Stay Away If You Are Married – GAF
The Ghana Armed Forces has published a ‘tall list’ detailing the requirements for persons who want to be enlisted into the security service for this year. Eligible candidates are for instance...
Tag: War_Conflict
N. Korea Marks Military Anniversary With Firing Drill
Nuclear-armed North Korea on Tuesday marked a military anniversary with a conventional firing drill, reports said, as the South announced joint naval exercises with a US aircraft carrier in the...
Venezuela Protest Death Toll Rises In Renewed Violence
Two more people have been killed in Venezuela, in rival protests both for and against the government of President Nicolas Maduro. The violence raised the death toll to 23 in three weeks of protests....
RFI Journalist Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison By Cameroon Military Court
The Cameroon-based correspondent of Radio France Internationale (RFI), FRANCE 24's sister radio station, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a court for "failing to report acts of terrorism"...
White House Calls Senate To Briefing
In an unusual move, the entire US Senate is being called to the White House for a briefing on North Korea. Washington has become increasingly concerned at North Korean missile and nuclear tests and...
Large Crowds As Australia and New Zealand Mark Anzac Day
Thousands of Australians and New Zealanders, many braving heavy rain, turned out Tuesday to mark the Gallipoli landing and to pay tribute to soldiers in current conflict zones in moving ceremonies....
S.Sudan Hosting Rebels To ‘extend War’ In Sudan
Sudan's powerful security agency on Monday accused breakaway South Sudan of staging talks with rebels fighting Khartoum's forces in two southern states, with the goal of "extending the war" there. In...
US Blasts ‘unconscionable’ Taliban Attack In Afghanistan
The US State Department on Monday described last week's Taliban attack in northern Afghanistan as "unconscionable," but stressed America has no intention of giving up on the country despite more than...
Cameroon Jails RFI Journalist For 10 Years
A Cameroon military tribunal on Monday sentenced a Radio France International correspondent to 10 years in prison for what it said was his "failure to denounce acts of terrorism." Amnesty...
US Blacklists 271 Syrian Chemists, Other Experts Over Sarin Attack
The US government put 271 Syrian chemists and other officials on its financial blacklist Monday, punishing them for their presumed role in the deadly chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town in...
ICC Unveils Arrest Warrant For Ex-Kadhafi Security Chief
International judges on Monday unsealed an arrest warrant for Libya's former security chief, accusing him of carrying out war crimes in 2011 to quash opposition to late dictator Moamer Kadhafi. The...
US Slaps Sanctions On Syrian Officials Who Produced Sarin For Assad
The US government has imposed 'sweeping sanctions' on Syrian officials in response to the sarin gas attack the country's dictator hit civilians with earlier this month. The Treasury Department...
Israel President Accuses Le Pen of New Form of Holocaust Denial
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday accused French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen of a new, dangerous form of Holocaust denial disregarding European responsibility for the World...
UN Should Consider ‘stronger Sanctions’ On N.Korea
The UN Security Council must be ready to impose tougher sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs, US President Donald Trump said Monday, calling the status quo "unacceptable."...
US-Backed Forces Enter Major Jihadist-Held Syria Town
A US-backed alliance of Arab-Kurdish forces entered the key jihadist-held town of Tabqa on Monday as they pursued their campaign against the Islamic State group in northern Syria. The Syrian...
Maoist Rebels Kill 24 Police In Central India
Suspected Maoist rebels killed 24 paramilitary commandos and wounded six on Monday in a remote part of central India in one of the deadliest attacks of a long-running internal conflict. The soldiers...
US Treasury Sanctions Syrian Officials Over Sarin Attack
The US government imposed "sweeping sanctions" on Syrian officials in response to what the US says was a sarin gas attack on civilians earlier this month, the Treasury Department announced Monday....
GAF Begins 2017/2018 Recruitment
The Ghana Armed Forces is set to begin recruitment of eligible Ghanaians who wish to join the army for the 2017/2018 calendar year. A statement issued by the GAF Monday said adverts will be placed in...
South Sudan Accused of Abducting Rivals In Nairobi
Human Rights Watch says it is concerned about two South Sudanese men, an activist and a rebel official, who disappeared in the Kenyan capital Nairobi three months ago. The campaign group says it is...
Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri Calls For ‘guerrilla War’ In Syria
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on the armed Syrian opposition to wage guerrilla warfare against the government of Bashar al-Assad and its allies. In an audio tape titled "Syria will...