One of the biggest differences between Colt's M4 carbine and its competitors is the way the bullets are fed through the rifles. The HK416, XM8 and SCAR use a gas piston system to cycle the bullets automatically. The M4 uses
Afghan police clashed with Iranian forces at the southwestern border between the two countries, leaving one civilian dead and two Iranian officers wounded, officials said Sunday.
No weapon is more important to tens of thousands of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan than the carbine rifle. And for well over a decade, the military has relied on one company, Colt Defense of Hartford, Conn., to make
One candidate is a former bishop who casts himself as a Paraguayan David fighting a "monstrous Goliath" in a bid to end 61 years of one-party rule. His rival wants to become the nation's first female president.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised the Iraqi government Sundayfor government-led assaults on radical militias, as the top U.S.diplomat made a surprise visit to Baghdad in a show of support for thecountry's leaders.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs isn't doing enough to preventsuicide and provide adequate medical care for Americans who have servedin the armed forces, a class-action lawsuit that goes to trial thisweek charges.
A group of North Korean defectors sent helium balloons carrying some60,000 leaflets condemning North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to theirhomeland from a South Korean island on Saturday.
Adult mothers who have been allowed to stay with their young childrensince they were taken from a polygamous sect will be separated fromthem after DNA sampling is completed next week, a child welfareofficial said Saturday.
Pope Benedict XVI began the final day of his American journey byblessing the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the WorldTrade Center and pleading with God to bring "peace to our violentworld."
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton was endorsed Sunday by the PittsburghTribune-Review, whose owner and publisher, billionaire Richard MellonScaife, personally funded many of the investigations that led toPresident Clinton's impeachment in 1998.
The story of Israel at 60 is the tale of a little town named Sderot whose children play indoors because of Palestinian rockets, of a world-class tech industry that pioneered Wi-Fi and instant messaging, of a nation filled with pride
Nepalese soldiers and police guarding the slopes of Mount Everest are authorized to shoot to stop any protests during China's Olympic torch run to the summit, an official said Sunday.
Thousands of protesters stood outside CNN's Hollywood studios Saturday to protest remarks made by one of its commentators that have angered Chinese Americans.
At a rollicking youth rally on the campus of St. Joseph Seminary, andat events throughout the week in Washington and New York, Benedict hasencountered youth who have read his encyclicals -- and others moreinterested in the cool factor of getting
On Sunday, the final day of his trip, Pope Benedict XVI will visitGround Zero to honor those who died on 9/11. Family members of severalvictims will join the pope for the private service.
Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history Sunday, taking the Indy Japan 300 after the top contenders were forced to pit for fuel in the final laps.
Eight former Guantanamo detainees have filed lawsuits against the British government and security services, accusing them of complicity in their illegal detention and seeking millions of pounds in damages, a newspaper reported Saturday.
