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Northern Israel hit by rocket from Lebanon: army A rocket fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel early Friday, causing troops to hit back with artillery fire over the border, the Israeli army said.

11 July 2014

Israel hits 160 targets in Gaza overnight: army The Israeli air force bombed 160 targets in the Gaza Strip overnight as it pressed a widescale campaign to stop volleys of Palestinian rocket fire, an army official said.

09 July 2014

N. Korea leader directs island assault drill North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un warned the South would "regret bitterly" any incursion of their disputed sea border as he directed a large-scale mock assault on an island, state media said.

05 July 2014

Historic shift as Japan expands scope of military Japan loosened the bonds on its powerful military, proclaiming the right to go into battle in defence of allies, in a highly controversial shift in the nation's pacifist stance.

01 July 2014

Obama sends more troops to Baghdad as Iraq battles to stop offensive President Barack Obama has deployed 200 more troops to Baghdad to protect the US embassy as Iraq's parliament was set to convene Tuesday to seek a solution to the country's sectarian crisis.

01 July 2014

14 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel: army At least 14 rockets and mortar rounds fired by militants in Gaza struck southern Israel on Monday morning, causing no injuries but damaging a home, the army said.

30 June 2014

France's Jewish community elects new Grand Rabbi France's Jewish community elected the Jewish chaplain of the French army as its new Grand Rabbi, as it grapples with rising anti-Semitism.

23 June 2014

Three Israeli teens missing in West Bank: army Three Israeli teenagers went missing in the West Bank, the army said, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying he held the Palestinian leadership responsible for their safety.

14 June 2014

Thai army invokes martial law to quell unrest Thailand's army declared martial law Tuesday after months of deadly anti-government protests, deploying armed troops in central Bangkok and censoring the media but insisting the move was "not a coup".

20 May 2014

Kazakhstan can defend itself against foreign aggressors: Minister of Defense No state is a potential adversary for Kazakhstan but the country can resort to use of military force to repel aggression and defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty, Serik Akhmetov wrote in his blog.

16 May 2014

88-yo Kazakhstan veteran in perfect shape: races tank, destroys targets After a 60-year break 88-year-old veteran-tankman from Kazakhstan's Karaganda Ismail Galiulin showed that good skill never fades away.

12 May 2014

Four days of brigade combat exercises start in Kazakhstan Over two thousand militarymen are taking part in the brigade combat exercises in the Airmobile Forces.

16 April 2014

Obama urges Putin to rein in Ukraine insurgents US President Barack Obama urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a phone call Monday to press pro-Moscow groups to lay down their arms in Ukraine, as the Kiev government sought UN help to tackle the growing insurgency.

15 April 2014

Ammunition plant to be built in Kazakhstan by 2016 An ammunition plant is to be built in Kazakhstan in 2015-2016. It will produce ammunition for pistols, submachine guns and rifles.

14 April 2014

Colombian drug bust seizes over a ton of marijuana The Colombian Army seized 1.3 tons of marijuana worth nearly a million dollars, allegedly owned by FARC leftist guerrillas, it said Saturday.

13 April 2014

Unidentified armed men seize Crimea airport: report Some 50 armed men on Friday seized the airport of Crimea's capital Simferopol, a day after pro-Russian gunmen took over government buildings in the city.

28 February 2014

Artefacts of 18 century war discovered in South Kazakhstan Shepherds have found a ring-mail armor dating back to the 18th century in a desert in southern Kazakhstan.

16 February 2014

South Sudan rebels threaten key town: army Rebels in violence-wracked South Sudan sought to take back control Monday of a key town they were forced from last week, the army said, vowing to defeat the militia.

30 December 2013

US to maintain 35,000 troops in Gulf region: Hagel The United States is committed to maintaining a 35,000-strong force in the Gulf region regardless of a nuclear deal with Iran, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel said Saturday in Bahrain.

07 December 2013

Suspected French cannibal served in Afghanistan: army A suspected cannibal who killed a 90-year-old man in southern France apparently to eat his heart and tongue was a former soldier who served in Afghanistan, an army source said on Monday.

30 November 2013

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