North Korea warns US of 'destruction'

North Korea fired three short-range missiles yesterday as it showcased its military ambitions in defiance of international sanctions and diplomatic efforts to convince the totalitarian state to return to talks. Kim Jong Un's regime launched two ...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S.-military contractor DynCorp International says four American employees were killed in a suicide car bombing Thursday in the Afghan capital, Kabul, bringing the number of Americans slain to six.Nine Afghan civilians ...

Islam Times - A senior Taliban commander has been killed in a joint military operation by Afghan security forces and US-led forces in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh. A (combined) Afghan and coalition security force killed a senior Taliban ...

Chinese military build up is a cause of concern for the countries in the region, a top American commander said on Tuesday after China announced a 10 per cent increase in its defence budget. "China's intensive efforts to build, test, and field new aircraft, ships, weapons and supporting systems are of increasing concern to the region," Admiral Sameul J Locklear, commander of the US pacific Command said during a Congressional hearing. "Chinese naval and maritime law enforcement vessels have been ...

The cooperation between the Chinese Navy and its international counterparts is set to expand, a senior commander of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) said on Wednesday. Speaking at a maritime defense exhibition in Singapore, Jiang Weilie, commander ...

A commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front accused the military on Saturday of joining forces with the Moro National Liberation Front in a gun battle at Matalam, North Cotabato that resulted in the death of several MILF troops and the burning ...

Proponents of military involvement have it all wrong: The United States should de-escalate hostilities. Politically-driven demands for direct US intervention in Syria more arms to the rebels, establishing a 'no-fly' zone, creating a safe area ...

Lieutenant-General Carlos Alberto Dos Santos Cruz A veteran military officer from Brazil has been appointed Force Commander at the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). Lieutenant-General Carlos Alberto ...

The humanitarian intervention that saved the nation: By Dr. T.C. Rajaratnam Humanitarian intervention is a State's use of military force against another State when the chief publicly declared aim of that military action is ending human rights ...