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Five killed on sixth day of India-Pakistan border clash

A mortar and gun battle between Indian and Pakistani forces along their Kashmir frontier killed five civilians, taking the death…

Staff Writer With AFP

Korean Spring: The ‘battle of wits’

Although he is no Sicilian, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is playing a similar “Battle of Wits” with the West…

David Murphy

Second set of F-35 stealth fighter jets arrive in Norway

Three F-35A stealth fighter jets landed at Orland Air Base in Norway on Tuesday, bringing the total number of F-35s…

Drake Long

Central African Republic: UN will “use all the means at its disposal to restore security” in Bambari

The U.N.'s military chief in Central African Republic said that peacekeepers will use any means necessary to restore security to…

Fergus Kelly

Russian nuclear submarine Dolgoruky test-fires four Bulava ICBMs in White Sea

The Russian nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky successfully test-fired four Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles in the White Sea, the Northern Fleet said

Joanne Stocker

A shortcut to heaven: How women and children became suicide bombers in Indonesia

A desire to enter heaven together motivated three Indonesian women to join their husbands in forcing their children to carry…

Ainur Rohmah

Afghan security forces killed when bomb-laden van explodes in Kandahar

At least 16 people were killed and 38 wounded when a minivan stuffed with explosives detonated as security forces were…

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel claims world’s first F-35 airstrikes

Israel has used its F-35 fighter jets to carry out airstrikes in the region, IAF commander Major General Amikam Norkin said,…

Joanne Stocker

China reveals Lingyun-1 hypersonic missile at National Science and Technology expo

China’s National University of Defense Technology displayed the Lingyun-1 hypersonic missile in public for the first time, as the 18th…

Drake Long

Syrian army says Damascus ‘completely secure’ after taking Yarmouk camp from ISIS

Syria's army said it was in full control of the capital Damascus and its outskirts after ousting Islamic State, marking…

Staff Writer With AFP