ISLAMABAD-North Korea threatened Wednesday to bolster its military presence in and near the Demilitarized Zone, a day after blowing up its liaison office with the South, prompting sharp criticism from Seoul.  In a series of denunciations of South Korea, the nuclear-armed North rejected an ...

US President Donald Trump has said it is important to keep a U.S. military presence in Iraq. In an interview with CBC news, he said we have an unbelievable and expensive military base built in Iraq. It's perfectly situated for looking at all over different parts of the troubled Middle East rather ...

TEHRAN - Iran has accused United States of causing insecurity in Gulf region. Talking to media in southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, Chairman of the Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Baqeri said, the United States is only fueling insecurity in Gulf through its presence in ...

LONDON - Currently Britain has several overseas military bases, including bases on Cyprus, the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and the Indian Ocean, but is reportedly planning to expand its global military presence. London is planning to set up new military bases in the Caribbean and in Southeast ...

WASHINGTON - US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph F. Dunford said on Tuesday that the United States has permanent interest in South Asia and will maintain its presence to have influence in that region. “We have permanent interests in South Asia, diplomatic interests and security ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will press German and French leaders next week to support his position that Iran should have no military presence in neighbouring Syria. Netanyahu will travel to Germany and France for talks expected to focus on the US decision to withdraw from the ...

LONDON - *The International Crisis Group has said in a report that China’s military is ramping up its security presence in Afghanistan and Tajikistan amid fears that militants could strike at western China.* The independent think tank stated that China has deployed soldiers and built a ...

BEIJING - India’s latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), allegedly nuclear capable, poses a direct threat to China’s security as well as a big challenge to the global efforts of nuclear-nonproliferation, a Chinese missile expert warned. After the test, the missile would ...

The Syrian government has said that US military presence in Syria represents an "aggression" against country's sovereignty, and has vowed to free the country from any "illegitimate" foreign presence. A statement issued by the Syrian Foreign Ministry today was a response to a speech by US Secretary ...

MOSCOW: (APP) Russia's defence minister on Wednesday rebuked NATO for bolstering its military presence in eastern Europe and vowed Moscow will take countermeasures."The US and other NATO members continue to build their military potential, first and foremost in countries neighbouring Russia," ...