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Tunisia

Tunisia makes arrests in search for gunman accomplices

Tunisia is to deploy 1,000 troops to protect its tourist resorts as police make several arrests in the search for suspected accomplices of the hotel beach attacker

Gaza

Netanyahu denounces Gaza-bound aid flotilla as Israel intercepts lead ship

Israeli Naval forces have intercepted a ship leading a four-vessel protest flotilla taking aid for Gaza in defiance of the Israeli blockade of the

Gaza

Israeli forces intercept aid for Gaza protest flotilla

Israeli Naval forces are said to have intercepted a ship leading a four vessel protest flotilla taking aid for Gaza. The is called the Marianne of

Gaza

Aid flotilla approaches Gaza

A small flotilla of four boats which set sail two days ago carrying humanitarian aid is expected to enter the waters near the Gaza strip sometime

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North Korea

North Korean teenage soldier defects to the South

A North Korean soldier has defected to the South via the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone. He’s thought to be of the lower ranks and in his late

Iran

Iran buries 175 military divers killed in 1980s Iraq war

Almost three decades on, Iran has laid 175 military divers to rest. They were captured during the 1980 to 1988 war with Iraq. Dug up from the Iraqi

Lithuania

Lithuania confirms plans to host US heavy weaponry

Lithuania has thrown itself into the mix of Baltic states and eastern European nations expected to station US heavy weaponry in the near future

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Yemen: deadly air strike hits rebel base

USA

'No risk' says Pentagon after anthrax error

A US military laboratory based in Utah is under investigation after mistakenly sending live anthrax bacteria to nine commercial labs and an air base

Yemen

Saudi-led airstrikes kill at least 80 in Yemen

A day of deadly bombing by Saudi-led warplanes has killed at least 80 people in Yemen’s capital Sanaa and in an area along the border with Saudi

Yemen

'Deadliest day': reports of 80 killed in Saudi-led strikes across Yemen

More than 80 people reported killed in what could be Yemen's deadliest day of bombing in over two months. Oxfam claims the country is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.

China

Beijing boosts South China Sea naval defence

China is increasing naval operations in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. Beijing has plans to build two lighthouses there, a move widely

Tunisia

Tunisian soldier goes on deadly rampage at Tunis base

Tunisian authorities say “family problems” led to a soldier shooting dead seven people at a military base in Bouchoucha in the capital, Tunis on

World News

Arab military chiefs struggle over details of anti-terrorism coalition

Military chiefs in the Arab states meeting for a second day in Cairo have been trying to put together a joint force to fight terrorist organisations

Bolivia

Army brought in to break bread strike in Bolivia

Following a 48-hour strike by Bolivian bakers the army is being drafted in to fill the breech. Thousands of rolls are being produced at make shift

Indonesia

Indonesia urged to stop two-finger virginity tests for military

Ukraine

Persistent fighting in eastern Ukraine draws multi-ethnic recruits

Unofficial fighting in eastern Ukraine continues to draw in volunteers from other parts of the country. Since pro-Russian separatists forced

Japan

Japan cabinet approves draft laws to expand military role

Japan's cabinet has approved bills which would trigger a dramatic shift in security policy, allowing the military to fight overseas for the first time since World War II.

Japan

Japanese government confirms major shift in military policy

A major shift in Japan’s security policy is being planned. After years of having a pacifist stance, the government has agreed to new draft laws to

Turkey

Former Turkish army chief Kenan Evren dies

Former Turkish army chief and president Kenan Evren has died aged 97. Evren was sentenced to life in prison last year for leading a 1980 coup that