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May- 2018 -17 MayAfrica
UN operation to prevent militia moving toward Central African Republic capital continues
A U.N. Minusca Force spokesperson said that the operation to prevent militia from moving towards Bangui is ongoing, after French fighter jets conducted a show of force over the northern town of Kaga Bandoro
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16 MayAsia Pacific
India suspends offensive military operations in Kashmir for Ramadan
India suspended offensive military operations against rebels in disputed Kashmir territory in a rare gesture for the holy month of Ramadan, following a recent escalation of violence in the Muslim-majority region
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16 MayAsia Pacific
Afghan president Ghani apologizes for Kunduz airstrike that killed 30 children
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani apologized to the families of dozens of children killed in an Afghan Air Force strike on a religious school in Kunduz province last month
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16 MayMiddle East
Russian navy to ‘permanently’ patrol the Mediterranean armed with Kalibr missiles, Putin says
Russian naval ships armed with Kalibr cruise missiles will patrol off the coast of Syria on a continuous basis in order to ward off terrorist threats, President Vladimir Putin said
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16 MayAsia Pacific
Indonesia police shoot dead 4 men after sword attack on Pekanbaru HQ
Indonesian police said they shot and killed four men who used swords in an attack on a police station in Pekanbaru, on Sumatra island, in which one officer was killed and two others were injured
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15 MayAfrica
UN reauthorizes African Union Mission in Somalia until July
The UN Security Council unanimously reauthorized until July 31 the African Union Mission in Somalia to give additional time for consideration of an upcoming joint report
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15 MayBusiness
India’s HAL pitches 3 squadrons of cut-price Su-30 jets to carry BrahMos cruise missile
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is offering to build three squadrons of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets for the Indian Air Force to carry the BrahMos cruise missile at one third of the cost of French Rafale aircraft
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15 MayAsia Pacific
US and Afghan aircraft deployed after Taliban launch offensive on Farah city
U.S. and Afghan Air Force aircraft have targeted Taliban positions in Farah after the Taliban launched an assault in a bid to capture the city
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14 MayAmericas
US Air Force tests unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile
The U.S. Air Force's 91st Missile Wing conducted an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
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14 MayAsia Pacific
Family carried out Surabaya police HQ suicide bombing, Indonesia police say
A family carried out a suicide bomb attack on a police headquarters in Indonesia's second city Surabaya, police said, a day after a series of coordinated attacks on churches staged by another family
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