about violence in Syria, but said the alliance has "no intention" of taking military action against the regime. NATO's Paper Mache Agenda for Afghanistan The Afghanistan-related measures NATO members are expected to adopt in Chicago are a mix of concrete international agreements and paper promises that European capitals may or may not uphold. Batons, blood mar NATO summit More work must be done before NATO troops pull out of Afghanistan, U.S. President Barack Obama said as he met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday. NATO chief sees financial aid for Afghan forces NATO's secretary-general says he's optimistic that the international community will continue to finance the Afghan security forces.
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