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South Korea flexes missile power after North test Two days after North Korea's nuclear test, South Korea touted Thursday the deployment of a new cruise missile capable of hitting targets in the North "anywhere, anytime".

14 February 2013

Pentagon extends some benefits to same-sex partners The Pentagon officially extended some military benefits to same-sex partners Monday, but said provisions like medical coverage would not be offered to gay troops' spouses due to legal barriers.

12 February 2013

Obama to propose deep nuclear arms cuts: report US President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address on Tuesday to call for dramatic cuts in nuclear arsenals around the world.

11 February 2013

Japan suggests hotline to Beijing over island spat Japan has suggested setting up a military hotline with China to avoid clashes between the two countries, which are at loggerheads over a group of disputed islands.

09 February 2013

US military may skip Paris air show due to budget cuts Facing the prospect of dramatic budget cuts, the US military may skip the Paris air show this year for the first time.

09 February 2013

UN leader worried by guerrilla fightback in Mali UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he is worried by a guerrilla fightback in Mali and that no firm decision has been made to send a peacekeeping force there.

08 February 2013

Two suicides in Border Service not linked: Kazakhstan Interior Ministry These are separate cases, so we will investigate them separately: Kazakhstan Interior Ministry official representative.

06 February 2013

'Hundreds' of rebels killed, France to leave Mali from March French-led forces have killed hundreds of militants in fighting to reclaim northern Mali and with the rebels' last bastion secured, France said Tuesday it will begin withdrawing troops in March.

06 February 2013

Timbuktu chose 'passive resistance' to Islamist occupiers Timbuktu has been part of three empires, survived invasions and had countless rulers, and it met its 10-month occupation by Islamist extremists with the stoicism of a city that has seen centuries of history.

04 February 2013

US needs to keep up drone war against Qaeda: Panetta The United States will have to keep up an open-ended drone war against Al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan and elsewhere to prevent another terror attack on America.

03 February 2013

No new bases in Asia: US commander The United States' pivot to Asia will not mean any new bases in the region, but existing alliances will be strengthened and modernised.

02 February 2013

Kazakhstan and Russia sign agreement on common regional air defense system In our view, this will increase the level of cooperation and create conditions for enhancement of the defense potential of our countries: Adilbek Dzhaksybekov.

01 February 2013

China's military at 'high risk' on corruption: watchdog China's armed forces are battling a major corruption problem, with little political oversight and no whistleblower mechanism to counter graft.

31 January 2013

Home from Afghanistan, Prince Harry steps back into glare Britain's Prince Harry may be home safely from Afghanistan after five months as an army helicopter gunner -- but he has swapped the crackle of gunfire for the clicking of countless paparazzi cameras.

31 January 2013

French, Malian troops patrol Timbuktu after hero's welcome French and Malian forces were patrolling Mali's fabled desert city of Timbuktu on Tuesday, after a hero's welcome following their lightning advance north.

30 January 2013

Military called in as deadly floods batter Australia Australia ramped up its military response to deadly floodwaters rising in the country's sodden northeast Tuesday which have killed four people and displaced or isolated tens of thousands.

30 January 2013

Chinese military plane boosts global reach China's new heavy-lift transport aircraft and a successful missile interception test are key steps in expanding the strength and reach of its armed forces.

29 January 2013

Kazakhstan senator calls to giving up CIS-made military aircrafts Senator Gani Kassymov asked Kazakhstan Prime-Minister to stop procuring CIS-made military aircrafts for Kazakhstan army, special services and law-enforcement authorities.

28 January 2013

Child soldiers still recruited in Myanmar: group Child soldiers are still being recruited in Myanmar despite the nation's recent political reforms, an advocacy group said Wednesday, as it urged better monitoring of the powerful military.

26 January 2013

French planes destroy Islamist bases in Mali French warplanes have destroyed two Islamist bases in northern Mali as an Al-Qaeda-linked group there split, with the splinter group calling for talks to end the offensive against the militants.

26 January 2013

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