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Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 06:38
The president of Iraqi Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, accused Western countries on Wednesday of not providing enough heavy weapons to help his 'peshmerga' forces deliver a "decisive blow" against Islamic State militants.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 06:38
Speaking to Georgian journalists on November 18 before wrapping up his two-day visit, the PM said while commenting on his meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that “new stage is beginning” in relations between Georgia and NATO. Implementation of the “substantive package” of cooperation, which NATO offered to Georgia at its summit in Wales in September, was the main topic of discussion during that meeting on November 17.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 06:37
Gunmen killed a retired Army sergeant and three members of his family, Puerto Rico police said Tuesday. A 13-year-old son survived despite being stabbed and thrown off a bridge.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 06:37
A senior European diplomat has visited the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh to try to reduce tensions after Azerbaijani armed forces shot down an Armenian helicopter there last week. Andrzej Kasprzyk, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson in Office, visited the de facto Karabakh capital of Stepanakert on November 17. Kasprzyk seems not to have made any public comments, but Armenian officials used the occasion of his visit to complain about what they called a muted international reaction and perceived "impunity" for Azerbaijan.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 06:32
The police are prosecuting one of their dismissed officers for allegedly escaping from detention, drawing salaries from 15 commands, and stealing N20m meant for the salaries of officers of the Enugu State Command.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 06:30
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is looking to buy 12 Scorpion jets from Textron AirLand to equip a single squadron in order to fight the Boko Haram insurgency gripping the country.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 06:29
Soldiers in Ivory Coast returned to barracks on Wednesday after some overnight disturbances, witnesses said, after the government agreed to pay back wages to thousands of ex-rebels in the army in a move to calm unrest
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 06:28
The Minnesota National Guard's 34th Infantry Division headquarters and soldiers from 11 other states will deploy this spring to support U.S. Ebola response operations in West Africa, officials announced Sunday.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 11:48
India has quietly lifted a ban on Israeli Military Industries (IMI), paving the way for negotiating new defense projects with the Israeli company, a Defence Ministry source said.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 11:33
The Iraqi army includes “ghost” soldiers, a purely Iraqi term used to describe members whose names are registered in the wages and salaries lists, but who are not actually present in the military ranks. Their wages go to leaders who cover for their absence.