Olympics: London residents may get air defense systems on rooftops
April 30th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- Six residential sites across the British capital of London are being considered for the deployment of ground-based air defense systems during the Summer Olympics, the UK Ministry ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Passenger plane crashes near Pakistani capital of Islamabad, many killed (Updated)
April 20th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by BNO News
RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- A Bhoja Air passenger plane carrying 127 passengers and crew members crashed early Friday evening while attempting to land at an airport near the country's capital of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Chinese jets train over Tibet
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 22 (IANS) J-10 fighters of the Chinese Air Force have conducted ground attack training over the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, the first operation of its kind, it was reported Thursday.According ... Read more...
Posted in World |
US, Japan discuss purchase of F-35 fighters
February 24th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) US and Japanese officials have discussed Japan's plan to upgrade its air force with the purchase of 42 F-35 fighter jets, US State Department said Thursday.The ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Israel to buy dozens of Italian jets
February 17th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Feb 17 (IANS) Israel reached a $1 billion preliminary agreement with Italy to buy 30 military training jets to replace the current ones, which are over 40 years old, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
France suspends operations in Afghanistan after Afghan soldier kills 4 troops
January 21st, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by BNO News
PARIS/KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday partly suspended French operations in Afghanistan after four of its service members were shot dead by a rogue Afghan soldier. Sarkozy is ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Injured British soldier dies 1.5 year after bomb blast in Afghanistan
January 4th, 2012 - 12:25 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- A British soldier, who was injured in the summer of 2010 as a result of a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, has died as a result of those ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Britain considers early withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan
December 10th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 10 (IANS) The British government confirmed Friday that next week it would consider withdrawing thousands of troops from its base in Afghanistan, up to a year earlier than ... Read more...
Posted in World |
UK Air Force buys 14 new Chinook choppers worth $1.64 billion for Afghan mission
August 22nd, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by BNO News
ODIHAM, UNITED KINGDOM (BNO NEWS) -- British Defense Secretary Liam Fox on Monday announced that the Royal Air Force (RAF) has agreed to buy more than a dozen new Chinook helicopters worth ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
‘Anonymous’ hacks Syrian government website
August 8th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by BNO News
DAMASCUS (BNO NEWS) -- Members of a hacking group which calls itself 'Anonymous' on early Monday morning hacked a website of the Syrian government to support the uprising which is taking place ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Sri Lanka admits civilian deaths during separatist war
August 2nd, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by BNO News
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (BNO NEWS) – The government of Sri Lanka has admitted there were civilian casualties during the final phase of its civil war against the Tamil Tiger rebels, according to ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Cambodian, Thai soldiers again exchange gunfire on Saturday
April 30th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Phnom Penh, April 30 (ANI): The exchange of firing between Cambodian and Thai soldiers started again on early Saturday in the disputed border area near the 13th century Ta Krabei temple in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Kabul base attack raises question about Afghan troop loyalty
April 28th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.28 (ANI): The shooting of eight foreign soldiers and a contractor by an Afghan Air Force officer has once again raised questions about security maintenance inside government or military installations, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Palace guard suspended after nasty post about Kate Middleton
April 26th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, April 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A guard at the Royal Palace in London learned the hard way that some opinions are best when kept secret. For being ‘ignored’, an 18-year-old guard took ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
German submarine lost during WWI found off Dutch coast
March 16th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by BNO News
AMSTERDAM/BERLIN (BNO NEWS) -- The Dutch Navy has discovered a German submarine which was lost along with its more than 40 crew members during World War One, the Dutch Ministry of Defense ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Shrill media voices adversely affecting Somalian hostage crisis
March 12th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 12 (ANI): Various nodal agencies of the Indian Government are in constant touch with shipping companies negotiating with Somali pirates for the release of Indians in the taken ships, ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Dutch plane arrives in Tripoli to evacuate its nationals, frigate on stand-by
February 23rd, 2011 - 2:49 am ICT by BNO News
THE HAGUE (BNO NEWS) -- The Dutch Ministry of Defense on Tuesday said it sent a military transport plane to the Libyan capital of Tripoli to evacuate its nationals and put a ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Prince William’s household ‘planning the royal wedding’
December 5th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 5 (ANI): Prince William's household is apparently helping the royal and his bride-to-be Kate Middleton plan the royal wedding."There is very clear direction from the couple themselves, and it ... Read more...
