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Vietnam, US begin historic Agent Orange cleanup From deformed infants to grandparents with cancer, families near Vietnam's Danang Airbase have long blamed the toxic legacy of war for their ills.
10 August 2012
N. Korea's first lady displays Dior-style handbag North Korea's young first lady has been pictured sporting what appears to be a Christian Dior handbag, in stark contrast to widespread shortages elsewhere in the impoverished nation.
08 August 2012
Chinese state media blast US over sea criticism China's state-controlled media lashed out at the United States on Monday, accusing Washington of "trouble-making" over criticism of Beijing's claims to a wide swathe of the disputed South China Sea.
06 August 2012
Iran unfazed by Israeli, US threats of force: Netanyahu US and Israeli threats of a military strike have done nothing to stop Iran's pursuit of a nuclear capability, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said in talks with US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta.
04 August 2012
With Islamists gone, Somali displaced make fragile recovery Afgoye was once a byword for misery; controlled by Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab fighters, the region, long hit by famine, was dubbed the world's largest camp for displaced people.
03 August 2012
Vice Admiral Viktor Chirkov. ©RIA NOVOSTI Russia in talks on 'Cuba, Vietnam' naval bases: admiral Russia is holding talks about opening naval bases in Moscow's Soviet-era allies Cuba and Vietnam as well as the Seychelles.
29 July 2012
Admiral William McRaven. Photo courtesy of pic2fly.com US admiral says raid was 'easiest' part of bin Laden op The US military raid that killed Osama bin Laden was the "easiest" of three steps that led to the Al-Qaeda chief's death, the special forces commander who supervised the clandestine mission has said.
28 July 2012
Vladislav Chelakh. Snapshot of police's video Chelakh withdrew his plea of guilty Vladislav Chelakh suspected of murdering 15 fellow militarymen at Arkankergen border post has withdrawn his plea of guilty.
26 July 2012
©REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton US soldiers punished over Colombia prostitution scandal Ten US military personnel involved in the prostitution scandal that overshadowed President Barack Obama's trip to a regional summit in April in Colombia have been punished but not dismissed.
21 July 2012
Leaks have caused 'damage' to US security: lawmaker Top US military officials believe recent high-profile leaks of classified information have caused "damage" to national security operations, US lawmakers said Thursday after a closed-door hearing.
20 July 2012
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. ©REUTERS/KCNA KCNA Kim eyes reform in purge of N. Korea old guard: analysts North Korea's young leader has been purging older generals in an attempt to curb the power of the 1.2-million-strong military and potentially open the way for economic reforms, analysts said Thursday.
19 July 2012
Clinton urges Egypt's military to support transition US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Sunday with Egypt's top military leader urging him to support a transition to civilian rule amid fears that the promise of hard-won freedoms could be slipping away.
16 July 2012
The bodies of killed after explosion at a wedding party. ©REUTERS/Parwiz Parwiz Afghan wedding suicide attack kills prominent MP A suicide bomber killed a prominent Afghan lawmaker and 12 other people at his daughter's wedding party in the north of the country Saturday.
14 July 2012
Australia's Defence Minister Stephen Smith. ©REUTERS/Andrew Taylor Probe finds 'shocking' abuse in Australian military A damning report on the Australian military Tuesday detailed 24 allegations of rape that never went to trial and other claims that Defence Minister Stephen Smith admitted would "shock" people.
11 July 2012
US designates Afghanistan as major ally: Clinton The United States has designated Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally, giving the war-torn country special privileges as the US prepares to pull its troops out in 2014.
07 July 2012
Obama hails Americans, military on Fourth of July President Barack Obama hailed the selfless dedication of the US military's "9/11 generation," on a scorchingly hot July 4 holiday Wednesday as Americans gathered to celebrate Independence Day.
07 July 2012
Kazakhstan Military unit. Photo courtesy of Kazakhstan Defense Ministry press-service Kazakhstan Cobras highly appreciated at SCO military training Representatives of SCO member-countries highly appreciated the Cobra vehicles brought to Tajikistan by Kazakhstan's military unit for training.
20 June 2012
CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha. Photo by  Danial Okassov© Trainings of peacekeeping forces of CSTO will be held in September in Kazakhstan Trainings of peacekeeping forces of countries of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will be held in September in Kazakhstan.
14 June 2012
Helicopter attacking the sea craft that was hijacked by terrorists. Maneuvers. ©RIA Novosti Russian Navy and marines are ready to defend Caspian oil sites from terrorists A group of ships from Caspian navy was put to sea for training focused on defense of oil sites from terrorist attacks in late May.
13 June 2012
Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev. ©RIA Novosti Atambayev expressed condolences to Nazarbayev on murder of border guards Kyrgyzstan President expressed condolences to Nursultan Nazarbayev in relation to the tragic deaths of Kazakhstan militarymen.
05 June 2012

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