Aden, Oct 19: Al-Qaeda militants set off an explosives-laden car inside an army base in southern Yemen at dawn today, killing at least 15 soldiers and wounding 29 others, military officials said.Eight Qaeda militants were
New Delhi, Sep 13: Government has scrapped an army tender worth a whopping over Rs 4,600 crore to procure 180 self-propelled howitzers, the fourth such cancellation, and initiated a fresh process in this regard. The
Brunei, Jul 21: A Brunei air force helicopter has crashed, killing at least 10 people, mostly military cadets being flown home after training.Brunei's defense ministry says the Bell 212 helicopter crashed in the rural district
Damascus (Syria), Jul 8: Syria's military began large-scale exercises simulating defense against outside “aggression,” the state-run news agency said Sunday—an apparent warning to other countries not to intervene in the country's crisis.The exercise began Saturday
Buenos Aires, Jul 6: Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla was convicted and sentenced to 50 years Thursday for a systematic program to steal babies from prisoners who were kidnapped, tortured and killed during the
Istanbul, Jun 28: Turkey has sent missile batteries, tanks and troops to the border with Syria as a “security corridor”, almost a week after the Syrian downing of a Turkish military jet, media reports said
Cairo, Jun 18: Egypt today appeared to be headed towards its first radical Islamic president with Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi declaring victory in the poll runoff, but the ruling military issued an interim constitution
Kabul, Jun 11: The U.S.-led military coalition in Afghanistan says it is limiting airstrikes against homes to a weapon of last resort for self-defense following a strike last week that killed women and children alongside
Dera Ghazi Khan, Jun 10: Five girls were allegedly gang raped by border military police personnel near Fort Monroe in Dera Ghazi Khan, Express News reported.The girls, who were visiting Fort Monroe, recorded their statements
North Korea, June 4: North Korea's military warned Monday that troops have aimed artillery at the specific coordinates of South Korean media groups as Pyongyang threatened a “merciless sacred war” over perceived insults.The North Korean
Beijing, May 12: China has refuted reports that its military was increasing combat readiness in response to a standoff with the Philippines over the disputed islands in South China Sea. "The reports alleging that the
Bogota (Colombia), May 1: Officials in Colombia say a Colombian air force helicopter has crashed near the Caribbean coast and all 13 people aboard have been killed.Atlantico state civil defense director Jorge Fernandez says the
Pyongyang, Apr 23: North Korea's military vowed Monday to launch unspecified "special actions" soon meant to reduce South Korea's conservative government and media companies "to ashes" in less that four minutes, in an escalation of
Beijing, Mar 23: Nervous leaders in China have blocked all internet reports of an alleged attempted coup.Online reports of tanks on the streets of the capital Beijing and shots fired within the secure leaders' compound
Islamabad, Jan 17: Even as temperatures have soared in Islamabad over the Gilani-Kayani face-off, the presidency and the Pakistani military are engaged in parleys aimed at defusing the tensions between the two sides over memo
Islamabad, Jan 8: Amidst continuing tensions between Pakistan's government and the powerful army over the memo scandal, President Asif Ali Zardari has said that no one had sought his resignation to defuse the political crisis,
Islamabad, Jan 3: Pakistan's state institutions should perform their functions while remaining within their respective domains, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said today against the backdrop of continuing tensions between his government and the military
Islamabad, Dec 25: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said all state institutions, including the judiciary and army, should work within their constitutional limits as tensions continued between the civilian government and the powerful
Cairo, Dec 17 : At least seven people, including a top Muslim cleric, were killed and nearly 260 injured in clashes between Egyptian protesters and security forces, the bloodiest violence in weeks that threatened to
Islamabad, Dec 12: Pakistani envoys posted in key world capitals, including New Delhi and Beijing, gathered here today with top political and military leaders for a meeting that will provide inputs for a proposed foreign
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