Robert Gates once described Senate confirmation hearings as "unpredictable...be pulled back from the brink, senators might well smother Mr Gates with praise.For his part, Mr Gates is likely keep his testimony as bland as possible - to avoid controversy...

...calls for a review of the deal were sharply rejected by Robert Gates, US defence secretary, during a visit to Tokyo last month...minimum spending target, but anything near $5bn would mark a dramatic increase in Japanese aid for Afghanistan and...

...helmet-headed Margaret Thatcher stormed the gates of Westminster, have lush, luxuriant tresses been so ubiquitous. Between them, Robert "hunkarama vampire" Pattinson and Sarah...the premise that this holiday season will mark a turning point in the economy, and that...

Robert Gates has reportedly agreed to remain as defence...director of national intelligence.Keeping Mr Gates would provide continuity in management for...combat troops within 16 months. While Mr Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of...

...first made an impression on him: at about the halfway mark of a ten mile run in Fort Stewart, Georgia in 1982."We'd...advice to come up through the chain of command", while Robert Gates, secretary of defence, called on military and civilian...

...first made an impression on him: at about the halfway mark of a ten mile run in Fort Stewart, Georgia in 1982."We'd...advice to come up through the chain of command", while Robert Gates, secretary of defence, called on military and civilian...

Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, on Sunday...the pressure on European allies, Mr Gates said it would be a "mark of shame " if Nato let its successes...director of Human Rights Watch, Mr Gates conceded that the US detention facility...

Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, yesterday...the pressure on European allies, Mr Gates said it would be a "mark of shame" if Nato let its successes...director of Human Rights Watch, Mr Gates said that the US unit at Guantánamo...

Robert Gates, the US defence secretary...been killed in fighting.Mr Gates is expected to have tough conversations...speech he said it would be a "mark of shame" if the alliance let...Virginia Republican, encouraged Mr Gates to continue to urge other Nato...

Robert Gates, the US defence secretary...talking about any al-Qaeda." Mr Gates's comments are the latest indication...seeking reconciliation. Mr Gates's comments come on the heels...nor supportable". Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith, the departing...