Military
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 06:25
The United Nations and Human Rights Watch accused Turkish security forces Tuesday of committing serious human rights violations against Turkish civilians and Syrian refugees in recent months.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 06:19
At least 149 people, including a five-month-old baby and several toddlers, have died this year after being held in appalling conditions at a notorious Nigerian military detention centre, according to Amnesty International.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 07:09
The kidnapped son of Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has been rescued in Afghanistan in a joint Afghan-US special forces operation. Pakistani officials said Ali Haider Gilani would be transferred to Pakistan after undergoing medical checks.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 06:54
The families of three Mexican tourists mistakenly killed in Egypt in September when military helicopters fired on them will be paid $140,000 each, an official said on Monday
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 06:14
The Islamic State group and other terrorist organizations have no boundaries in terms of borders or bureaucracy, and special operations forces should operate in the same "transregional" way these adversaries do, according to the new commander of US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
Monday, May 9, 2016 - 07:26
When the Pentagon complained about a Russian fighter plane performing a barrel roll near an Air Force reconnaissance plane in international airspace over the Baltic Sea on April 29, a quick response came from Moscow, which claimed that the American plane did not have its transponder turned on.
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 06:11
The Pentagon is providing military support, intelligence, ships and special operations forces to help in the ongoing operations against al-Qaida militants in Yemen, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 06:39
The House Armed Services Committee’s defense policy bill, passed April 28, tees up clashes with the Senate and the Pentagon, chiefly over a plan altering the use of the wartime overseas contingency operations (OCO) account.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 06:31
U.S. Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter says he plans to visit Ukraine and is set to continue their cooperation in the military field.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 07:24
In a stark indicator of just how grim the situation between Russia and the United States is growing, senior US defense officials say European Command is shifting its focus from “reassurance to deterrence” and “from a training to a warfighting stance.”