Japan's cabinet approving for the first time a new charter allowing funds from the nation's Official Development Assistance (ODA) program to be used to supply support to foreign military troops involved in exclusively non-combat operations, has drawn some concern and skepticism from notable political pundits and the public alike.
A Russian soldier accused of murdering seven members of an Armenian family will be court martialled in a Russian military base, local media reported Monday.
The Pakistan Military Academy has recently accepted six cadets from the Afghan National Army for training, a move that is expected to boost the two countries' military cooperation and bridge the trust gap between Kabul and Islamabad.
Afghan army soldiers will receive training in Pakistan for the first time in a sign of growing military-to-military contacts, the Afghan embassy said on Thursday.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday instructed security officials to keep a stern military readiness against possible provocations from the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concern with the situation in eastern Ukraine and urged the conflicting parties to end military hostilities, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for strengthening the country's armed forces to tackle challenges posed by other countries.
A senior Pakistani military commander has visited Afghanistan to discuss border security amid growing military-to-military cooperation, the army said on Monday.
The Twitter and YouTube accounts of the United States military command that oversees operations including those in the Middle East were hacked Monday by a group of people claimed to be supporters for the Islamic State.
South Korea refuted the call from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday to stop anti-DPRK leaflet spread and joint military exercises with the United States.
A Nigerian military court sitting in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Wednesday condemned 54 soldiers to death by firing squad, having found them guilty of mutiny in the West African country.
An Egyptian military plane crashed Wednesday during Egypt-UAE joint military drill, killing 2 Egyptian and 2 UAE officers, state-run Nile TV reported.
The filing of a murder charge against a U.S. serviceman for allegedly killing a Filipino transgender will test Washington's sincerity to uphold Philippine laws and respect the country's sovereignty.
President Xi Jinping has asked the armed forces to clear up the "bad influence" left by the graft case of Xu Caihou, a former senior commander.
The monopoly of state-owned defense contractors is fading further into memory, as the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has opened its tender process to private sector players.
New rules released by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) show its toughening stance on duty crimes in the areas of construction, and materials and armament procurement.
Myanmar continued efforts to end recruitment of minors in military service, releasing 80 more child soldiers from military services and sending them back to their homes in its latest move.
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