Defence

Taleban rejects Karzai peace plan

The president wants to reach out to moderate Taleban elements Taleban militants in Afghanistan have rejected an offer of peace talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. They have said that there can be no negotiations until...

Terror suspect 'unfit for trial'

Accounts differ as to how Aafia Siddiqui ended up in American custody A Pakistani scientist accused of having links to the al-Qaeda leadership has been deemed by US psychiatrists as mentally unfit to stand trial. They have...

Grenade camera to aid UK troops

The I-Ball camera allows troops to see into hostile areas A "grenade" camera, that would enable soldiers to look into hazardous areas, is being developed for UK troops. Dubbed the I-Ball the wireless device is robust enough to...

Two blasts kill 11 in Afghan provinces

KABUL, November 18 (RIA Novosti) - A total of 11 civilians have been killed in two explosions in Afghan provinces this week, local media said on Tuesday. A roadside bomb in the western province of Farah, near the border with...

Man accused of Barcelona murder

Derek Cowan's body was found at his apartment in Barcelona A former Royal Navy officer has appeared in court in Spain accused of murdering a Scots businessman in Barcelona last month. The body of Derek Cowan, 46, originally...

The fallen: Documenting the human cost of war

Camari Babakobau widow of Pte Ratu Sakeasi Babakobau, who died in May Three hundred British troops have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan in seven years - a death toll film-maker Morgan Matthews set out to honour in a...

Advance On Australia Fair: We Attack At Dawn

CAN it be time to bomb Australia, or at least blow up her naval ports and airstrips? Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says a two-month Navy shutdown over Christmas has been ordered to give staff a rest as the Navy continues to...

NATO forces fire on militants in Pakistan

ISAF says fire was response to attack on allied base in eastern Afghanistan Militants twice fired rockets into the base from across the border No NATO soldiers were hurt in the rocket attack ISAF and Pakistani soldiers observed...

7 Die In Taliban Attack On Tribal Leaders

Taliban militants have attacked Pakistani tribal leaders near the Afghan border, triggering a battle that killed seven people, and NATO troops in eastern Afghanistan fired 20 artillery rounds at insurgents inside Pakistan.

Sri Lankan military says it sinks 2 rebel boats

Sri Lankan naval forces backed by helicopter gunships attacked a group of rebel boats early Tuesday, sinking two and killing six Tamil Tiger sailors, the military said. The sea battle came as the military pushed ahead with its...