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Japan says Chinese ships in disputed waters Chinese ships sailed into disputed waters off Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea Friday, officials said, after G7 leaders cautioned against "intimidation" in territorial disputes.
06 June 2014
Chester Nez. Photo courtesy of toddandbarbara.blogspot.com Last original Navajo Code Talker dies Chester Nez, the last of 29 Navajo Indians who helped create a code used during World War II and never broken by the Axis Powers, died Wednesday. He was 93.
05 June 2014
©Reuters/Vladimir Pirogov US shuts Afghan transit base in Kyrgyzstan The United States on Tuesday shut its airforce base in Kyrgyzstan that had been the main transit point for military personnel and cargo headed to Afghanistan for 12 years.
03 June 2014
Avro Anson. Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org WWII plane crash remains discovered in western Canada The wreckage of a World War II military aircraft was found in Canada's far west, solving a 72-year old mystery surrounding its disappearance during a training flight, officials confirmed.
31 May 2014
Photo courtesy of news.nom.co Two Koreas accuse each other of lying about shelling Seoul Friday accused North Korea of a "blatant lie" in claiming it had not fired shells near a South Korean warship and said Pyongyang had threatened to bombard its military vessels.
23 May 2014
US Senate panel budgets $100 mn for non-Russian rocket A Senate panel set aside $100 million Thursday to develop a US rocket engine as an alternative to Russian equipment currently used to launch military satellites into orbit.
23 May 2014
Photo courtesy of airspot.ru Astana Airport closes down on May 22-25 The Astana airport will not be servicing incoming or outgoing passenger flights on May 22-25 because of the KADEX-2014.
21 May 2014
Photo courtesy of listofimages.com Japan court orders military night flights at base suspended A court Wednesday ordered Japan's military to suspend night flights from one base in the first such ruling over noise caused by fighter planes.
21 May 2014
China accuses US of 'hypocrisy' as hacking row escalates Beijing summoned the US ambassador and accused Washington of double standards Tuesday over its unprecedented indictment of five Chinese military officers for cyber-espionage.
20 May 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
Photo courtesy of ntv.ru Lao plane carrying defence chief crashes: Thai official A Lao military plane carrying top officials including the defence minister crashed on Saturday in the north of the communist country, a Thai official said, without giving details of any casualties.
17 May 2014
Photo courtesy of Press  Office of Defence Ministry of Kazakhstan Military brass bands parade to take place in Astana The second international festival of military brass bands will take place in Astana on May 21-25, 2014.
14 May 2014
Photo © RIA Novosti. Alexandr Wilf. Hundreds of military vehicles drive through Red Square The military parade commemorating the 69th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany was held on Moscow’s Red Square on 9 May.
11 May 2014
Photo courtesy of the official website of the President of Kazakhstan Military parade on Fatherland Defender's Day in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev took part in a celebratory military parade in honour of the Defenders of the Fatherland Day.
08 May 2014
Photo courtesy of thenews.com.pk 10 die in fire at Russian ammunition depot Ten soldiers and civilian staff at a Russian military munitions depot burnt to death while fleeing a fire that sparked a series of explosions, the defence ministry said.
30 April 2014
©Reuters/Romeo Ranoco 15 dead as Philippines battles Islamic militants The Philippine military said Wednesday it had launched an air and ground assault against Islamic militants wanted for a spate of kidnappings, with 14 militants and one soldier killed in the clashes.
30 April 2014
Illustration by Tengrinews.kz Kazakhstan Majilis approves Joint Air Defense bill The Lower Chamber of the Kazakhstan Parliament has approved ratification of the Kazakhstan-Russia Joint Air Defense Agreement.
29 April 2014
Number of suicides in US military drops in 2013 The number of suicides in the US military dropped by 18 percent in 2013 but rose among part-time soldiers in the reserves, the Pentagon said.
26 April 2014
Paulo Malhaes. Photo courtesy of abi.org.br Retired Brazil colonel who admitted torture found dead A retired Brazilian colonel who last month admitted carrying out torture during the country's 1964-1985 military dictatorship has been found dead following a break-in at his suburban Rio home, police said Friday.
26 April 2014
Photo ©REUTERS Caspian Five to limit third party military forces in the region Five Caspian countries are considering a convention on independence of the Caspian Sea that limits third party troops based in the region.
24 April 2014

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