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May the Fourth be with you on Star Wars DayMay 4th is a special day for fans of the Star Wars hexalogy. The date has been chosen by fans around the world to correspond to the Jedi motto “May the Force… 03/05/2013
Anti-drone protesters demonstrate at RAF base Anti-War protesters have been demonstrating outside a British air base which is being used as a control point for drones used in Afghanistan. All British… 28/04/2013
Baghdad, 10 years onAn explosion rocks Baghdad during air strikes on March, 21 2003. The United States-led forces unleashed a devastating blitz on Baghdad triggering giant… 20/03/2013
Playtime in AfghanistanAfghan children play on swings in the western part of Kabul. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani 18/03/2013
West African troops arrive in Mali – nocomment Hundreds of troops from neighbouring Niger arrived in the Malian city of Gao on Thursday to bolster French soldiers based there. Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria… 01/02/2013
Music amidst war ruinsA Free Syrian Army fighter, carrying a weapon on his back, plays a guitar as he walks through a street near Aleppo. REUTERS/Zain Karam 25/09/2012
Female army officer wants peace In Souleimaniya, in Iraqi Kurdistan, Nahida is the CO of the Women’s Unit in the Peshmerga Army in her region. Nahida’s dream started when she was only… 20/06/2012
António Guterres: “we’re witnessing human suffering on an epic scale” For the fifth consecutive year the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide has reached 42 million and aid is now at a critical level. Euronews met with… 19/06/2012
António Guterres: “we’re witnessing human suffering on an epic scale” For the fifth consecutive year the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide has reached 42 million and aid is now at a critical level. Euronews met with… 19/06/2012
DRC: Warriors of peace This month, Women and War goes to the Democratic Republic of Congo where we meet Masika, Noella, and Caddy. These three women survived the horrors of war… 04/05/2012
Thousands run marathon for landmine awareness in Colombia – nocomment Over 4,000 Colombians participated in the “Lend your Leg 11k” marathon in Bogota to call for an end of the use of antipersonnel mines in the country. 02/04/2012
The torment of Nepal’s broken families Days go by peacefully in the village of Munalbasti, in western Nepal. It has not always been the case in this community. The village sits in the Bardiya… 06/03/2012
Women and War in Nepal – Durga’s tale Nepal has always inspired travellers and writers in search of adventure and spirituality. But for the Nepalese, the country’s recent history carries more… 06/03/2012
Women and War in Nepal: Mina’s story “Women have to carry a gun to change society as and when needed. I was not alone, there were many women fighting with us,” said Mina, a 26 year old veteran… 06/03/2012
George Lucas’ Red Tails prepares for take-off The latest George Lucas production focuses on a group of African American pilots during World War II facing facing segregation and racism while serving in… 18/01/2012
DR Congo: harvesting on the ruins of war For over a decade, the Democratic Republic of Congo had been ravaged by what many refer to as Africa’s first world war. The fighting was concentrated in the… 03/11/2011
Post 9/11: the cost of the ‘War on Terror’ 225,000 lives and up to four trillion dollars. That is, in its most simplistic terms, the cost so far of the so-called ‘War on Terror’, triggered by the 9/11… 30/08/2011
Sarkozy in Afghanistan – nocomment French President Nicolas Sarkozy met French troops in the region of Surobi, in a five-hour visit to Afghanistan. 13/07/2011
Classes in conflict zones In conflict zones education, like much of everyday life, can become a risky business. Across the world tens of millions of young people miss out on school… 08/07/2011
Bin Laden: world’s costliest manhunt Tracking down Osama bin Laden was arguably the costliest manhunt in history. Al Qaeda’s attacks on the United States on September 11 2001 led the Bush White… 03/05/2011
Moleres wins Valtuena photo prize The Spanish branch of ‘Doctors of the World‘ is mounting an exhibition in the Madrid cultural centre La Casa Encendida of photographs of the faces of war… 28/04/2011
Aftermath of clashes in Abidjan – nocomment Bodies line a major road into the Ivory Coast’s main city as incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo is reportedly negotiating his surrender following a fierce… 06/04/2011
Officials and tribal elders meet in AfghanistanA Daychopan district elder expresses his security concerns to Zabul Provincial Governor Ashraf Naseri during a meeting between local government officials and… 30/03/2011
Civil war, civil wounded, Somalia Civilians in Somalia’s 20-year war are wounded every day. The crossfire between government forces and insurgents destroys ordinary people’s lives. Reporter… 17/02/2011
Thai soldiers in Sri Sak Ket provinceThai soldiers rest at a paramilitary camp in Sri Sak Ket province. Thailand and Cambodia faced growing diplomatic pressure to end an armed standoff on a… 09/02/2011
