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A U.N. troop guards ballot boxes on the outskirts of the city of Monrovia, Liberia on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005.Vote counting was underway in Liberia Wednesday, a day after a presidential election that saw heavy turnout and great expectations for a better future after decades of coups, despotic rule and war.
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UN Takes Next Steps in Drawdown of Military Presence in Liberia
Tue 15 Jan 2013
| DAKAR — The United Nations Mission in Liberia has begun the next phase in its drawdown of military troops in the country. The world body says this is a significant step forward in the post-war pea... (photo: AP / Schalk van Zuydam)
The Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh releasing the Unit Commanders Manual 2013, at the Army Day parade, in New Delhi on January 15, 2013.
Defence   India   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: Bikram Singh (General)   		 Newstrack India 
Army ready for all challenges, says Army Chief on 65th Army Day
Tue 15 Jan 2013
| Tweet | The Indian Army is ready for "all challenges" and also prepared for avenging the killing of two Indian soldiers and brutally beheading of one and mutilating the body of another by Pak army, ... (photo: PIB of India)
US military in side hummer on the Ramadia road and an the duty in Ramadia present  Ohio  Mon 14 Jan 2013
2012 military suicides hit a record high of 349
| WASHINGTON: Suicides in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year, far exceeding American combat deaths in Afghanistan, and some private experts are predicting the dark trend will grow wors... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny)
Military   Pentagon   Photos   Suicides   United States   Wikipedia: United States Armed Forces  
The Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh inspecting the Guard of Honour, during his visit to the NCC Republic Day Camp-2013, in New Delhi on January 10, 2013.  DNA India  Mon 14 Jan 2013
Pakistan should be pressurised to return Hemraj's head: Army chief
| Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh on Monday said the Pakistan Army should be pressurised to return the head of Lance Naik Hemraj who was beheaded by its troops in Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir. | The... (photo: PIB of India)
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The Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh inspecting the Guard of Honour, during his visit to the NCC Republic Day Camp-2013, in New Delhi on January 10, 2013. DNA India Mon 14 Jan 2013
Pakistan should be pressurised to return Hemraj's head: Army chief
| Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh on Monday said the Pakistan Army should be pressurised to return the head of Lance Naik Hemraj who was beheaded by its troops in Poonch sect... (photo: PIB of India)
Defense   Kashmir   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: Bikram Singh (General)  
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand of England kicks the ball during a soccer charity match between Park Ji- sung and friends and Star Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Goal Sun 13 Jan 2013
Sir Alex Ferguson has 100 per cent confidence in Manchester United's defence, insists Rio Ferdinand
Despite conceding 29 goals in just 22 Premier League games, the centre-back has maintained his manager's faith in the club's backline with the club seven points clear at ... (photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong)
Manchester United   Photos   Soccer   Sports   Wikipedia: Rio Ferdinand  
US to warn Britain that cuts must not weaken defence The Daily Telegraph Sun 13 Jan 2013
US to warn Britain that cuts must not weaken defence
The US defence secretary will arrive in London this week with a warning that neither Britain nor America can afford to "weaken our defences in the process of solving our ... (photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo)
Britain   Defence   London   Photos   Wikipedia: United States Secretary of Defense  
France's President Francois Hollande delivers a speech on the situation in Mali at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. French forces began backing Malian soldiers Friday in their fight against radical Islamists, drawing the former colonial power into a military operation to oust the al-Qaida-linked militants nine months after they seized control of northern Mali. French President Francois Hollande said that the operation would last "as long as necessary" and said it was aimed notably at protecting the 6,000 French citizens in Mali. Kidnappers currently hold seven French hostages in the country. The Washington Post Sat 12 Jan 2013
France raises domestic terror threat level after military strikes in Mali, Somalia
| PARIS — The French president says the country will raise its domestic terror threat level after military action in Mali and Somalia, promising to increase protect... (photo: AP / Philippe Wojazer, Pool)
France   Islamist   Mali   Photos   Wikipedia: François Hollande  
Pakistan's acting ambassador to India Jalil Abbas Jilani arrives at Wagah border post near Lahore in Pakistan on Monday, Feb. 10, 2003. Indian and Pakistani diplomats returned home Monday in the latest round of tit-for-tat expulsions that have further deteriorated relations between the nuclear-armed rivals. The Hindu Sat 12 Jan 2013
Defence Ministry formally confirms beheading of soldier
An Indian Army press release cited by Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani, to the effect that the two Indian soldiers killed in the recent cross-LoC inc... (photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary)
Defense   Foreign Secretary Pakistan   India   Pakistan   Photos  
U.S. Army participants in the Bataan Memorial Death March pass through water misters along the course here March 25. The team from Fort Bragg, Texas, finished first with a time of 5:25:19. They carried backpacks weighing more than 35 pounds. The first team in the military - light category, Team White 2 Alpha, finished in 5:56:06. Stars and Stripes Sat 12 Jan 2013
Texas military assault scandal prompts congressional hearings
| HOUSTON - About 4 percent of female service members experience some form of sexual assault each year compared to 1 percent of male service members, according to informa... (photo: DOD / Public Domain)
Military   Photos   Scandal   Texas   Wikipedia: Texas Military Forces  


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Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta departs Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Jan. 14, 2013. Panetta is on a six day trip to Europe to visit with foreign counterparts and troops in the area. Pentagon Chief Panetta to Meet With Pope The New York Times
U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of Multi-National Force Iraq, talks about security improvements while giving an aerial tour of Baghdad, Iraq, to Sen. Barack Obama July 21, 2008. Sens. Jack Reed and Chuck Hagel also joined the presidential candidate on the tour. U.S. watches French intervention in Mali warily; Hagel is no Luddite on cyber; Why the DOD IG feels ignored; Mil suicides exceed combat deaths; Wal-Mart to hire 100k veterans, and more. Foreign Policy
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President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event at Chicago Cultural Center, Friday, June 1, 2012, in Chicago. Obama: US to speed up Afghan troop transition The Times Of India
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Opposition leader Andry Rajoelina prays in one of the capital's presidential palaces in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Tuesday March 17, 2009. Madagascar's president handed over power Tuesday, but not to the rival who plunged this Indian Ocean island nation into weeks of turmoil with his bid for power. In a radio address Tuesday, President Marc Ravalomanana said he was ceding power to the military. Madagascar strongman vows not to run News24
Malian soldiers helped by French troops, move a broken helicopter out a hangar to make room for more incoming troops at Bamako's airport Tuesday Jan. 15. 2013. French forces led an all-night aerial bombing campaign Tuesday to wrest control of a small Malian town from armed Islamist extremists who seized the area, including its strategic military camp. A a convoy of 40 to 50 trucks carrying French troops crossed into Mali from Ivory Coast as France prepares for a possible land assault. Several thousand soldiers from the nations neighboring Mali are also expected to begin arriving in coming days. France expected to more than triple Mali troop numbers The Guardian
U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of Multi-National Force Iraq, talks about security improvements while giving an aerial tour of Baghdad, Iraq, to Sen. Barack Obama July 21, 2008. Sens. Jack Reed and Chuck Hagel also joined the presidential candidate on the tour. U.S. watches French intervention in Mali warily; Hagel is no Luddite on cyber; Why the DOD IG feels ignored; Mil suicides exceed combat deaths; Wal-Mart to hire 100k veterans, and more. Foreign Policy
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