Europa Newswire.Photo by Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards.KABUL, Afghanistan - More than 25 ISAF and Afghan national security force personnel were killed or wounded during a joint operation that involved multiple engagements over several hours Nov. 7 in western Afghanistan. ISAF and Afghan forces were conducting search operations for two missing U.S. Army Soldiers. The Soldiers went missing on Nov. 4 while attempting to recover airdropped supplies from a river in western Afghanistan. In the cours... Read Full Story

Europa Newswire.Photo by Gerry Gilmore.WASHINGTON - A new Navy ship named in honor of the courage displayed by New York City's residents during and after the Sept. 11, 2001,terrorist attacks received its official commission Nov. 7. The USS New York recalls "the searing memories of Sept. 11" as well as "the bravery of the rescuers, the resolve of the survivors, the compassion of this city and the patriotism of this great country," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said during the sh... Read Full Story

Europa NewsWire.Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jhi Scott.PASCAGOULA, US, November 03 2009 - Steel recovered from the World Trade Center is displayed aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit New York. The glass case has an etching of the New York skyline before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that brought down the world Trade Center buildings. Source: Navy Visual News Service. Read Full Story

Europa NewsWire.UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras. United Nations, November 02 2009 -  IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei addressed the United Nations General Assembly’s 64th Session in New York.ElBaradei outlined the ways in which the Agency has evolved over the last twelve years and the considerable progress made in bringing the benefits of peaceful nuclear technology to developing countries, improving their access to energy, health care, food and clean water.While expressing disappointment t... Read Full Story

Europa NewsWire. Photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Barbara L. Patton.New York, November 02 2009 - U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety and Security Team Boston and New York City Police Department marine and air units escort the Pre-Commissioning Unit New York as the ship sails into New York Harbor, Nov. 2. The amphibious transport dock, laid with seven and a half tons of steel from the World Trade Center in its bow, will be comissioned in a ceremony at the Intrepid Air, Sea and Space Museum Nov. 7. It... Read Full Story

EUROPA NEWSWIRE.Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew White.TOKYO, JP - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick West, center, and Naval Forces Japan Regional Command Master Chief Robert Shannon, left, pass through the Kaminarimon, or Thunder Gate at Sensoji Temple during a cultural tour of Tokyo. West and senior enlisted leaders from 11 nations are in Tokyo attending a Senior Sailor Symposium.Source: Navy Visual News Service. Read Full Story

EUROPA NEWSWIRE.by Cristina Callegari KanellopoulosThe Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced that they will provide the NY State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) with $1.4 Million in additional funding for a program to help homeless veterans find the housing and clinical services they need.HUDVASH, the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program, is a new and highly successful program that combines the HUD Housing Choice Voucher rental assistanc... Read Full Story

EUROPA NEWSWIRE.Photo by Luiz Rampelotto.Miss Teen USA 2009, Stormi Bree Henley. The United Nations today named the Disney animated character Tinker Bell an “Honorary Ambassador of Green” to help promote environmental awareness among children. The announcement came just prior to a screening at UN Headquarters in New York of the world premiere of the Walt Disney animated film, “Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure.” “We're delighted Tinker Bell has agreed to be our Honorary Ambassador of Green... Read Full Story

EUROPA NEWSWIRE.Photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade.KABUL, Afghanistan – Two International Security Assistance Force helicopters were involved in what was believed to be a mid-air collision in southern Afghanistan this morning. Four ISAF service members were killed and two others injured in the incident. The incident is currently being investigated, but it is confirmed that hostile fire was not involved. U.S. spokesman Col. Wayne Shanks, confirms the four ISAF service members were from the U.S. In... Read Full Story

EUROPA NEWSWIRE.Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Veshannah Lovelace.Guantanamo Bay, CU - Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam J. Anderson, a Joint Task Force Guantanamo intelligence analyst stationed at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, shares "An Open Book," his collection of 44 poems composed while deployed to Guantanamo and published in late September 2009. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detainees, including those convicted by military commissio... Read Full Story