Military

South Korea's military says prepared to act immediately against North Korean provocation

North Korea dismissed on Thursday warnings by US President Donald Trump that it would face "fire and fury" if it threatened the United States as a "load of nonsense".

Aug 10, 2017, 08:42 AM IST

North Korea ready to teach US 'severe lesson'

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Aug 07, 2017, 17:27 PM IST

Australia finds US military aircraft that crashed off northeast coast

The US Marine Corps had suspended a search for the three Marines missing since the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft crashed while on regular operations on Saturday.

 

Aug 07, 2017, 15:38 PM IST

Venezuela's Assembly fires dissident prosecutor Luisa Ortega Díaz

Luisa Ortega Díaz had accused Maduro of human rights abuses and violations and also of fudging the results of last weekend`s election of the new 545-member constituent assembly.

Aug 06, 2017, 09:12 AM IST

China mulling 'small scale military ops' against India: Expert

To peacefully resolve the impasse, India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that both the sides should first pull back their troops and hold dialogue.

Aug 05, 2017, 16:46 PM IST

China ups ante in high-altitude standoff with India

Calling for the "immediate and unconditional" withdrawal of Indian troops, the foreign ministry released a 15-page document which warned Beijing would "take all necessary measures" to safeguard its interests.

 

Aug 05, 2017, 08:51 AM IST

Dokalam standoff : China warns its restraint has a 'bottom line'

China has said that it has shown "utmost goodwill" over the prolonged military standoff with India in the Sikkim sector but warned that its "restraint" has a "bottom line".

Aug 04, 2017, 10:52 AM IST

Indiana soldier among 2 killed in Afghanistan attack

The US military in Afghanistan earlier said that four other American troops were wounded in Wednesday's attack.

Aug 04, 2017, 10:29 AM IST

Suicide bomber kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan, 6 personnel wounded

Civilians were also reported to have been wounded in the night-time attack.

Aug 04, 2017, 09:37 AM IST

Chinese military daily newspaper asks Indian troops to withdraw

"The Chinese military does not demand a single inch of other`s land and it won`t give an inch of its own territory to others," a commentary in the PLA Daily said.

Aug 03, 2017, 14:49 PM IST

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to launch new cabinet after scandals

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday was set to announce new defence and foreign ministers as part of a cabinet revamp he hopes will stem a decline in public support after a series of scandals and missteps.

Aug 03, 2017, 09:49 AM IST

South Korea starts review of `comfort women` deal with Japan

But the move threatens to complicate relations with Tokyo, even as the two countries, both of them security allies of Washington, face threats from nuclear-armed North Korea.

 

Jul 31, 2017, 15:11 PM IST

Venezuela vows to fend off 'coup' after grenade attack

The socialist president put the military on alert after the attack, a potentially dramatic escalation of the violence gripping the oil-rich South American country.

Jun 29, 2017, 11:35 AM IST

Pakistan deploys 15,000-strong force for Chinese security

Pakistan has been battling Islamist and nationalist insurgencies in mineral-rich Balochistan since 2004, with hundreds of soldiers and militants killed in the fighting.
 

Jun 25, 2017, 18:05 PM IST

China claims it developed world's most powerful submarine detector

The device could also be used on civilian and military aircraft as a "high performance equipment and technical solution to resources mapping, civil engineering, archaeology and national defence.

Jun 24, 2017, 17:20 PM IST

10 killed as IS suicide bombers strike Iraq

About 12 to 15 suicide bombers carried out an attack in the village of al-Baghdadi about 140 km west of Ramadi, the capital of al-Anbar province, killing eight civilians and two soldiers.

Jun 23, 2017, 21:58 PM IST

Israel boasts of `unimaginable` power in future Lebanon war

Israeli troops poured into southern Lebanon after the Shiite militia seized two soldiers in a deadly cross-border raid on July 12, 2006 in a war that killed more than 1,200 Lebanese.

Jun 21, 2017, 19:25 PM IST

Israel arrests mother of Palestinian attacker over remarks

Israeli forces arrested the mother of a slain Palestinian assailant early on Wednesday after she praised her son`s deadly east Jerusalem attack, the army and police said.

Jun 21, 2017, 15:15 PM IST

India contributed 6,900 military personnel in various missions: Indian Army

At present India is contributing around 6,900 military personnel among the 1, 15,000 peacekeepers in various missions.

May 29, 2017, 14:15 PM IST

23 Yemeni civilians killed in suspected Saudi-led coalition raid: Rebels

A suspected raid by the Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen killed 23 civilians on Wednesday, including women and children, near the southwestern city of Taez, Shiite Huthi rebels said.

May 17, 2017, 20:31 PM IST