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EU ends arms embargo against Syrian rebels

The European Union agreed Monday to lift its embargo against arming Syrian rebels, but no member state intends to send ...

Hezbollah chief promises "victory" in Syria conflict

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday vowed "victory" in Syria, where militants of his powerful Lebanese Shiite ...

Russia hosts European security conference

An international conference on European security opens on Thursday in Moscow with Russia hoping to discuss approaches ...

US, Indonesia open annual CARAT exercise

The US and Indonesia opened the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness And Training (CARAT) training exercise on Tuesday, ...

Taliban free four Turkish engineers in Afghanistan

The Taliban Sunday freed four of eight Turkish engineers taken hostage last month after their helicopter crashed in ...

Syria will `respond immediately` to any Israel strike

Syria threatened on Thursday an immediate response to any new Israeli strike, after two reported attacks on military ...

Bombs, mosque attack kill 17 in Iraqi capital

At least 17 people were killed by three bombs and a grenade attack on a mosque in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Monday, ...

US condemns Nigeria violence

The United States Monday condemned clashes between troops and Islamist militants in northeastern Nigeria which saw ...

187 dead, 77 injured after fierce Nigeria clashes

Heavy fighting between Nigerian troops and suspected Islamist insurgents has killed 187 people and injured 77 others, ...

Garuda contingent continues to carry out mission in Darfur: Envoy

The Garuda Contingent will continue to carry out its peace mission in West Darfur, Sudan, under the aegis of the ...

Japan ready to ink military pact with S. Korea "at any time"

The Japanese ambassador to Seoul said Wednesday that Tokyo is prepared to sign a military intelligence pact with ...

S. Korea to deploy K-11 assault rifles in June

South Korea will issue K-11 assault rifles to frontline troops in June after fixing defects that had caused the rifle ...

Red Cross appeals for $43mn for war-hit Mali

The Red Cross has appealed for an additional $43 million to help hundreds of thousands of people in war-torn Mali, and ...

France withdraws first batch of soldiers from Mali

France has withdrawn its first batch of soldiers from Mali, the army said Tuesday, as it begins to pull out troops ...

Syria urges rebels to lay down weapons

The Syrian government on Sunday urged the armed militant groups across the country to be "rational " and lay down ...