Tag: War and unrest
Iran: Clash near Turkey kills 2 Guard troops, 7 militants
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard forces on Tuesday killed seven militants and dismantled their cell in the country's northwest near the border...
100 days in power, Myanmar junta holds pretense of control
<p>BANGKOK — After Myanmar’s military seized power by ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, they couldn’t even make the trains run...
Group: Sudan forces disperse protest in Khartoum; 2 killed
CAIRO — Two protesters were killed when Sudanese security forces dispersed a demonstration late Tuesday in the capital of Khartoum, a local medical group...
Israeli airstrikes hit Hamas commander’s home, Gaza tunnels
<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting the high-rise home of a Hamas field commander and two...
Iran rejects US claim that speedboats sparked encounter
<p>TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard on Tuesday rejected the U.S. Navy's claim that fast-approaching Iranian speedboats in the Strait of Hormuz sparked...
Coroner rules victims in 1971 Belfast shooting were innocent
<p>LONDON — A coroner in Northern Ireland has ruled that 10 people killed during a military operation in west Belfast 50 years ago were...
Decision on Minuteman to shape US nuclear policy for decades
<p>WASHINGTON — For 50 years the Minuteman missile has been armed and ready, day and night, for nuclear war on a moment's notice. It...
French man arrested in Central African Republic
<p>BANGUI, Central African Republic — Police have arrested a French national accused of supporting rebels in volatile Central African Republic after discovering a cache...
French admiral: Air power helps root out ‘underground’ IS
LIMASSOL, Cyprus — The Islamic State group is using stealth to regenerate its forces by developing its military capabilities underground, and France is deploying...