British forces hand over flashpoint Afghan district to US
London: British troops transferred responsibility for security in the Sangin district of southern Afghanistan to US forces Monday, leaving an...
Sunday, May 19, 2024
NATO Helicopter crash makes 2010 deadliest in Afghan war
KABUL: Nine NATO troops were killed in a helicopter crash in the insurgent heartland of southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, making...
China suspends senior bilateral exchanges with Japan
BEIJING: China said Sunday it had suspended senior bilateral exchanges with Japan over an incident in disputed waters and warned...
Russia in 300-million-dollar missile deal with Syria: report
Moscow: Russia plans to supply Syria with around 72 P-800 Yakhont cruise missiles in a deal worth at least 300...
Swiss army made covert mission in Libya: media
Geneva: A Swiss soldier entered Libya on a covert mission in 2009 to make plans to whisk across the border...
Row over Israel to dominate UN atomic watchdog meeting
Vienna: A bitter row over Israel's assumed nuclear arsenal looks set to dominate the annual general conference of the International...
N.Korea beefs up arsenal near border with South: report
Seoul: North Korea beefed up its military arsenal near its border with the South last year despite a severe economic...
Couple tried to sell nuclear arms secrets to Venezuela: US
Washington: A US scientist and his wife who worked at the leading nuclear research site were arrested Friday and charged...
Russia to supply Syria with cruise missiles: minister
Moscow: Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov confirmed in Washington that Russia would supply Syria with P-800 Yakhont cruise missiles, Russian...
Iranian leader shrugs off effect of Western sanctions
Washington: Iran's economy is feeling no ill effects from the toughest Western sanctions yet and is in fact benefiting from...
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