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Myanmar military concludes Myitgyina incident as "misfire"

Myanmar military authorities have concluded that the death of an ethnic Kachin resident on Monday night was caused by a "misfire" from a soldier's gun, according to an announcement of the Defense Ministry published Wednesday.

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China holds burial ceremony for soldier remains returned from ROK

Remains of 36 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War were reburied in China after they were excavated and returned from the Republic of Korea (ROK), the third batch returned following a handover agreement signed by the two countries in 2013.

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South Korea returns remains of 36 Chinese soldiers lost in Korean War

​South Korea on Thursday handed over the remains of 36 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War.

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Cuba intensifies fight to fend off Zika virus

The Cuban government on Sunday announced fresh measures to keep the Zika virus out of its borders.

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23 killed, 6 injured in S. Philippine clash

Around 20 members of a terrorist group and three soldiers were killed while six other soldiers were injured in continuing clashes in southern Philippines since last Saturday, the military reported on Tuesday.

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PLA vows support, contributions to military reform

​People's Liberation Army (PLA) forces have pledged to support and contribute to China's ongoing comprehensive reforms in national defense and the military.

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Turkish forces kill 17 IS militants in attack on Iraq's Bashiqa camp

Turkish soldiers killed 17 Islamic State (IS) militants in late Thursday while the IS group tried to leak into a military training camp in the Bashiqa region of Mosul province of Iraq, local Hurriyet Daily News reported on Friday.

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China's fighting duchesses of World War II

Chinese TV dramas normally portray duchesses as elegant aristocratic ladies who did nothing but watch opera. But in reality, several Chinese duchesses rode on horseback and led soldiers to fight the Japanese invaders 70 years ago.

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Chinese soldiers' role in Korean War will be remembered: FM spokesman

The Chinese soldiers who fought in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953 will be remembered by history for their contribution to safeguarding peace, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.

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14 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers near Ramallah: witnesses

​At least 14 Palestinians were injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers near Qalandia refugee camp between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah, witnesses and medics said on Monday.

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U.S. Army to cut 40,000 soldiers, 17,000 civilians by fiscal 2018

​By the end of September in 2018, the U.S. Army expects to carry out a comprehensive brigades realignment by shrinking its size from 490,000 to 450,000 due to budget constraints, according to a statement released by U.S. Defense Department on Thursday.

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Iraqi court sentences 24 people to death for killing hundreds of Iraqi soldiers

​An Iraqi court on Wednesday sentenced 24 defendants to death penalty over charges of killing about 1,700 soldiers when the Islamic State (IS) militants seized the city of Tikrit, the capital of Salahudin province, in June 2014, judicial spokesman said.

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U.S. Army plans to cut 40,000 troops: media

The U.S. Army plans to cut 40,000 soldiers from both domestic and foreign posts over the next two years, according to U.S. daily USA TODAY.

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Israeli army hands probation sentences to soldiers caught beating Palestinian

​Israel's military on Sunday tried and handed light probation sentences to soldiers caught on video beating and insulting an unarmed Palestinian man in a West Bank refugee camp.

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British bomb-maker found guilty of killing U.S. soldier in Iraq

A British bomb-maker has been found guilty of using improvised explosive devices to kill U.S. soldiers in Iraq, local media reported Thursday quoting a ruling from London's Woolwich Crown Court.

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Colombia lifts bombing truce with FARC following deadly rebel ambush

​Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday lifted the suspension of airstrikes on leftist guerrilla strongholds, after the members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) allegedly ambushed and killed 11 government troops.