Tag: Unrest, Conflict and War
Missing US serviceman found dead
The second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week has been found dead.[MORE]
Obama convenes Afghan war cabinet
US president Barack Obama has convened the first meeting of his Afghan war council since the leak of documents containing damaging claims about the conduct of the conflict.[MORE]
Baghdad hit by gun and bomb attacks
Sixteen people, including nine security force members, were killed and 14 wounded on Thursday in a string of attacks in the Iraqi capital's Sunni district of Al-Adhamiyah, the interior ministry said.[MORE]
Karzai urges allies to strike Pakistan
Afghan president Hamid Karzai has said that Western allies have the ability to strike at Taliban bases in Pakistan, but questioned their willingness to do so.[MORE]
Australian forces backing Afghan war lord
Documents from the Afghanistan war appear to confirm that Australian forces are backing a local war lord who has been extorting money from NATO convoys.[MORE]
Australia announces more Iran sanctions
The Federal Government has announced more sanctions against Iran as part of international effort to dissuade the country from pursuing its nuclear ambitions.[MORE]
Ex-Army chief calls for spending rethink
Former Australian Army chief Peter Leahy wants a rethink of Defence policy, saying military intervention is not the only way to achieve peace.[MORE]
Israel rejects 'impossible' terms for direct talks
Israel says conditions imposed by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas for moving back to direct peace talks are impossible.[MORE]
Nine hurt in Ukraine church bombing
A homemade bomb has exploded in a church in Ukraine, wounding nine people on the last day of a controversial visit to the country by Russia's Orthodox Patriarch Kirill I.[MORE]
Mortars kill 7 pilgrims in Iraq holy city
A mortar attack has killed seven people and wounded 46 in the southern Shiite holy city of Karbala as pilgrims gathered for a ceremony, Iraqi police say.[MORE]
Tonga commits troops to Afghanistan
Tonga has announced its soldiers will begin service in Afghanistan later this year, saying it will create jobs and is a safer place for its defence force than Iraq.[MORE]
Roadside bomb kills 20 Afghan civilians
At least 20 civilians have been killed and another 27 injured when a crowded bus hit a Taliban-style roadside bomb in south-western Afghanistan.[MORE]
Pyongyang's pissing match
North of the DMZ, Kim Jong-il may be a little concerned that his global business ventures could be in Washington's sights again.[MORE]
US army searching for Afghan WikiLeaks source
The US army has begun a criminal investigation into the leaking of tens of thousands of classified military documents from the Afghanistan war.[MORE]
Khmer Rouge jailer to appeal conviction
The first Khmer Rouge official convicted for crimes against humanity plans to appeal against the sentence handed down by an international court.[MORE]
US sailor's remains found in Afghanistan
NATO says the remains of a US sailor missing in Afghanistan have been recovered.[MORE]
Defence taskforce to examine leaked war files
Australia's Defence Department sets up a special taskforce to scrutinise thousands of leaked documents about the war in Afghanistan.[MORE]
World news: reports on Afghan Wikileaks
The latest internationally in the extraordinary Wikileaks Warlogs story. [MORE]
Aussie robots to help train Marines
A Sydney company has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to make robots for the United States Marines.[MORE]
Afghan Wikileaks 'could put lives at risk'
The US says the release of tens of thousands of secret documents about the Afghanistan war breaches federal law and potentially threatens national security. [MORE]
US sleuths on Pyongyang money trail
US investigators working with Interpol are understood to have tracked 200 bank accounts linked to alleged North Korean drugs, counterfeiting, money-laundering and arms activities.[MORE]
Car bombs kill Shiite pilgrims
Two car bombs and a separate suicide attack in Iraq on Monday killed at least 24 people and wounded dozens more.[MORE]
Pakistan dismisses Wikileaks claims
The Pakistani government has denied claims that its intelligence agencies have been coordinating and protecting the Afghan Taliban.[MORE]
NATO denies killing women, children in rocket strike
NATO forces have rejected Afghan president Hamid Karzai's claim that 52 people, including women and children, were killed in a NATO rocket attack. [MORE]
Suicide bomber kills 7 at minister's house
A suicide bomber has killed seven Pakistanis in an assault targeting senior officials mourning the assassination of a cabinet minister's son by suspected Taliban.[MORE]
