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Army blocks Zelaya from Honduras as violence spirals
TEGUCIGALPA: Military vehicles blocked the runway to prevent ousted President Manuel Zelaya from landing in Honduras, shortly after troops clashed...
Russia-US to ink Afghanistan transit deal
Moscow: The Russian and US presidents plan next week to sign deals on replacing a Cold War-era missile treaty and...
Ukraine sold arms worth $800 mln in 2008
MOSCOW: Ukraine sold $800 mln worth of weaponry to foreign states in 2008, 14% more than the previous year, the...
US Marines storm south in major Afghan offensive
CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan: Thousands of US Marines deployed in Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands in an air and ground assault that marked...
EADS wins Saudi border security deal
Riyadh: European aerospace and defence contractor EADS has signed a contract with Saudi Arabia to build a high-tech security fence...
Bomb blast kills 33 as Iraqis take charge of security
BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces were in control of towns and cities nationwide after the pullout of US troops six years after...
Russia, China to hold military exercises in July: report
Moscow: Russia and China will hold joint military exercises next month, a top Russian military official said Monday, as the...
US troops to quit Iraq cities
BAGHDAD: US troops were poised to end a six-year presence on the streets of Iraq's towns and cities, a milestone...
Airmen in Europe test threat responses
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany: Airmen from six U.S. Air Forces in Europe bases competed in the 2009 USAFE Chemical, Biological,...
Iran arrests UK embassy staff for role in riots
TEHRAN: Iran has arrested eight local British embassy staff, triggering London's fury and further exacerbating tensions with the West over...
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