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Turkeys top military group has decided to replace the leaders of the army, air force, and navy. Local media reported the decision to change heads of the military branches after their terms expired. The moves are the most recent changes to the armed f
A UN investigation into September's killing of opposition protesters in Guinea says military leaders were directly involved in the violence. Guinea's military blames the killing on political opponents and 'uncontrollable elements' of the army. Scott
Broadcast: Jan 16, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We continue our series of reports about how foreign students can study at an American college or university
By Zlatica Hoke A growing number of American women are joining the U.S. Armed Forces to serve in an ever wider array of duties. In the past decade, they have eroded one of the last remaining barriers
By Phuong Tran Dakar 22 October 2007 In Mali, the government continues to build up its troops in the northeast, the scene of recent fighting and hostage-taking. A rebel leader says he will not release hostages until government soldiers pull out. Phuo
US officials in Iraq say violence is down since this summer's troop buildup . Now they want to know what role, if any, Iran played in the downturn . Nearly 30,000 more US troops have filed into Iraq since June. Officials say that surge has led to a 5
1. Gridlock in the US Senate on Saturday as the body debated Iraq strategy. When the votes were counted, they fell short of the tally needed for a non-binding resolution rejecting a troop buildup. The House passed its resolution. 2. A house fire in
Cathy Majtenyi The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo said that the recent buildup of troops by Rwanda along the borders of Rwanda, Burundi and Congo poses a threat to peace
Residents on the Pacific island of Guam are bracing for big changes. Four years from now, the U.S. military plans to transfer thousands of Marines from the Japanese island of Okinawa. The move is part of a larger military realignment in the region an
A representative from the U.N. Mission in Sudan has dismissed reports that extra troops would be sent to the Abyei region in advance of the tense vote. Responding to recent reports the United Nations planned to deploy an additional 100 troops in the
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Last week President Obama again called for ending a ban against people in the military who are openly homosexual. That was one of his campaign promises. This week America's top military officer expressed su
193 以色列增强在西岸的武装力量 Israel Sends Reinforcements to West Bank Meredith Buel Jerusalem 18 Jul 2001 15:36 UTC Israel is mobilizing extra tanks and troops in the West Bank in respo
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 17 December 2007 Tensions rose along the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea during the year in advance of a November 30 settlement deadline set by an international boundary commission. At year's end, the Horn of Africa
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and the Democratic(民主的 ) People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held rare working-level military talks Thursday, the first time in nearly two years, the defense ministry said. Three officials from both sid
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Two senior military officials on Thursday called for improved work styles within the military and greater efforts to fight formalism and bureaucracy. Fan Changlong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC),
MOSCOW, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Russia successfully launched a Cosmos class military satellite on Monday, said spokesman of the Russian Space Forces Alexei Zolotukhin. A Soyuz-U carrier rocket carrying the military satellite blasted off from the Plesetsk
BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Thursday refuted reports that China's military attack helicopter Z-10 pirated U.S. technologies, saying the helicopter's manufacturer had used independent intellectual property rights.
WASHINGTON, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The United States is not shifting big number of troops into the Asia Pacific region, but will try and upgrade its engagement with limited means and foster allies' participation, said Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Marti
China to set military zones for defense industries BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- China is considering protecting its defense-related scientific, technological and industrial facilities as military zones, according to a People's Liberation Army (PLA) o
BASE IMAM ALI, Iraq, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military handed over its last base in Iraq to the Iraqi authorities on Friday, a day after the U.S. force marked the end of its mission in the country. The transfer ceremony was held at the base in th