Former German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg “deliberately” plagiarised his doctoral thesis, a university investigation finds.

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Ex-German minister ‘plagiarised’

Besieged Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo has fewer than 1,000 troops remaining in the main city of Abidjan, the French defence minister says.

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Ivorian leader ‘is losing troops’

Germany’s Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is giving up his doctoral title for good, after claims he plagiarised sections of his thesis.

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German minister resigns doctorate

Germany’s defence minister denies newspaper allegations that he committed plagiarism in his 2006 PhD thesis, calling the claims “absurd”.

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German minister denies plagiarism

Defence Minister Nick Harvey is due to highlight the cyber attack threat facing Britain in a speech to a leading think tank.

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Minister to set out cyber battle

India is to buy 250 to 300 advanced stealth fighter jets from Russia over the next 10 years, Defence Minister AK Antony says.

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India to buy Russian fighter jets

Russia’s defence minister says it will supply Syria with anti-ship cruise missiles despite protests by the US and Israel, Russian media report.

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Russia to sell missiles to Syria

Lebanon’s defence minister says the country has opened a bank account to receive donations to supply its poorly-equipped army.

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Lebanon opens fund to equip army

A Zambian court sentences former Defence Minister George Mpombo to 60 days in prison for issuing a cheque that bounced.

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Zambia MP jailed for cheque fraud