US anger at home as Afghan, Iraq wars drag on Nine years after the United States vowed to triumph over terrorism, backed by an international community united after the September 11 attacks on American… 11/11/2010
French army to pull out of Mali within weeksFrench defence minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, says France could start withdrawing its troops from Mali within a few weeks, handing over responsibility for… 06/02/2013
Russian aircraft in evacuation operation from LebanonAre two aircraft on the tarmac of Moscow airport the first visual sign Russia expects President Bashar al-Assad’s regime to fall? The giant jets are bound… 22/01/2013
France launches ground offensive in MaliFrench army tanks are heading from the Malian capital Bamako under the cover of darkness towards the north of the country, to target areas currently in the… 16/01/2013
Islamist rebels retake town in central MaliIslamist rebels in Mali have seized control of a small town from government forces, despite the military intervention by France. Reports say the… 14/01/2013
Tension increases after deaths of Indian soldiersTwo Indian soldiers have been killed and one wounded in an alleged gunfight with troops from Pakistan. A spokesman for the Indian army claimed the body of… 08/01/2013
Thatcher’s surprise at Falklands invasion revealed in official papersSecret UK government papers released on Friday, December 28 showed the apparent surprise of Margaret Thatcher when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in… 28/12/2012
Vietnam: US starts its first Agent Orange clean-upFor the first time, the United States is helping to clean up Agent Orange contamination – a toxic relic of the Vietnam war. The countries have launched a… 09/08/2012
Georgia and Russia mark anniversary of South Ossetia WarRussian Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev has visited Tskhinvali, the capital of the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia, to commemorate the fourth… 08/08/2012
Amnesty call for UN arms trade treatyAmnesty International claims there are more rules governing the selling of bananas than guns. Activists outside the UN in New York have called on the… 28/06/2012
Iconic Vietnam napalm photo 40 years oldIt has been 40 years since an airstrike in Vietnam produced one of the most memorable images of war ever taken, and led to an extraordinary story of… 01/06/2012
Israeli citizens’ fears over IranTension with Iran has prompted Israel to prepare for the worst. An underground bomb shelter in central Tel Aviv can hold up to 2000 people – it is just… 05/03/2012
Back in the Day: USS Maine sinksFebruary 15, 1898 The battleship USS Maine and its 345 crew had been sent to Cuba’s Havana harbour to defend US interests. The people of the Caribbean… 14/02/2012
US warns Iran over threat to close vital oil routeThe US Navy has said it will not allow one of the world’s most important oil trade routes to be disrupted, following a threat by Iran to stop ships passing… 28/12/2011
New German military museum stirs strong feelingsGiven Germany’s history, the opening of a military museum was bound to be controversial. But even the design of the newly-revamped building opening on… 15/10/2011
9/11 eye-for-an-eye warsIn a chronology of conflict, 9/11 propels the US to war. In the immediate aftermath, Osama bin Laden is the prime suspect behind the attacks. A vast… 08/09/2011
NATO claims revenge for downed helicopterNATO says it has killed the Taliban fighters who downed a Chinook helicopter at the weekend with an RPG launcher, in the single biggest loss of life suffered… 10/08/2011
South Ossetia remembers victims of Russia-Georgia warThe breakaway republic of South Ossetia has been marking the third anniversary of the war between Georgia and Russia. South Ossetian President Eduard… 08/08/2011
US welcomes Darfur agreementThe United States has welcomed Thursday’s signing of a peace accord between Sudan and a small Darfur rebel group, despite scepticism by many analysts and… 15/07/2011
Obama under pressure from Congress over LibyaTripoli was hit by a fresh round of attacks on Tuesday night, as NATO stepped up its air strikes. According to state television, both military and civilian… 15/06/2011
Libyan diplomacy advances as mortars hit Tunisian town.In the town of Zintan in Libya’s Western Mountains, rebel forces are besieged by the artillery of government troops as they try to keep open supply… 06/05/2011
Back in the Day: the Red Baron’s final, fatal flightApril 21, 1918. German WWI fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen, nicknamed the Red Baron, is shot down and killed near Vaux-sur-Somme, France. Richthofen was… 20/04/2011
Rebels close in on Gaddafi’s hometown of SirteLibyan rebels have continued advancing westward amid conflicting reports they may have taken Colonel Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte. While difficult to… 28/03/2011
The cost of waging war from the airDozens and dozens of bombing sorties have already taken place over Libya and the allies are remaining tight-lipped over how long the campaign will last. But… 25/03/2011
Coalition cracks widen over LibyaThe fifth successive night of aerial bombardments on Libya has brought the coalition no closer to agreeing on who will take charge of what happens next. The… 24/03/2011
