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US Marine said "shoot first, ask later" in Iraq slayings

A US Marine ordered his men to "shoot first and ask questions later," triggering one of the Iraq war's most ...

Afghan soldier kills NATO colleague: security sources

An Afghan soldier shot dead a NATO colleague and was himself killed when a dispute ended in a shoot-out on Sunday, an ...

Afghan peace council to send mission to Qatar

A senior member of Afghanistan`s peace-making body will travel to Qatar soon to gather more details about plans for a ...

Kenya optimistic for Somali peace prospects in 2012

With a series of international peace conferences planned to boost peace and stabilization efforts in Somalia, Kenya`s ...

Kenyan jets kill 60 or more Somali Islamist insurgents

Kenyan fighter jets killed at least 60 Islamist Shebab insurgents in southern Somalia in the latest air strike on ...

Rebellion, violence in world`s newest nation South Sudan

Six months after the world`s youngest country euphorically declared its independence, South Sudan is riven by ...

Four NATO troops killed in Afghanistan

Four NATO soldiers have been killed in bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan, the military said Friday. Three died ...

Iraq marks first army day since US pullout

Iraq's armed forces were to mark their 91st anniversary with a huge parade on Friday, weeks after US troops completed ...

Two britons charged over weapons in Afghanistan

Two British men arrested in Afghanistan with 30 AK-47 assault rifles have been charged with weapons smuggling, a ...

Taliban kill 16 kidnapped Pakistan troops

The bodies of 16 members of Pakistan`s paramilitary Frontier Constabulary (FC) were found Thursday, almost two weeks ...

British army Gurkha dies 18 months after Afghan blast

A Nepalese Gurkha soldier serving in the British army has died in hospital a year and a half after being injured in a ...

Panetta calls Egypt strongman over NGO raids

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta conveyed his "deep concern" to Egypt`s military ruler over police raids on ...

Six dead in Sudan chopper crash

All six crewmen aboard a Sudanese military helicopter were killed when it crash-landed and burned in North Kordofan ...

Two french soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Two soldiers with the French Foreign Legion serving in Afghanistan were on Thursday shot dead by a man wearing an ...

U.S. base in Kyrgystan very dangerous

Kyrgyzstan`s new leader said Thursday it was "very dangerous" for his Central Asian nation to host a US military base ...