Iraq

Iraq intensifies assault on ISIL stronghold, Tikrit

A 30,000-strong force of Iraqi soldiers and Shi'ite militiamen intensifies its assault on ISIL stronghold and Saddam Hussein's former hometown, Tikrit.

04/03/2015

Iraq

Iraqi forces pursue battle to retake Tikrit from ISIL militants

Iraqi soldiers and Shi’ite militiamen are pursuing efforts to retake Tikrit, the hometown of fallen dictator Saddam Hussein, now a stronghold of

03/03/2015

Russia

Female pilot jailed in Russia proclaimed a 'hero of Ukraine'

Jailed in Russia, Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko has been awarded the title ‘Hero of Ukraine’ as fears grow for her health more than two

02/03/2015

Liberia

US Ebola mission pulls out of Liberia

The US military mission in Liberia, aimed at halting the spread of the Ebola virus, ended on Wednesday. The exit from the West African nation comes

27/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine begins heavy weapons withdrawal as bombardment eases

For a second day the Ukrainian defence ministry says it has suffered no casualties along its frontline in the east of the country, but it is an

26/02/2015

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Kabul suicide car bomb targets foreign forces, at least 2 dead

Kabul’s heavily fortified diplomatic area has been rocked by an explosion. A suicide bomber drove a car crammed with explosives into a convoy of

26/02/2015

Lithuania

Lithuania to bring back military conscription to counter Russian threat

Lithuanian men aged 19-26 could soon find themselves carrying out military exercises as the country announces plans to bring back military

25/02/2015

USA

Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner conviction overturned by US court

A US military appeal court has overturned the conviction of Australian David Hicks. He was among the first people to be imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay

19/02/2015

Sudan

Darfur - A brief history of Sudan's silent suffering

While Sudan’s north-south civil war was raging in 2003 – the country’s second major internal conflict since it gained independence in 1956 – worrying

18/02/2015

Ukraine

Ukraine truce close to collapse as clashes continue near Debaltseve

Pro-Russian rebels bombarded government troops they they say are encircled in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday and a plan for both sides to pull back their

17/02/2015

Belarus

Putin backs troop and heavy weapons withdrawal as part of Ukraine ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the world’s media to present his take on the deal thrashed out in Minsk to bring about a ceasefire in

12/02/2015

Ukraine

Rebels push on with their assault on Ukrainian government positions ahead of peace talks

More than 10 civilians and soldiers have been killed in rocket fire deep inside Ukrainian government-held territory on the eve of peace talks. The

11/02/2015

Europe News

Less talk and more action, Ukraine envoy tells EU

Ukraine’s ambassador to the EU Kostiantyn Yelisieiev on Tuesday condemned fresh attacks in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine which Kiev blames on

10/02/2015

Ukraine

NATO sets up battle supply points in Baltics and eastern Europe

With fear growing in the Baltic states over what could happen if Russia had aggressive intentions towards them, NATO has announced new supportive

06/02/2015

USA

'American Sniper' murder trial due to open in Texas

The trial of a man charged with the murder of Chris Kyle writer of the bestselling autobiography ‘American Sniper’, and his friend Chad Littlefield

06/02/2015

Europe News

Poland cool on Ukraine military aid

The EU should hold back from sending military lethal aid to Ukraine, Polish Europe Minister Rafal Trzaskowski told euronews on Wednesday, amid calls

04/02/2015

Spain

Greek crew of crashed F-16 jet had attempted to eject

Investigators say the crash of a military jet in Spain that killed 11 people was due to a technical problem during takeoff. They say the crew of the

29/01/2015

Lebanon

France calls for UN Security Council meeting over Israel-Lebanon border violence

France has called an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council following the outbreak of violence along southern border of Lebanon with Israel. It

28/01/2015

Lebanon

Israel border clashes heighten tension with its enemies

Israel struck at Syrian army artillery positions on Wednesday near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The military said it was in retaliation for at

28/01/2015

Ukraine

Memories of rebel control in Kramatorsk

Kramatorsk lies 70 miles from the front line of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. It was taken by pro-Russian forces in April last year, before being

28/01/2015