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Two British troops killed by bomb in Afghanistan: ministry

Two British soldiers were killed on Thursday when a roadside bomb hit their armoured vehicle in southern Afghanistan, ...

Leaders advised not become passive onlookers amid world devel

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on the leaders of ASEAN member countries not to be passive onlookers in the ...

Kenya offers troops for AU Somalia force

Kenya said Wednesday it was willing to send troops to join the African Union force in Somalia, one month after it sent ...

British soldier killed in Afghanistan blast

A British soldier was killed Wednesday in an improvised explosive device blast in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry ...

Defense ministers discuss plan to establish joint peacekeeping network

ASEAN defense ministers during the sixth regional meeting of the organization`s Political Security Community Council ...

India tests long-range nuclear-capable missile

India on Tuesday successfully test fired one of its longest range missiles capable of carrying a one-tonne nuclear ...

Germany to reduce troop contingent in Afghanistan

Germany will start to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan at the start of 2012, cutting its contingent to 4,900 ...

Rouge Afghan soldier shoots three Australians

A rogue Afghan soldier was on the run Wednesday after shooting and wounding three Australian troops, days after a ...

NATO chief to meet Obama in Washington

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will hold talks with US President Barack Obama in Washington on Monday, ...

Spanish soldier shot dead in Afghanistan: defence ministry

A Spanish soldier was shot dead Sunday in Afghanistan after suspected insurgents attacked his unit with small arms ...

Three killed in attack on Iraqi anti-Qaeda militia

Four bombs targeting the home of an Iraqi anti-Qaeda militia leader killed at least three people and wounded several ...

11 killed in attacks on Iraq security forces

Bomb and gun attacks against police and anti-Qaeda militiamen killed 11 people and wounded 38 across Iraq on Thursday, ...

Israeli strike kills two in northern Gaza: medics

Two Palestinians were killed and one was wounded on Thursday by an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip, a ...

Gaza militants fire rockets, testing truce

Gaza militants fired rockets at southern Israel on Monday, in violence that tested a shaky truce brokered by Egypt ...

Australian P.M. vows to stay Afghan course after attack

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Sunday defended her country`s involvement in Afghanistan after three troops ...