A mechanism for Europe which will link together the missile defence assets from different allies under NATO command has been declared operational by the organisation.

Announced by the alliance 18 mo

NATO must remain focused on fostering stability in Afghanistan despite the protests and violence that have gripped the country following the burning of copies of the Koran on a NATO military base, the

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that the strategic Strait of Hormuz, where most oil exports from the Gulf to the West pass, must remain open and called on Iran to behave responsi