Roadside bomb kills 6 Afghan civilians

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 01:23

A roadside bomb killed six civilians and wounded more than a dozen others in southern Afghanistan, authorities said on Sunday, hours after a suicide bomber killed four in an attack on a military bus in the capital.

US rules out permanent military presence in Maldives

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 12:09

The US has ruled out a permanent military base in the Maldives, amid reports that new government in Male has decided not to sign a defence cooperation pact with Washington in this regard.

Egyptian military helicopter crashes

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 00:33

A military helicopter crashed in Egypt`s North Sinai Saturday, a military spokesperson said.

North Korea warns US-South Korea military drills could spark disaster

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 02:37

North Korea took its demand for the United States and South Korea to halt joint military drills to the United Nations, holding a rare news conference on Friday to warn that the exercises could get "out of control and plunge into unimaginable disaster."

`US military to allow Sikhs with turban on case by case basis`

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 09:51

A Sikh can be allowed to enter the US military with turban and beard, the Pentagon has said, noting that the approval in this regard would be given on a case by case basis and there is no universal or automatic approval to the new relaxed religious norms.

China conducts long-range nuclear missile drill: Military

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 18:06

China`s military has released images of an intercontinental ballistic missile with enough range to reach the United States, as Beijing is involved in a series of rows threatening to embroil Washington.

Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra chairs defence council meeting

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 14:21

Thailand`s caretaker Prime Minister and Defence Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Thursday chaired a meeting of the defence council at the Royal Thai Air Force headquarters to discuss the role of the military.

South Korea keeping close eye on North military

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 13:43

South Korea said today it was scrutinising North Korea`s military activities following a series of publicised army visits by leader Kim Jong-Un.

US military releases new instructions to Sikhs on religious garb

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 13:16

In a decision that might have a far reaching impact on Sikhs joining the US military, the US has issued new instructions relaxing norms to allow troops to wear jewellery and apparel to comply with their religious requirements.

More names can be added in Musharraf treason trial: Pak court

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 18:48

The special court conducting former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf`s treason trial has hinted that more names can be added to the list of those responsible for issuing the 2007 order to impose emergency.

Indira Gandhi asked Thatcher to stop helping Lanka militarily

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 18:11

Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had asked her British counterpart Margaret Thatcher to stop helping Sri Lanka with military advice to crush the separatist Tamil Eelam movement in the 1980s, according to newly declassified documents.

US Pacific fleet chief says North Korea is top security concern

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 14:13

North Korea remains Washington`s "number one security concern" in Asia, the US Pacific Fleet commander said Wednesday, despite simmering territorial disputes elsewhere in the region.