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Historic shift as Japan expands scope of military
Japan on Tuesday loosened the bonds on its powerful military, proclaiming the right to go into battle in defence of...
Blackwater threatened to kill US official in Iraq: report
The top manager in Iraq of the notorious private security firm Blackwater threatened to kill a US State Department investigator...
Iraq appeals for US air strikes on advancing militants
Baghdad asked Washington Wednesday to carry out air strikes on militants who attacked Iraq's main oil refinery and seized more...
Iraqi leaders’ sectarianism fueled militant advance: US
Islamist militants have rolled over the Iraqi army because the Shiite-led government has pursued a sectarian agenda that alienated Sunnis,...
French arms exports to top 7 bn euros in 2014: minister
French arms exports are expected to top 7 billion euros ($9.5 billion) this year after a rebound in global orders,...
Break over, Obama returns to Iraq nightmare
Barack Obama returned to Washington on Monday after a brief family break in California to find himself confronted once again...
US, Iran may use nuclear talks to discuss Iraq
Washington said Monday it might use a critical fifth round of nuclear talks between Iran and world powers to discuss...
Aging Russian Military Scales Up Rearmament
NATO's secretary general has once again warned of Russia's military capacities. A look at the country's armed forces shows modernizing...
Obama Weighs Options for Intervention In Iraq
Citing the “huge investments and sacrifices” Americans have made in Iraq, President Barack Obama said today that he has asked...
West evacuates Iraq staff as US-Iran talks broached
Western embassies began evacuating staff from Baghdad Monday despite Iraq's claim it was repelling militants who have captured vast amounts...
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