FBI agents have documented more than two dozen incidents of possible mistreatment at the Guantanamo Bay military base, including a detainee whose head was wrapped in duct tape for chanting verses from the Koran.

The United States is considering establishing a missile defence system in Europe designed to stop a ballistic missile threat from the Middle East, the Pentagon said today.

The US military today completed its withdrawal from an air base in Uzbekistan that has been an important hub for American military operations in Afghanistan, a US official said.