Sri Lankan president slams 2002 ceasefire deal

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday criticized a Norwegian brokered ceasefire agreement signed with the Tamil Tiger rebels in 2002, which he said was a betrayal to the nation.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday criticized a Norwegian brokered ceasefire agreement signed with the Tamil Tiger rebels in 2002, which he said was a betrayal to the nation.

Iran has refused to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over its controversial nuclear program, Yukiya Amano, director-general of the UN nuclear watchdog, said here on Friday.

Increases to the New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) budget and cost savings are helping to improve military capability across all three services, Defense Minister Jonathan Coleman said Friday.

The Union of South American Nations (Unasur) Thursday began its Defense Council’s two-day meeting in Lima to promote military coordination among member nations.

A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for “abusive sexual contact” and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his duties, the Army announced Tuesday.

A 15-member squad of female commandos successfully completed a parachuting drill in north China on Tuesday, according to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Monday launched a new security plan that involves military troops in curbing street crime.

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Brig. Gen. Domingo Tutaan on Tuesday said that the military will assess its security plan for the recently concluded May 13-midterm elections to check for flaws or defect

President Vladimir Putin is to set to confer with security officials on Monday to sum up the results of and evaluate the unscheduled military exercises which he ordered at the end of March.

South Korea and the United States started on Monday the two-day joint naval exercises off the east coast involving a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, South Korean media reported.
