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Collection of defence ministry news, found 48 news.

Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan: ministry

Two British soldiers were killed by a homemade bomb while on patrol in southern Afghanistan, defence officials in ...

Russia, US sign chopper deal for Afghanistan: report

Russia has signed a contract with the US Army to deliver 21 MI-17 helicopters to Afghanistan, new agencies quoted the ...

Italian killed in Lebanon blast against UN: ANSA

An Italian peacekeeper was killed and several people wounded in an explosion targeting a UN peacekeeping patrol in ...

Ammunition store blast kills 28 in Yemeni capital

An ammunition store belonging to the powerful Al-Ahmar tribe has exploded in the Yemeni capital Sanaa killing 28 ...

France, Britain to deploy helicopters to Libya: Paris

France and Britain are deploying attack helicopters to strike Moamer Kadhafi`s forces, top French ministers said ...

RI still waiting for Thailand`s signal to meet Cambodia

Indonesia`s Foreign Affairs Ministry said it had yet to receive an official statement from Thailand regarding its ...

British missiles target Libyan air defences

A British submarine launched a fresh salvo of Tomahawk missiles at Libyan air defence systems in a coordinated strike ...

First shot fired in Libya destroyed vehicle - France

The first shot in a U.N.-mandated intervention in Libya was fired by a French aircraft and destroyed a military ...

Coalition Launches Military Action In Libya

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday announced the launch of military action in Libya, backed by Western ...

Yemen clashes kill `Qaeda militants, police`

Al-Qaeda members launched an attack on a security post in Yemen`s eastern province of Marib on Thursday, leading to ...

Radiation "not threat outside nuclear plant zone"

Radiation from a quake-hit Japanese nuclear power plant poses no immediate health threat outside a zone which has ...

Japan disaster death toll likely to pass 1,000: Kyodo

More than 1,000 people probably died in the massive quake and tsunami disaster that devastated large parts of northern ...

Dutch marines to leave Libya on Greek plane - ministry

Three Dutch marines to be released from captivity by Libyan government forces will be evacuated aboard a Greek ...

Taiwan to cut 9,200 troops as China ties warm

Taiwan plans to slash the number of its troops by 9,200 this year amid warming ties with China, but the cut will be ...

Suspected Al-qaeda gunmen kill six in Yemen

Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen killed six soldiers, including two officers, in three separate attacks Sunday in several ...