Security

KUNDUZ - Seven Afghan police officers were killed Thursday when their vehicle was mistakenly hit by fire from a NATO military plane, police and witnesses said.

NEW DELHI - Indian intelligence agencies have to be more "transparent and accountable" for the media to give clearer picture of the security situation and inculcate in the public a sense of security, speakers at a panel discussion on the subject said Thursday.

MOSCOW - Russia's top military warned the US Wednesday against using force against Iran over its controversial nuclear ambitions, saying the consequences would be "dreadful".

MEXICO - A new Russian-US treaty on nuclear arms reduction might be concluded soon on the condition that both sides follow the previously reached agreements, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.

TORONTO - Two sex scandals in two weeks involving top-ranking officers have shocked Canadians and tarnished the image of the country's armed forces.