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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.

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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

Spain

Military plane crashes in Seville, Spain

Russia

Russia reveals fearsome Armata tank in bid to gain battlefield advantage

Russia has just unveiled its new battle tank, the Armata T-14. The impressive piece of weaponry is one of the first visible signs of Russia’s 23

Central African Republic

Rape of children by French forces in Central Africa 'will be punished' if proven

France has vowed to punish any of its soldiers if they are proven to have committed child rape in the Central African Republic. Fourteen French

Central African Republic

France probes claims of child sex abuse by its troops in Central African Republic

French authorities are investigating allegations of the sexual abuse of children by the country’s troops in the Central African Republic. It comes

USA

Troops deployed as Baltimore declares week-long curfew after riots

A week-long nightly curfew from 10pm to 5am has been announced in the US city of Baltimore after rioting erupted in protest at the death of a black

Yemen

Clashes grip Yemeni port city of Aden

Fighting has been intensifying in the Yemeni port city of Aden. Supporters of the country’s president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi have been clashing with

USA

Ex-commander and CIA director David Petraeus sentenced in military leak case

The former US military commander in Iraq and Afghanistan and director of the CIA, David Petraeus, has been fined $100,000 (92,000 euros) and