Witness in Libya: “people here are lost”As the conflict rages between the Libyan government and opposition rebels, civilians are trying to get on with daily life as best they can. Euronews has… 24/03/2011
Battle rages for key Libyan citiesTracer bullets lit up the sky over Tripoli on a fifth consecutive night of air strikes by the UN-backed international coalition force. Witnesses heard loud… 24/03/2011
Benghazi rally thanks coalition for air strikesPeople in Benghazi have held a rally in support of the allied air campaign against Colonel Gaddafi’s forces. Coalition air strikes are credited with… 23/03/2011
Ex French army chief: “the Libyans must find a solution”NATO members have been holding talks about taking command of the no-fly zone over Libya. Washington, London and Paris agreed on Tuesday that the alliance… 23/03/2011
Rebels deride Gaddafi TV appearanceWith international reporters restricted in their movements in Tripoli, there appears to have been a mixed reaction to Muammar Gaddafi typically defiant… 23/03/2011
Defiant Gaddafi appears on Libyan TVAfter successive nights of bombardments by allied forces, Libyan state run TV has broadcast a defiant speech by the Libyan leader. “We will not surrender,”… 22/03/2011
US warplane crashes in Libya as criticism of bombardment growsAs Operation Odyssey Dawn continues over Libya’s skies the coalition has suffered its first tangible loss in its effort to establish a no-fly zone. A US F15… 22/03/2011
Emphasis shifts from bombardment to patrolThe first wave of international air strikes on Saturday disabled Libya’s air defences, allowing western jets to patrol. Gaddafi’s advance on rebel-held… 21/03/2011
Gaddafi launches fresh attacks on rebel strongholdsForces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have engaged in an attack at the entrance to the town of Zuwarah in western Libya, according to witnesses. The… 14/03/2011
“Lives in transit” tells of Georgian refugee dramaA documentary being show at Tbilisi’s Film Festival this week, “Lives in Transit” looks at the everyday life of Georgian refugees and their struggle to build… 07/12/2010
UK PM optimistic for 2011 Afghan withdrawal startThe timetable for a British military withdrawal from Afghanistan could begin as soon as next year according to the prime minister David Cameron. On the… 07/12/2010
Obama visits Afghanistan and praises troopsPresident Obama has told American troops during an unannounced visit to Afghanistan that they are making important progress fighting insurgents. White House… 03/12/2010
World honours WWI dead on Armistice DayMillions across the globe on Thursday paid their respects to those who sacrificed their lives during the First World War. In Paris, French President Nicolas… 11/11/2010
Millions mark WWI Armistice DayMillions of people around the world have paid their respects to those who died in the First World War. In London, crowds gathered in silence at the Cenotaph… 11/11/2010
Serb leader apologises for Croatian massacreSerbia’s President Boris Tadic has travelled to Croatia to personally apologise for atrocities committed by Serbs during the Yugoslav Wars in the 1990s. He… 04/11/2010
UK hostage killed during Afghan rescue bidA British aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan has been killed during a failed rescue attempt. Authorities say Linda Norgrove was killed by her captors as … 09/10/2010
Unbeaten Taliban rooted in Afghan landscapeAfghanistan remains what some call a theatre of war but behind the scenes all sides are said to be talking about how an eventual peace could play out. The… 07/10/2010
Japan apologises to WWII POWsJapan has apologised for the suffering of a group of former prisoners of war from the United States. Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada met the group… 13/09/2010
Women force former general from SrebrenicaIn Srebrenica anger forced a former U.N. commander to leave the memorial site to the 8,000 victims of the 1995 massacre. It was Phillipe Morillon’s first… 04/09/2010
Day of the Disappeared – the unsung victims of warsDozens of families of people missing during the 1998-1999 Kosovo war have held a rally to urge authorities to do more to find their loved ones. Marking… 30/08/2010
Afghan president slams WikileaksThe Afghan president has joined the US in condemning the website Wikileaks over what appears to have been the release of names of informants. “Names of… 29/07/2010
Obama gets Afghan funds; plays down leakThe US Congress has approved funds to pay for his troop increase in Afghanistan. But President Barack Obama is seeking to limit damage from the leak of tens… 28/07/2010
Koreas mark 57th ceasefire anniversaryAmid growing tensions in the peninsula, North and South Korea have marked the 57th anniversary of the armistice ending the Korean war. In a show of unity… 27/07/2010
US plays down WikiLeaks revelationsThe US has played down the release of secret military documents by the WikiLeaks website. State Department spokesman PJ Crowley said the battlefield reports… 27/07/2010
Wikileaks’ strategy seeks maximum effectIt is a marriage of convenience, but a powerful one. Wikileaks’ internet exposure of confidential documents on the Afghan war gained added weight through the… 27/07/2010
