Ex-Army soldier Calley involved in My Lai massacre says he’s ‘very sorry’ for 1968 killings

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Speaking in a soft, sometimes labored voice, the only U.S. Army officer convicted in the 1968 slayings of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai made an extraordinary public apology while speaking to a small group near the military base where he was court-martialed.

AP source: Guantanamo defense lawyers under investigation over photos of CIA personnel

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating whether Guantanamo Bay detainees charged with roles in the Sept. 11 attacks were improperly given photos of CIA officers or contractors, according to a person familiar with the investigation.

San Diego Marine captain to face court-martial in February for alleged spring break rape

SAN DIEGO — A Marine Corps captain will face a court-martial in February in a rape case involving three University of San Diego students.

Increasingly a fait accompli, Honduras coup leaves other leftists fearing they could be next

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Manuel Zelaya’s chances of getting restored to the Honduran presidency become more distant with each passing week. Across Latin America, his allies and foes alike see a precedent being set.

Ex-American soldier extradited to Germany to face murder charges in 25-year-old case

BERLIN — An American man has been extradited to Germany to face charges that he raped and murdered a 19-year-old woman near where he worked on a U.S. military base 25 years ago, police said Monday.

Iraqi court fines television channel $87,000 misquoting military official

BAGHDAD — An Iraqi court has fined a television channel $87,000 after ruling that it slandered a military official by misquoting him, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Myanmar court convicts Aung San Suu Kyi but junta chief orders her to return to house arrest

YANGON, Myanmar — A Myanmar court has found pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kui guilty of violating her house arrest, but the head of the military-ruled country says she can serve out a 1½-year sentence under house arrest.

Mexico’s Supreme Court dismisses appeal of military jurisdiction in crimes against civilians

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the practice of allowing military courts to judge soldiers involved in crimes against civilians.

Alleged harsh treatment in Afghanistan now haunts prosecution efforts at Guantanamo

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba —U.S. military prosecutors allege that Ahmed al-Darbi has met with Osama bin Laden, trained at an al-Qaida terrorist camp, and plotted to blow up a ship in the Strait of Hormuz or off Yemen.

Army investigates Fort Lewis employee accused of infiltrating Olympia anti-war group

SEATTLE — The Army is investigating an anti-war group’s claim that it was infiltrated by a civilian employee of Fort Lewis in violation of federal law barring the Army from conducting domestic law enforcement.

Army investigates Fort Lewis employee who infiltrated Olympia antiwar group

SEATTLE — The Army is investigating an antiwar group’s claim that it was infiltrated by a civilian employee of Fort Lewis, in violation of federal law barring the Army from conducting domestic law enforcement.

Va. appeals court overturns murder conviction of ex-Navy SEAL trainee in Ga. woman’s death

RICHMOND, Va. — An ex-Navy SEAL trainee had his murder and abduction convictions overturned Tuesday after spending 13 years in prison for killing a Georgia college student who was vacationing in Virginia.

AP sources: Administration weighs trying Gitmo cases in DC, NY, Va. or a Midwest superjail

WASHINGTON — Staring at a January deadline, the Obama administration is debating between two dramatically different schemes for putting Guantanamo Bay detainees on trial: big-city courtrooms in the nation’s capital, New York and Virginia — or a one-of-a-kind superjail in the Midwest.

AP Sources: Dozens of Gitmo cases referred for possible criminal trials in DC, NY, VA

WASHINGTON — Dozens of Guantanamo Bay detainee cases have been referred to federal prosecutors for possible criminal trials in the nation’s capital, Virginia and New York City, officials told The Associated Press on Monday as a second strategy for trying the detainees emerged within the Obama administration.

AP sources: Dozens of Gitmo cases referred to US prosecutors in DC, NY, VA

WASHINGTON — Dozens of Guantanamo Bay detainee cases have been referred to federal prosecutors for possible criminal trials in the nation’s capital, Virginia and New York City, officials told The Associated Press on Monday.

AP sources: Dozens of Gitmo cases referred to US prosecutors, could bring trials in DC, NY, VA

WASHINGTON — Dozens of Guantanamo Bay detainee cases have been referred to federal prosecutors for possible criminal trials in the nation’s capital, Virginia and New York City, officials told The Associated Press on Monday.

Florida jury convicts ex-Air Force contractor of destroying records, lying about contracts

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel was convicted Friday of destroying records and lying to a grand jury in connection with defense contracts awarded by a military research lab in Florida.

UK High Court rejects computer hacker’s bid to avoid extradition to the US to face trial

LONDON — Britain’s High Court on Friday rejected an autistic British man’s bid to avoid extradition to the United States to face trial for hacking into military computers.

NKorea still holding 4 SKorean fishermen a day after boat strayed into northern waters

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s military said Friday that four South Korean fishermen seized a day earlier after their boat strayed into North Korean waters remained under investigation, South Korean officials said.

2 indicted for allegedly trying to bribe US officer with $1 million to win Afghanistan project

WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury has indicted two men for allegedly trying to bribe a U.S. Army contracting official with $1 million to win a road construction project in Afghanistan, the Justice Department said Thursday.

Report: Colorado-based soldiers accused of violence at home describe horrors from time in Iraq

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Soldiers from an Army unit that had 10 infantrymen accused of murder, attempted murder or manslaughter after returning to civilian life described a breakdown in discipline during their Iraq deployment in which troops murdered civilians, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Bush considered sending US troops into Buffalo suburb to arrest terror suspects, paper says

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration in 2002 considered sending U.S. troops into a Buffalo, N.Y., suburb to arrest a group of terror suspects in what would have been a nearly unprecedented use of military power, The New York Times reported.

New report by rights group makes case for moving Guantanamo trials to US civilian courts

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The vast majority of recent terrorism prosecutions in the U.S. ended in conviction and prison sentences, a human rights group said Thursday in a study arguing that American government doesn’t need its special war crimes court or indefinite detention to deal with the nearly 230 men held at Guantanamo.

Man kills woman, shoots self at store in Fort Lewis base

FORT LEWIS, Wash. — A 59-year-old retired soldier shot a female civilian worker to death Wednesday inside a bustling store at the Fort Lewis Army base, then shot himself, Army officials said. The man later died at a hospital.

Myanmar authorities block lawyers from meeting Aung San Suu Kyi before trial hearing

YANGON, Myanmar — The legal team of Myanmar’s jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was denied access to the 64-year-old Nobel laureate on Wednesday, two days before her trial is to resume for final arguments, her lawyer said.

Judge sets March trial date for Army sergeant facing death penalty in slayings of 2 soldiers

FORT STEWART, Ga. — A military judge Tuesday set a March trial date for an Army sergeant charged with slaying his superior and another U.S. soldier last year at a patrol base in Iraq.

Judge sets March trial date for Army sgt. facing death penalty in slayings of 2 US soldiers

FORT STEWART, Ga. — A military judge at Fort Stewart has set a trial date for an Army sergeant charged with slaying his superior and another U.S. soldier last year in Iraq.

Army sergeant scheduled for arraignment on charges he killed 2 US soldiers in Iraq

FORT STEWART, Ga. — An Army sergeant charged with slaying his superior and another U.S. soldier in Iraq last year is due back in a military courtroom in Georgia.

AP sources: Obama administration delays reports on terrorist detention, interrogation

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Monday pushed back its own deadline for devising new anti-terrorism policies.

Ex-Air Force contractor pleads guilty, will cooperate with investigation into kickback scheme

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A former government employee pleaded guilty Monday and agreed to cooperate in a criminal investigation of appropriations that members of Congress steer to defense contractors.