For two weeks, nearly 1000 troops from India and the United States, using heavy transport aircraft and battle tanks, have been taking part in a joint exercise in Babina in Uttar Pradesh state. The 18-day exercise, code named Yudh Abhyas or preparatio...
President Dmitri Medvedev says Russia reserves the right to use military force to defend its interests, and will also take steps to protect the dignity and lives of its citizens, wherever they may be. Mr. Medvedev made those remarks during a nationa...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 14 April 2008 Two top Islamic militants are in Indonesian police custody following their arrests in Malaysia several weeks ago. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins has more from Jakarta. Indonesian police say they are questioni...
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 19 March 2008 A military and police operation targeting a militia in western Kenya continues. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, journalists are complaining that they are still being barred from the areas affected by the op...
By Kari Barber Dakar 03 October 2007 When the United States officially launched a new military command for Africa, this week, several countries on the continent reacted positively to the new post. Liberia even offered its own territory as a possible...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Bangkok 23 September 2006 Thai soldiers in Bangkok, Sept. 23, 2006 A bomb has exploded in Thailand's restive southern Muslim provinces - the first violence since Tuesday's military coup. ---- Four police officers were injured...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 21 June 2006 Indonesian Army soldiers watch from their armored vehicles during a security preparation in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, May 8, 2006 A new report by a human-rights group says the Indonesian military's busin...