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Croatians protest war crimes persecutions of war veterans

Last Updated: Sunday, January 16, 2011, 13:37

The protesters accused the authorities of failing to protect war veterans.

`Garfield` creator apologizes for Veterans Day strip

Last Updated: Sunday, November 14, 2010, 12:00

The creator of the widely syndicated comic `Garfield` has apologized for a strip that ran on Veterans Day that some critics saw as making fun of the holiday honoring those who served in the U.S. military.

Bruce Willis throws Veterans Day party for US troops

Last Updated: Saturday, November 13, 2010, 15:31

To honour hundreds of real life heroes, Bruce Willis threw a massive Veterans Day party for the American troops.

Gurkha veterans honoured by UK

Last Updated: Saturday, July 24, 2010, 19:56

Britain has honoured the families of six Gurkha veterans, who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the British Army, with Elizabeth Cross and Memorial Scroll.

UK vets mark 70 years since the Battle of Britain

Last Updated: Monday, July 12, 2010, 11:20

British veterans of the Battle of Britain, the furious aerial conflict between British and German aircraft in 1940, joined Monday in a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the battle.

Veterans Football Club release book on FIFA WC

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 17:46

With the FIFA World Cup just three days away, the city`s Veterans Football Club (VFC) has come up with a book on the quadrennial sporting extravaganza beginning in South Africa on Friday.

US must shift strategies in Afghanistan: Soviet war veterans

Last Updated: Monday, January 25, 2010, 10:06

The United States is repeating the mistakes that the Soviet Union made in Afghanistan, Russian veterans say, convinced the USSR`s disastrous near decade-long war there harbours deep lessons for Western forces.

Suicide is rising among young male war veterans in US

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 15:49

Home from war and out of the military, young male veterans appear to be committing suicide at a higher rate.

Bangladesh to offer VIP status to 1971 war veterans

Last Updated: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 11:49

In a gesture to recognise their contribution to the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the government has initiated a process to offer VIP status to the decorated and wounded war veterans.

Obama honors veterans at Arlington cemetery

Last Updated: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 00:10

Prez Obama carried out the traditional Veterans Day role Wednesday, then made a surprise visit to a part of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Probe coups between 1975 & 1981: B`desh war veterans

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 22:42

Several former army generals and survivors of a series of military coups in Bangladesh between 1975 and 1981 today demanded constitution of a `truth commission` to investigate into the putsches and mass killings.