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French Forces Kill Militants In Mali Forest
France has deployed about 4,000 soldiers in the region France says its forces in West Africa have killed or captured...
Suicide Car Bomb Targets Military Convoy In Nigeria
A suicide car bomber has attacked a military convoy in northeast Nigeria, killing five soldiers and injuring another...
Afghan Casualties In Taliban Mazar-E Sharif Attack Pass 100
More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed or wounded in a Taliban attack on an army base on Friday, the defence...
Philippine Fishermen Accuse China of Firing On Vessel
A group of Filipino fishermen have accused China's coast guard of shooting at their vessel in disputed South China Sea...
Sri Lanka Ends Search For Garbage Survivors As Toll Hits 32
Sri Lanka on Wednesday ended the grim search for survivors five days after a huge garbage mountain collapsed onto a...
Hundreds Evacuated After Deadly Sri Lanka Dump Collapse
Sri Lanka has moved over 400 families to temporary shelters after tonnes of rotting garbage collapsed onto a slum on...
China and Nepal Begin Joint Military Exercise As India Is Watches On
China and Nepal began their first-ever joint military exercises on Sunday, a move likely to rattle India as Beijing...
Nepal, China Begin First-Ever Joint Military Exercises
China and Nepal began their first-ever joint military exercises on Sunday, a move likely to rattle India as Beijing...
The Battle For Mosul
Six months since Iraqi forces launched a vast operation to oust the Islamic State group from second city Mosul, they...
Sri Lanka Garbage Mountain Buries 40 Homes, Kills Six
At least six people were killed and 10 others injured in Sri Lanka's capital Friday after a massive rubbish dump buried...
More Troops Sent To Fight Gunmen On Philippine Tourist Island
The Philippines sent military reinforcements to one of its most famous tourist islands Wednesday as a deadly operation...
IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq, Military Says
The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...
IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq
The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...
Five Dead As Militants Attack Philippine Tourist Island
Five people including a Philippine police officer were killed Tuesday in clashes with 10 suspected members of the Abu...
At Least 16 Killed In Fighting In S.Sudan Second City
At least 16 civilians were killed in fighting Monday between government troops and rebels in South Sudan's...
Deadly Fighting Erupts In South Sudan’s Second City
Deadly fighting erupted, with civilians killed along ethnic lines and thousands displaced in clashes Monday between...
Philippine Military To Upgrade Island Facilities, Not Launch Land Grab
The Philippines' military said Friday that it plans to upgrade and improve facilities on islands it already occupies in...
Russia Spurns French Claim IS Bastion Raqa ‘surrounded’
Russia's army on Saturday dismissed a French claim that Raqa, the Islamic State's stronghold in Syria, was surrounded...
Two Malaysian Hostages Found Safe In Philippines
Two ailing Malaysian seamen held hostage by Filipino Muslim militants for eight months were found Thursday aboard a...