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NATO chief flies to Ukraine amid Russian troop buildup fears NATO chief will visit Ukraine, amid growing fears of a major Russian incursion as the Alliance warns of a troop buildup at the border.
07 August 2014
Ukraine forces take another strategic city: Kiev Ukrainian troops have retaken the strategically-important city of Lysychansk in eastern Ukraine, as they press on with their offensive to stamp out a pro-Russian rebellion, President Petro Poroshenko said.
25 July 2014
Texas Governor Rick Perry. ©Reuters/Mike Segar Texas governor to send 1,000 troops to Mexico border Texas Governor Rick Perry announced plans to send 1,000 military reservists to the state's border with Mexico, to tackle a surge in immigrant children flooding into the United States.
22 July 2014
Kerry in Kabul on key mission to calm election turmoil US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Afghanistan on a key mission to try to quell tensions over disputed presidential polls which have triggered fears of violence and ethnic unrest.
11 July 2014
US President Barack Obama. ©Reuters/Yuri Gripas 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
Photo courtesy of voanews.com ISIL declares 'caliphate' as Iraq presses counter-offensive The ISIL jihadists whose sweeping Sunni militant offensive has captured swathes of Iraq have declared an "Islamic caliphate" in their territory as Iraqi forces battle to retake Saddam Hussein's hometown Tikrit.
30 June 2014
©Reuters/Parwiz 800 Taliban fight Afghan troops in five-day battle: officials More than 800 Taliban insurgents have launched a major offensive in southern Afghanistan to try to gain territory recently vacated by US troops, officials said Wednesday, with 40 civilians killed in five days of fighting.
25 June 2014
30 new arrests as Israel presses West Bank hunt for teens Israeli troops have arrested some 30 Palestinians in the West Bank as they ramped up a search for three teenagers believed kidnapped by Hamas, the army said.
20 June 2014
Obama under pressure to respond to Iraq crisis President Barack Obama has not decided how to respond to rampant Sunni militants grabbing swathes of Iraq, but is looking at every option short of sending US combat soldiers back to war.
19 June 2014
About 275 US military personnel to Iraq: Obama About 275 US military personnel are being deployed to Iraq to help American personnel and protect the embassy in Baghdad, President Barack Obama said Monday in a letter to Congressional leaders.
17 June 2014
A screenshot from Youtube video NATO releases photos of suspected Russian tanks in Ukraine NATO released photographs Saturday of what it said were suspected Russian tanks in eastern Ukraine, having warned earlier that confirmation of their presence would mark a "serious escalation" of the crisis.
16 June 2014
Afghans vote in run-off election despite Taliban threats Afghans defied Taliban threats by voting Saturday in a second-round presidential election, as US-led combat troops wind down a 13-year war that has failed to defeat the insurgents.
14 June 2014
US mulls air strikes as Iraq militants advance on Baghdad Militants have seized the Iraqi city of Tikrit as a jihadist offensive sweeps closer to Baghdad, prompting the UN Security Council to convene crisis talks Thursday while the US mulls air strikes on the rebels.
12 June 2014
Five NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan: officials Five NATO soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, coalition officials said Tuesday, without giving the cause of the deaths or releasing the nationalities of the victims.
10 June 2014
Ukraine, Russia in crisis talks on gas, insurgency Ukraine's week of tough negotiations with Russia, aimed at ending a separatist insurgency and averting a gas cut-off, got off to a rocky start as a round of gas talks broke up early Tuesday without a deal.
10 June 2014
©Reuters/Murad Sezer Turkish troops fire tear gas at Kurdish protesters Turkish soldiers on Wednesday fired tear gas and water cannon at Kurds protesting plans to build military barracks in the southeast of the country.
04 June 2014
©RIA Novosti Roadside bomb kills 12 civilians in eastern Afghanistan A roadside bomb killed 12 civilians, including seven women in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, officials said, the latest violence in the country as US-led troops prepare to leave after 13 years of war.
31 May 2014
Gunfire in C. Africa capital amid anti-government protests Security forces fired warning shots as protesters in Bangui demanded the resignation of the interim government and the removal of foreign troops from Central African Republic on Friday, a military source said.
31 May 2014
'We know where missing girls are': Nigeria's top brass Nigeria's highest ranking military officer on Monday gave a glimmer of hope to the families of more than 200 schoolgirls held by Boko Haram militants, revealing they had located the missing teenagers.
27 May 2014
Obama makes surprise Afghanistan visit US President Barack Obama promised a decision on post-2014 troop numbers in Afghanistan "fairly shortly", after paying a surprise visit to soldiers fighting the last battles of America's longest war.
26 May 2014
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