French-led troops close in on Timbuktu
French-led troops were closing in on Mali's fabled desert city of Timbuktu on Sunday after capturing a string of other...
US agrees to refuel French warplanes on Mali mission
The United States has agreed to refuel French fighter jets waging war against Islamist militants in Mali, officials said Saturday,...
US support to French forces is free of charge: Pentagon
The United States will not demand payment from France for the use of US transport planes ferrying French forces and...
Britain to axe up to 5,300 army jobs
The British government said on Tuesday it was making up to 5,300 army personnel redundant as part of cuts that...
Three Chinese ships in disputed island waters: Japan
Three Chinese government ships entered waters around islands at the centre of a dispute with Tokyo on Monday, the day...
Syria minister says nation will defeat conspiracy
Syria's Defence Minister Fahd al-Freij said on Monday that the country will defeat a conspiracy against it and overcome "terrorist...
US position on Japan island dispute a ‘betrayal’: China
Veiled US warnings to Beijing not to challenge Japan's control of disputed islands encouraged Tokyo's "dangerously right-leaning" government and "betrayed"...
Colombia’s FARC rebels end ceasefire
Colombia's FARC rebels announced Sunday the end of a two-month unilateral ceasefire declared in November at the outset of talks...
France battles Mali militants as hostage crisis unfolds
French troops fought rebels in Mali, as security forces in neighboring Algeria surrounded extremist militants who killed two people, took...
Japan, US fighter planes in joint drill: official
US and Japanese fighter jets on Tuesday carried out joint air exercises, an official said, days after Chinese and Japanese...
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