Taliban hijack NATO convoy in Pakistan

Latest reports coming in from Pakistan says that  Pakistani security forces have retrieved 15 trucks that had been hijacked by the Taliban earlier in the day en route to Afghanistan to deliver goods to US-led coalition forces.A convoy carrying supplies for NATO forces...

Bomb explode near Baghdad Green Zone as US official visits

Two bomb blasts are reported to have struck outside Iraq's foreign ministry  tuesday as visiting US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte prepared to hold a press conference in the Green Zone compound nearby.  " Two powerful bombs exploded just...

Pakistani jihadi leader now scared of jihadis!

" A top jihadi leader in Pakistan is now scared of the jihadis and is seeking a bullet-proof vehicle to protect him. Hafiz Saeed, founder of the Jamaat-ul-Dawah, and before that Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, has applied for the import of an armoured vehicle, sources here reveal. ...

Australian researchers rediscover frog thought to be extinct

A tiny frog, that was thought to be extinct, has turned up again in Australia, in a remote area in the north.It is only 3.75 centimetres long and is called the Armoured Mistfrog, and hasn't been seen since 1991....

Eyewitness: Russian troops pull back

"All morning, the Russian soldiers had been standing listlessly around the checkpoint at Igoeti, just 35km (22 miles) from Tiblisi. As they cradled their rifles and chatted to local villagers, it seemed they were in no hurry to go. Then suddenly, at around noon, the first...

Nato build-up gives tribesmen the jitters in Pakistan

There is widespread panic undergoing in the borders areas of Pakistan after heavy deployment of NATO forces. Now local tribesmen are terrified for military actions against them.  "After deployment along the...

Call for UN to intervene in Tibet violence

"Tibet's government-in-exile has demanded the United Nations intervene to end what it called 'urgent human rights violations' by China following deadly protests in Tibet. The exiled government in Dharamshala in northern India, home to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama,...

Irish Soldiers Score Web Hit With 'Stayin' Alive' Video Parody

Apparently the military isn't too happy with a platoon of Irish soldiers stationed in Lebanon who filmed a parody video of Stayin' Alive. But really, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone, does it really matter?The...

Two Canadian Soldiers Killed as LAV Rolls Over

This is at least the second major rollover accident that hurt or killed Canadian troops in the last year or so. "Two Canadian soldiers were killed instantly yesterday when their light-armoured vehicle rolled over during an operation in southern Afghanistan. Military officials...

Roadside Blast Kills Canadian Soldier Outside Kandahar

Just as they were coming home for a break too, this is a shame."One Canadian soldier was killed yesterday and four others were injured as their convoy was heading back from the front lines for a long-awaited New...

Troops end Manila coup attempt

"Philippine troops have stormed a hotel in Manilla to force out a small band of renegade soldiers who were demanding that President Gloria Arroyo step down. The group, which seized and occupied the luxury the...

Canadian Military to Dazzle their Enemies with Brilliance

Razzle and Dazzling our enemies will not include our troops dressed in sequins and rhinestones breaking into Las Vegas showtunes on the battlefield, nor pulling rabbits out of combat helmet tophats and other magic...

Turkey to knock Stuffing out of Kurdish Rebels.

Turkey on the move, against US governments protests has sent troops along it's Southern Border with Iraq to quash Kurdish Rebels along it's own borders."SIRNAK, Turkey -- Turkey said on Monday eight of its...

Risky News: War zone journalists

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThey say Soldiers in War Zones risk their lives as their duty to save others and effect change.Citizens in War Zones risk their lives because they have no place to go....

A new way for veterans to soldier on

 Athletic rehabilitation program aims to take injured army personnel to Paralympic glory JONATHAN...

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