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Monday, December 8, 2014 - 08:10
A court in Baku on Friday ordered the jailing of a prominent journalist who has long drawn the ire of the Azerbaijan government by reporting on the business dealings of President Ilham Aliyev’s family, as well as on accusations of human rights abuses, including the persecution of opposition figures and other activists.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 08:09
A contract won by Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) to supply Poland's air force with JASSM long-range air-to-surface missiles is worth about $250 million, the Polish defense ministry said.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 08:07
The leaders of 43 nongovernmental organizations in Kyrgyzstan have urged President Almazbek Atambaev not to put pressure on NGOs.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 08:05
Almost as soon as U.S. commanders begin a new support mission in Afghanistan on Jan. 1, anchored by four training hubs, they will start a year-long sprint to make the most of their time advising Afghan forces before the hubs are shuttered 12 months later.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 08:03
President Ashraf Ghani is pushing the U.S. to slow its drawdown of forces in the next two years, an effort that threatens to put the Obama administration in a bind as it seeks to end large-scale military involvement in Afghanistan.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 07:38
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived here Saturday evening to speak with troops and receive briefings from the U.S. war commander as the Afghan security forces attempt to arrest the violence that has gripped this capital city.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 07:10
Britain will set up a permanent military base in the Middle East for the first time in more than four decades.
Four minesweepers have operated from the Mina Salmon port in Bahrain, but the new facility will also be a base for much larger ships including destroyers and aircraft carriers.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 06:50
A spate of horrifying attacks by Al-Shabaab extremists have eroded Kenyans confidence in the ability of their government to protect them, and created a national security crisis the solutions to which promise to reshape the modern Kenyan nation.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 06:50
Amid a global downturn in defense spending, the training and simulation world is booming. But in a series of interviews at this year’s I/ITSEC conference here, executives for some of the world’s largest defense firms acknowledged that the sector’s market strategy is changing.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 06:46
Armed men have freed more than 200 prisoners from a jail in central Nigeria, in the third mass prison break in the country since November, police said.