Posted in World |
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Defends Release Of Classified Documents
October 25th, 2010 - 1:53 am ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange addressed a news conference in London over the weekend where he talked about the 77,000 classified Pentagon documents about the Afghan war ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
N.Korea, S. Korea military talks break down over ‘The Cheonan’ sinking controversy
October 1st, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Oct 1(ANI): The first military talks in two years between the North Korea and South Korea reportedly ended without progress on Thursday, as Pyongyang refused to apologize for the sinking of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Iraq will need US troops to defend its borders post-2011
August 12th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.12 (ANI): Iraq will need U.S. military support for up to another decade to defend its borders because its army won't be ready to guard the country when American troops ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Dutch Air Force rescues man from sinking boat in the North Sea
August 9th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by BNO News
NORTH SEA (BNO NEWS) -- A search and rescue helicopter belonging to the Dutch Air Force rescued a man from his yacht in the North Sea on late Monday morning, the Dutch ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Helicopter carrying six Israeli service members crashes in central Romania
July 26th, 2010 - 11:55 pm ICT by BNO News
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA (BNO NEWS) -- A military helicopter belonging to the Israeli Army crashed on Monday afternoon in central Romania, local media reported. At least six Israeli soldiers and one Romanian soldier ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Israel, US sign deal to develop Arrow 3 anti-missile system
July 26th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by BNO News
JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) -- Israel's Ministry of Defense and the United States Department of Defense on Sunday signed a deal to develop the Arrow 3 anti-missile system, Israel's Ministry of Defense said ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
At least one Dutch service member killed in southern Afghanistan
May 22nd, 2010 - 11:56 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- At least one Dutch service member was killed in an attack in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, Afghan sources told BNO News.
Two sources confirmed that at least one Dutch ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Former Mexican presidential candidate “kidnapped” in Queretaro state
May 16th, 2010 - 3:22 am ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Former Mexican presidential candidate Diego Fernandez de Cevallos has gone missing in Pedro Escobedo, a municipality in the state of Querétaro, on Friday afternoon, officials said on ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue highlights military equipment delivery
May 12th, 2010 - 3:30 am ICT by BNO News
RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) – The U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue’s bilateral Security Assistance Working Group met in Pakistan on Wednesday, May 5, the U.S. Department of State said Tuesday.The group met in Rawalpindi ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Dutch bomb squad dismantles four British WWII bombs at Air Force base
April 29th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by BNO News
LEEUWARDEN, NETHERLANDS (BNO NEWS) -- A Dutch Defense bomb squad dismantled four World War II bombs at an air base in northern the Netherlands on Thursday, the country's Ministry of Defense said.The ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Dutch Ministry of Defense says volcanic ash will pose no problem for the Air Force
April 15th, 2010 - 10:44 pm ICT by BNO News
THE HAGUE (BNO NEWS) -- The Dutch Ministry of Defense on Thursday said that a cloud of volcanic ash that closed the country's airspace will pose no problem for the ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
UK bomb Disposal experts awarded George Cross
March 18th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) Two British military bomb disposal experts, one of whom gave his life in the line of duty, have been awarded one of the UK's highest awards for gallantry, the ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
McChrystal brings erring US Special Forces in Afghanistan under his direct control
March 16th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Mar.16 (ANI): Top American commander in Afghanistan General Stanley A. McChrystal has brought most American Special Operations forces under his direct control for the first time, over concerns on mounting civilian ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Activist Rachel Corrie’s Parents Seek Justice
February 26th, 2010 - 12:53 am ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Haifa, Israel, Feb 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) American activist Rachel Corrie's parents are seeking justice for their daughter's death by bringing a civil suit against the Israel Ministry of Defense seven ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Another British soldier dies in Afghanistan, third of the day
February 9th, 2010 - 4:26 am ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- Another British soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan on Monday, the third British fatality of the day, the country's Ministry of Defense said.The soldier from the 36 Engineer ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Report: British soldier killed in Germany
February 5th, 2010 - 2:24 am ICT by BNO News
BERLIN (BNO NEWS) -- Britain's Ministry of Defense says it is investigating reports that one of its soldiers died in Germany on Thursday.German media reported that three British soldiers were buried during ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
NATO prepares for major offensive in southern Afghanistan
February 4th, 2010 - 11:43 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- NATO is preparing for a major offensive in southern Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defense said on Thursday.The Ministry said elements of the Royal Welsh Guards, Grenadier Guards ... Read more...
Posted in World News |