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Sri Lanka will act on evidence of atrocities by troops

Sri Lanka`s military will act against any soldiers who may have committed war crimes or other excesses in the last ...

Kenyan soldier killed in blast near Somalia border

A Kenyan soldier was killed after an improvised bomb struck a military truck near the Somali border on Thursday, the ...

Libya`s new government unveiled

Libya`s interim prime minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib on Tuesday announced his new cabinet line-up, with two key posts ...

Russia says Georgia war stopped NATO expansion

NATO would have expanded by now to admit ex-Soviet republics if Russia had not invaded Georgia in 2008 to defend a ...

EU condemns bloodshed in Egypt, calls for order

The European Union`s on Sunday condemned the bloodshed in Egypt, where security forces killed at least seven people as ...

Libya ex-spy chief Senussi arrested: NTC

Libya`s former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, was arrested ...

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, ...