Women protesters and rights groups on Wednesday accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault during the latest crackdown on demonstrations, reviving allegations they are using abus

Russia's top military officer has threatened to carry out a pre-emptive strike on U.S.-led NATO missile defense facilities in Eastern Europe if Washington goes ahead with its controversial plan to bui

India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday donned the role of Honorary Lieutenant Colonel as he visited the Officer's Training Academy (OTA) here clad in the olive green combat uniform of

A US military judge ruled on Thursday that WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning can be tried for 'aiding the enemy' over allegedly leaking documents to the site -- a charge that carries a potential life

Soldiers posing with slain or captive foes for trophy pictures is nothing new. What is new, experts said on Wednesday, is how technology is enabling such images to go viral.

Digital photography makes

Rumours of a military coup broke out in the Chinese blogosphere, with many users of hundreds of micro sites claiming 'there are tanks on the streets'.

A quick check by several heads of states and a l

The next edition of the Sino-Indian joint military exercises is unlikely to take place this year as well. India and China have so far held two rounds of joint military exercises in 2007 and 2008. But

The United States has powerful bombs at the ready in the case of possible military action against Iran and work is under way to bolster their firepower, the air force chief said on Wednesday.

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WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning declined to enter a plea as the US Army private was formally charged on Thursday with turning over a cache of classified US documents to WikiLeaks.

Manning, a 24-yea

The US military removed Korans from a US-run prison in Afghanistan because inmates were suspected of using the sacred book to pass messages to each other, American officials said on Tuesday.

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