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Sri Lanka troops kill three men in search for Tigers
Sri Lanka's military on Friday shot dead three men during an operation against suspected Tamil separatist rebels, in the first major confrontation since the end of the island's war nearly five years ago, a spokesman said.
12 April 2014
China shows off new aircraft carrier to US defence chief
China showed off its new aircraft carrier to US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday, allowing him a first-hand look at a symbol of its growing military prowess.
08 April 2014
N. Korea slams South's missile test 'farce'
North Korea has slammed the South's recent ballistic missile test, calling it a "farce" aimed at showing off Seoul's military strength in the face of threats from Pyongyang.
06 April 2014
Israel strikes in Gaza after rocket attack
Israeli warplanes attacked several sites in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Sunday, sources on both sides said, hours after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state.
06 April 2014
Pakistan's Musharraf survives assassination bomb attempt: police
Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who is on trial for treason, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt as a bomb went off shortly before his convoy was due to pass early Thursday, police said.
03 April 2014
Chinese general charged with graft: media
A top Chinese military officer has been formally charged with corruption after he was exposed as owning dozens of homes, gold statues and luxury liquor, state media reported Tuesday.
01 April 2014
Russia to deploy Iskander missiles at Kazakhstan border
Russia will place its Iskander mobile ballistic missile systems at the border with Kazakhstan.
28 March 2014
N. Korea test-fires missiles as Obama hosts summit
North Korea test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles, prompting a stern US reaction after President Obama hosted a landmark Japan-South Korea summit.
26 March 2014
US, S. Korea to launch massive landing drill
More than 10,000 US troops will participate in a large-scale landing drill in South Korea next week, the US military said Thursday, days after North Korea test-fired 25 projectiles in apparent protest at the continuing joint exercises.
21 March 2014
Israel bombs Syria army targets after Golan attack
Israel launched air raids against Syrian army positions early Wednesday and issued a stark warning to Damascus just hours after a bomb on the occupied Golan Heights wounded four of its soldiers.
19 March 2014
S. Korea urges North to stop 'provocative' rocket tests
South Korea called Monday for the North to stop its "provocative" rocket tests, after the launch of dozens of rockets in recent weeks -- most recently Sunday -- that Seoul says threaten regional security.
17 March 2014
Australia to buy surveillance drones to patrol borders
Australia announced plans Thursday for a fleet of giant high-tech unmanned drones to help patrol the nation's borders, monitoring energy infrastructure and attempts to enter the country illegally.
14 March 2014
Israeli warplanes strike back over Gaza rocket salvo
Israeli warplanes pounded 29 Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip Thursday night in response to heavy Palestinian rocket fire into the Jewish state earlier.
13 March 2014
'Free world' governments among worst for online spying: watchdog
Shady agencies at the service of democratically elected governments are among the worst online spies in the world, media watchdog RSF said Wednesday, putting them on the same level as offenders in Iran, China and Saudi Arabia.
12 March 2014
Kazakhstan Defence Ministry selects 20 officers to participate in UN peacekeeping missions
Kazakhstan Defence Ministry has reported that 20 Kazakhstan military men are ready to participate in UN peacekeeping missions as observers.
08 March 2014
Kazakhstan’s President on the national army’s combat efficiency
We will be randomly checking combat efficiency of regional troops. We should enhance cooperation of defense agencies and interaction with our allies and partners: President Nazarbayev.
06 March 2014
Seized 'Iran weapons ship' to be brought to Israel Saturday
A ship Israel said was carrying advanced rockets bound for Gaza from Iran will be brought into port Saturday after being intercepted by Israeli naval forces.
06 March 2014
Kazakhstan calls for peaceful negotiations in Ukraine
Kazakhstan urges Ukraine and Russia to solve the conflict through negotiations and not through a military intervention.
05 March 2014
Russian Topol missile strikes target in Kazakhstan
Russian military forces have successfully fired a Topol RT-12M intercontinental ballistic missile from Kapustin Yar military site.
05 March 2014
Russia gave prior notice of missile test: US official
Russia informed the United States in advance that it would carry out a launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
05 March 2014