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Britons released from detention in Afghanistan: London

Two British nationals, a man and a woman, who were detained by NATO forces in Afghanistan last month have been ...

S. Korea military slams Japan in islands row

South Korea`s military criticized Japan Tuesday after Tokyo`s annual defence paper renewed claims to disputed ...

Hezbollah slams Israel`s attack on Lebanese army

Lebanese Shiite armed group Hezbollah issued a statement on Monday slamming "the attack made by the Israeli enemy on ...

Sri Lanka admits civilian deaths in separatist war

Sri Lanka on Monday admitted for the first time that civilians may have been killed during its military push against ...

Floods wash N. Korean landmines into S. Korea

Parts of North Korean landmines apparently churned up by torrential rains have washed up across the border in South ...

Dozens killed in battle at Yemen army camp

Yemeni tribesmen attacked an army camp near the capital Sanaa on Thursday sparking clashes in which dozens on both ...

Man Hurt As Portable Toilet Explodes In Australia

A man suffered life-threatening burns Monday, after a portable toilet he was using exploded, apparently after he lit a ...

`Qaeda` suicide bomber in pickup kills 9 Yemeni troops

A suicide bomber Sunday detonated a truck packed with explosives at an army camp in Aden, killing nine soldiers, a ...

`Qaeda` suicide bomber in pickup kills 9 Yemeni troops

A suicide bomber Sunday detonated a truck packed with explosives at an army camp in Aden, killing nine soldiers, a ...

Iranian nuclear scientist shot dead

A nuclear scientist was shot dead on Saturday by unknown assailants on a motorcycle, the latest expert with links to ...

Pakistan`s first woman foreign minister sworn in

Pakistan`s first woman foreign minister -- and also its youngest -- was sworn in on Tuesday, ending a five-month job ...

Petraeus steps down in Afghanistan

General David Petraeus, the most celebrated military leader of his generation, stepped down as US commander in ...

Nato strikes radar at Tripoli airport

NATO warplanes struck on Monday an antenna radar system at Tripoli`s main airport which the regime was using to track ...

British soldier killed in Afghanistan

A British soldier has been shot dead in southern Afghanistan, the 376th British serviceman to die there since 2001, ...

Twenty Turkish soldiers, Kurdish rebels killed in clash

Kurdish fighters killed 13 Turkish soldiers and seven militants died on Thursday in the worst clash since the ...