Syrian forces overrun Baba Amr as rebels retreat
Syrian forces have overrun the Baba Amr district of the powderkeg city of Homs following a rebel retreat, potentially marking...
China backs US-North Korea nuclear freeze deal
China Thursday welcomed North Korea's agreement to freeze nuclear activities in return for US food aid, a deal that raised...
US Air Force cancels deal for Brazilian-made aircraft
The US Air Force has canceled a $355 million contract for a light attack aircraft made by Brazil's Embraer, saying...
Army chief wants more women in Australian military
Australia's army chief has called for the recruitment of more women, gays and ethnic minorities in the military, saying the...
Iran warns Azerbaijan over Israeli ‘arms buy’: reports
Iran challenged Azerbaijan on Tuesday over $1.5 billion in arms it said were purchased from arch-foe Israel, state media reported,...
France’s Dassault says sales fell 21% in 2011
France's Dassault Aviation, maker of the Falcon private jet and Rafale fighter plane, said on Tuesday that sales in 2011...
Taiwan navy to get two US-built minehunters
Taiwan will receive two coastal minehunter ships from the United States this year as part of an arms deal that...
Global arms market hit $411 bn in 2010
The world's 100 largest arms dealers, excluding China, sold weapons and military services worth $411.1 billion dollars (310 billion euros)...
Iran pushes on with nuclear after failed IAEA visit
Iran's nuclear work will defiantly go on, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday, after UN inspectors left Tehran...
Pakistan receives US surveillance aircraft
The Pakistani navy took delivery Tuesday of two state-of-the-art, US-made surveillance aircraft nine months after Islamist militants destroyed two similar...
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