The American grenade that nearly killed 10-year-old Shah Mohammed landed on an unmarked firing range in a scrubby desert, in the shadow of the largest U.S. military base in the country. Like hundreds of other U.S. explosives fired here, it was supposed to detonate on impact. Like hundreds of others, it didn’t. Read full article > >

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Vice President Biden, speaking Friday to families and friends of military personnel killed in action, gave a powerful retelling of the death of his wife and daughter 40 years ago — saying he’d realized then how grief might push a person to suicide. Read full article > >

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Biden shares tales of loss with families, friends of military casualties

President Francois Hollande defends his decision to end France’s military mission in Afghanistan early, during an unannounced visit to Kabul.

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Hollande defends Afghan exit plan

BBC reporter Paul Wood has been inside the Syrian town of Rastan which has been under attack by the country’s military despite a UN brokered ceasefire.

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VIDEO: Battle in Syria despite ‘ceasefire’

Guinea-Bissau’s military junta hands back power to civilians, six weeks after staging a coup that derailed presidential elections – but retains a position in the new cabinet.

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Guinea-Bissau army cedes control

Leaders from the United States and five other countries resumed talks with Iran a day after Tehran signaled willingness to allow potentially intrusive inspections of military facilities.

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The leader of the United Nations agency said on Tuesday that he expects to sign a deal “quite soon” on an inquiry into potential military applications of Tehran’s nuclear program.

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U.N. Nuclear Monitor Says Deal With Iran Is Near

Vast numbers of counterfeit Chinese electronic parts are being used in US military equipment, a key Senate committee investigation finds.

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Chinese fakes ‘used in US planes’

A suicide bomber dressed in a military uniform set off a blast that killed more than 100 soldiers Monday, authorities said, in what appears to be the deadliest attack ever on troops in Yemen.

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More than 100 Yemen troops die in blast

Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was admitted Sunday to a military hospital in Sanaa, the second time that he's been to a hospital this month, a government official said.

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Ex-Yemeni President Saleh hospitalized

Sri Lanka marks three years since the end of its civil war with a military parade, as the government is reportedly set to free Sarath Fonseka from prison – the man who led the army during the war

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Sri Lanka marks war anniversary

The unexpected announcement suggested that both the I.A.E.A. and Iran had accelerated the urgency of resolving their dispute over I.A.E.A. requests for access to a restricted Iranian military site.

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The annual appraisal of China’s military modernization also suggests Beijing leaders want to project power while avoiding confrontation with neighbors and the United States.

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How to plan a military extravaganza for the Queen

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How do you host a military spectacular?

Turkey says it scrambled two military jets to chase away an Israeli plane which allegedly violated the airspace of Turkish-held northern Cyprus.

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Turkey jets ‘pursue Israel plane’