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Stampede kills 37 during Congo army recruitment drive
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» BRAZZAVILLE - Thirty-seven people were trampled to death in a stadium in the Republic of Congo's capital Brazzaville, officials said Tuesday, in one of the deeply poor country's worst tragedies in years.
Russia hits Ukraine's Danube port in attack condemned by Romania
AFP, Published on 03/09/2023
» KYIV, Ukraine: Russian drones targeted Ukraine's southern Odesa region in the early hours of Sunday, with Moscow hitting a Danube port on the border with NATO member Romania in an attack condemned by Bucharest.
'Be a real man': Russian army launches recruitment drive
AFP, Published on 26/04/2023
» MOSCOW - A slick new video that has gone viral on Russian social media platforms shows a taxi driver, a security guard and a fitness coach at work.
Chinese military relaxes physical rules for non-combat, hi-tech troops. But there's a catch
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/04/2023
» The Chinese military will ease the physical thresholds for "urgently needed" hi-tech professionals as it steps up a modernisation drive.
China's Military Is Catching Up to the U.S. Is It Ready for Battle?
Business, Published on 22/10/2022
» China's military is emerging as a true competitor to the U.S. under Xi Jinping.
Detained Russian protesters face conscription or jail
Published on 23/09/2022
» Mikhail Suetin expected to be detained when he protested against Russian mobilisation, but he never imagined he would be ordered to enlist in the very army he was denouncing.
Army recruitment opened to shorter men
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 30/08/2022
» The Ministry of Defence has lowered the height requirement for young volunteers in its online recruitment drive for military service in 2023, to give "shorties" the chance of also serving the country, deputy army spokeswoman Sirichan Ngathong said on Tuesday.
Raising a glass
Asia focus, Published on 11/07/2022
» Describing herself as a courageous person, Preeti Arora Razdan likes taking risks -- whether it be in her personal life or in business. She is passionate about exploring new places. Her enthusiasm for skydiving and scuba diving also exemplifies these qualities.
Ethiopia regions send troops to back fight with Tigray rebels
AFP, Published on 16/07/2021
» ADDIS ABABA - Three Ethiopian regions previously untouched by the war in Tigray confirmed Thursday they were deploying forces to back military operations there, signalling a potential widening of the conflict.
DR Congo's dreaded ADF militia targets infidel 'crusaders'
AFP, Published on 07/07/2021
» BENI, DR Congo: Mado was worshipping at an evangelical church in the town of Ndalya in February when her life changed forever.