Washington wakes up to internet ageThe release by Wikileaks of a mountain of secret Afghan war documents has set off a bomb in Washington. A manhunt has been launched to find out who is… 27/07/2010
Afghanistan: action at a crossroads?The coalition in Afghanistan seems to be reviewing its options. The American contra-insurgency strategy (involving protecting the civilian population in… 28/06/2010
Karzai set to win jirga support over Taliban movesAfghanistan’s peace jirga ends today with President Hamid Karzai expected to win support for his plan to persuade the Taliban to lay down their arms. Tribal… 04/06/2010
Pyongyang expels South Korean officialsThere are further signs of mounting tension between the two Koreas. Officials expelled from a joint industrial park in the North have returned to the South… 26/05/2010
Security tightened after Bagram attackSecurity is now even tighter across Afghanistan in the wake of a brazen pre-dawn attack at one of the country’s biggest NATO bases. An American contractor… 19/05/2010
Cannes Film Festival starts with Robin HoodKorean film The Housemaid (aka Hanyo) is in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. A steamy love triangle, it tells the story of how an innocent… 11/05/2010
‘The man who threw his shoes at the American President’The footage has been broadcast all around the world. On December 14, 2008, Iraqi journalist Muntazer al Zaidi threw his shoes at former American President… 10/05/2010
Long-awaited sequel to Russian war epicThe Second World War drama “Burnt by the Sun 2” opened in cinemas across Russia this week. It’s a sequel to the 1994 film of the same name, which won… 30/04/2010
Afghan anger rises after more civilian deathsAngry Afghans blocked the main road out of Kandahar in protest at the killing of four civilians after foreign forces reportedly opened fire on a local… 13/04/2010
Dear John: Long distance loveDirected by Lasse Hallström, Dear John is the long-distance love story of soldier John Tyree, played by Channing Tatum, and student Savannah Curtis (Amanda… 08/04/2010
‘Decisive phase’ of Afghan war loomsUS Secretary of Defence Robert Gates has told troops in southern Afghanistan they will soon be taking part in a “decisive phase” of the war. Over the next… 09/03/2010
NATO steps up battle for Afghan hearts and mindsNATO is increasing its battle for Afghan hearts and minds as its largest offensive enters its third week. The US General Stanley McChrystal has been… 02/03/2010
The Dunera Boys, 70 years onA new exhibition in Canberra, Australia remembers the ‘Dunera boys’, a group of Second World War refugees from Europe, who were shipped to Australia by the… 26/02/2010
Bundestag turmoil over troop boost voteGermany’s Lower House of Parliament has voted to boost the number of troops in Afghanistan, despite strong popular opposition. A large majority of lawmakers… 26/02/2010
Taliban booby traps slow Nato progressRoadside bombs are slowing down Nato’s big offensive in Afghanistan, according to military officials. But they say that US marines are still making steady… 15/02/2010
Sudan & Chad announce end to proxy warOn a surprise visit to Khartoum Chad’s President Idriss Deby has met with Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a joint announcement by the two men that… 10/02/2010
McChrystal tells Afghans there will be no early exitThe top US military commander in Afghanistan has met senior politicians there as part of a charm offensive to sell Barack Obama’s new strategy. General… 03/12/2009
US commander welcomes Afghan troop surgeAmerica’s senior soldier in Afghanistan has welcomed the imminent arrival of thousands of extra troops and says he believes he now has the resources to tackle… 03/12/2009
Obama under pressure over AfghanistanPresident Obama has not yet publicly announced his new strategy for Afghanistan, but already there is fierce debate about what is likely to work. The … 01/12/2009
Obama reaches Afghanistan decisionPresident Obama has finally reached a decision on a new US strategy for Afghanistan, and is said to be currently briefing other world leaders. A public… 30/11/2009
Swiss vote against a ban on military weapons exportsToday was a double referendum day for the Swiss as they also voted on whether there should be a ban on exporting military weapons. They voted to reject the… 29/11/2009
Andy Garcia stars in Georgia “anti-war” filmJust over a year after the Russia-Georgia war of 2008, a film based on the conflict is being shot, using many of the same locations. It stars Andy Garcia as… 17/11/2009
Merkel makes history in Paris on Armistice DayThe German national anthem was sung on the Champs Elysees today – just one symbol of an Armistice Day commemoration that has made history in its own right… 11/11/2009
Tentative steps toward Armistice Day commemorationsSixty million men were mobilised for the 1914-18 war. A conflict that caused nearly 10 million combat related deaths. Millions more were wounded and… 11/11/2009
The Queen leads UK Armistice Day ceremoniesQueen Elizabeth has led Britain’s Armistice Day ceremonies at Westminster Abbey in London. Hundreds of veterans joined her for the service, and across the… 11/11/2009
