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Obama, Hollande hold phone talks on Mali offensive

US President Barack Obama voiced support Friday for France`s military intervention in Mali and vowed to work with ...

Australians warned to leave Benghazi immediately

Australia on Friday joined three European nations in urging its citizens to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi due to a ...

Obama vows to build alliances, not `perpetual war` - (d)

President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to renew "strong alliances" around the world, saying that the United States was ...

Suicides in US military rise to record level

Suicides in the US military rose to a record level last year, with 349 troops taking their lives, despite concerted ...

US focused on Syria`s chemical arms after Assad

The United States is increasingly focused on how to secure Syria`s chemical weapons if President Bashar al-Assad falls ...

Myanmar denies using chemical weapons on rebels

Myanmar on Thursday denied accusations it had used chemical weapons against ethnic minority rebels in the northern ...

US says crashed drone drifted into Philippine Sea

The United States confirmed Tuesday that it owned a drone found in Philippine waters, but said the craft only drifted ...

Obama, Karzai meet, Afghan peace effort show flickers of life

President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will discuss matters of war, including future U.S. troop ...

Japan to boost military budget amid China row

Japan will increase military spending in 2013 for the first time in more than a decade, the ruling party said Tuesday, ...

20 militants killed in southern Afghan province

Security forces have killed 20 Taliban militants in Washir district of Helmand province, 555 km south of capital Kabul ...

16 Qaeda suspects killed in Yemen: ministry

At least sixteen suspected Al-Qaeda operatives have been killed in Yemen in ongoing battles between the army and ...

US embassy warns of possible attacks in Kenya

The US embassy in Kenya warned Monday of a possible attack which is "in the last stages of planning" on Nairobi hotels ...

Obama to announce new sanctions

US President Barack Obama will issue an executive order Monday allowing sanctions to be imposed against foreigners who ...

Israel intercepts ship for security check - official

Israeli naval forces intercepted a cargo ship in the Mediterranean on Sunday and troops have boarded the vessel for a ...

Syria oposition calls for UN military intervention

The opposition Syrian National Council renewed on Saturday its call for the United Nations to intervene militarily in ...