Defense Ministry News
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the release of some suspected terrorists, including all women, said Chris Olukolade, a Defense Ministry spokesman.
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North Korea’s test firings of six short-range missiles in three days may not reflect a return to a pattern of provocations by Kim Jong Un’s regime, according to the U.S. military’s top spokesman.
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North Korea fired its sixth short- range missile in three days, demonstrating its military capabilities in defiance of global sanctions while stopping short of rekindling the tensions of past months.
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The won recovered from a four-week low after South Korea said it will act to curb currency swings amid renewed regional tensions as North Korea fired missiles. Government bonds declined.
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Nigerian troops killed 14 Boko Haram Islamist insurgents and arrested 20 others in clashes yesterday around the northeastern city of Maiduguri, a military spokesman said.
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North Korea fired three short-range missiles yesterday as it showcased its military ambitions in defiance of international sanctions and diplomatic efforts to convince the totalitarian state to return to talks.
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Nigerian troops killed 10 Boko Haram Islamist insurgents and arrested 65 others in clashes around the northeastern city of Maiduguri, a military spokesman said.
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German Defense Ministry report to parliament cited cost of drone’s airspace certification in late 2011, German weekly says *Ministry report cited EU500-600m cost for test certification, said it’s disproportionately high: Focus *German government accounting office has had project under review since early 2012: Focus *NOTE: EADS sees use for European spy drone after German retreat NSN MMUAMH6JIJWK <GO>
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Taiwan held military exercises off its southern coast and told people to avoid traveling to the Philippines in what Premier Jiang Yi-huah called a “turning point” in relations with the Southeast Asian nation.
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A suicide car bomber killed at least six civilians and wounded 35 people in an attack that targeted advisers to foreign troops in Afghanistan as they traveled in a convoy through the nation’s capital.
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