Photos: Video game sharpens Minn. soldiers' skills The Minnesota National Guard is using simulators to train troops in very real and potentially deadly skills -- from shooting to driving to combat. But some soldiers say the simulator's graphics are weak; they prefer Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.February 15, 2013
North Korea tests nuclear weapon, warns of 'second and third measures' North Korea said Tuesday that its widely condemned nuclear test was merely its "first response" to what it called U.S. threats, warning that it will continue with unspecified "second and third measures of greater intensity" if the United States maintains its hostility.February 12, 2013
Suicide bombing at US Embassy in Turkey A suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital on Friday, killing himself and one other person, officials said.February 1, 2013
Timbuktu manuscripts mostly safe, university says A limited number of manuscripts in Timbuktu in Mali were damaged or stolen by Islamist extremists last week before they fled the fabled desert city, a South African university said Wednesday.January 30, 2013
Mali military enters town of Timbuktu Malian soldiers entered the city of Timbuktu on Monday after al-Qaida-linked militants fled into the desert having set ablaze a library that held thousands of ancient manuscripts ablaze.January 28, 2013
Women in combat: Minnesota National Guard helps pave the way The Minnesota National Guard's First Brigade Combat Team is one of nine brigades around the country helping to pilot the Pentagon's new policy lifting the restriction on women in combat.January 25, 2013
IQ2 debate: Can Israel live with a nuclear Iran? Iran continues to thwart U.N. efforts to inspect its nuclear program. The U.S. has increased economic sanctions on Iran. Can Israel live with a nuclear Iran, or could the time be near for a pre-emptive strike? Four experts debate the statement: Israel can live with a nuclear Iran.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, January 24, 2013
Women in combat door opens: Now what? The Pentagon's decision to lift the ban on women serving in combat presents a daunting challenge to top military leaders who now will have to decide which, if any, jobs they believe should be open only to men.January 24, 2013
Vietnam Tapes: Letters from a Willmar soldier On the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, a rebroadcast of "The Vietnam Tapes: Letters from a Willmar Soldier." Willmar's Daniel Kleven served in the US Army in Vietnam in 1970. It's an extraordinary window into the life of a soldier in combat during this turbulent time in America's history.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, January 22, 2013
Somalia president speaks to thousands in Minnesota A day after the U.S. officially recognized Somalia's government for the first time in two decades, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud called on Somalis living in Minnesota to help rebuild their war-torn homeland.January 19, 2013