Archive for October, 2011

Pakistan Army Chief leaves for Turkey

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani left for Turkey today to participate in Istanbul Conference being held on November 1, 2011.
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PLA, Pakistani army share epidemic experience

Monday, October 31st, 2011

In order to increase the Pakistani military’s ability to effectively prevent epidemics, a medical team of China’s People’s Liberation Army held a training session for its Pakistani counterparts in a tent hospital in Hyderabad on Oct. 29, 2011.
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Iraq general says ‘forces not ready until 2020′

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Iraq will not be fully able to defend its borders and airspace until at least 2020, a watchdog quoted Iraq’s top general as saying in a report on Sunday, months before US troops are to leave.
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New Israeli air strike into Gaza after ‘ceasefire’

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

One Palestinian was killed in a new Israeli air strike in Gaza, hours after Egypt apparently brokered a ceasefire.
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Russian Black Sea fleet ship to take part in joint naval drills with Italy

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

The Smetlivy anti-submarine ship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet will leave its home port of Sevastopol later on Sunday and head to the Mediterranean Sea to prepare for the Ioniex 2011 Russian-Italian naval exercise, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said.
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Iran keen to promote cooperation with Tunisia

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the Tunisian nation and government are on the path to prosperity and the Islamic Republic is keen to cooperate to accelerate their progress.
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Egyptian efforts at Gaza cease-fire fail

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Egyptian officials say efforts to persuade Palestinian militants in Gaza to hold their rocket fire on Israel have failed, after a day of deadly, escalated violence.
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A Strong and Moderate Taiwan

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Thomas Christensen says the U.S. remains committed to assisting Taiwan in ensuring its security.
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Report Shows Afghanistan Plan is Working

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

The Defense Department’s latest report to Congress on Afghanistan details steady progress and shows the plan there is working, a senior defense official speaking on background told reporters here today.
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Libya: Gaddafi son Saif al-Islam says he is innocent

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Saif al-Islam – the son of slain ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi – says he is innocent of crimes against humanity, an international prosecutor has said.
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