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Libya, an oil-rich nation in North Africa, has been under the firm, if sometimes erratic, control of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi since he seized power in 1969. But in February 2011, the unrest sweeping through much of the Arab world erupted in several Libyan cities. Though it began with a relatively...

An F-15 Strike Eagle military jet has crashed in Libya, although US officials have claimed it was most likely a result of a mechanical failure rather than enemy fire. Both crew members, who suffered minor injuries, have since been rescued after ejecting from the stricken plane, which went...

More than 40 people were killed in Pakistan last week in a US drone attack near the Afghan border. The use of unmanned drones have always been controversial, but ex-CIA director Michael Hayden says they are winning the war. Ten years on from 9/11, al-Qaeda appears to be on the back foot. One...

Libyan government spokesman Ibrahim Musa said the strike had targeted an "administrative building" A missile strike has destroyed a building in Libya's capital, Tripoli, which Western officials say was one of Col Muammar Gaddafi's command centres. Journalists were shown the wrecked building...

Coalition forces have already effectively established a no-fly zone over Libya, according to a senior US military official. The mission to halt Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's supporters attacking the rebel stronghold in Benghazi and force the Libyan government to comply with a UN Security Council...

French fighter jets soared over a rebel-held city besieged by Moammar Gadhafi's troops on Saturday, the first mission for an international military force launched in support of the 5-week-old uprising. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said after an emergency summit in Paris that French jets...

The United States accused Muammar Gaddafi of defying international demands for an immediate ceasefire, and France's U.N. envoy predicted military action within hours of an international meeting on Libya on Saturday. A unilateral ceasefire declared on Friday by the Libyan government appeared...

Link Removed - Invalid URL A team of former Israeli military veterans is now guarding Charlie Sheen and his goddess girlfriend Natalie Kenly after a crazed fan managed to penetrate the star's Mulholland Estate mansion, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned. The bodyguards joined Sheen's...

They're more flying rats than desert rats but it has emerged China's army is training 10,000 messenger pigeons to serve in the event of a breakdown in mass communication systems. China Central Television (CCTV) announced that the mass feathered recruitment drive was being undertaken by...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) – Britain on Thursday released 35 previously classified files documenting sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by the military and members of the public dating back to the 1950s. The files contain around 8,500 pages which mainly cover the period from 1997 to...

Villagers have been left fuming after their neighbour Nicholas Kravchenko, a military fanatic, purchased a £10,000 green battlefield tank and parked it outside his home. Police were called to the quiet neighbourhood street in Wolvercote, near Oxford, after locals said the 'eyesore', which...

Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to immortalize Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin by naming a mountain in his honor, in a move to reinforce ties with former imperial master Moscow. The Central Asian nation's legislature held three rapid-fire votes within just one...

UFOs Over Utah Drop Flare-Like Objects What were those bright, flare-like objects dropped from aerial red UFOs over Utah? No official explanation has been offered. With so many small video cams and cell phones that include cameras, it's become more and more commonplace that people...

Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error PHOENIX (Reuters) – In a brazen attempt reminiscent of a medieval siege, Mexican smugglers tried to use a hefty catapult to hurl drugs north over the U.S. Border, authorities said.. The Mexican military seized 45 pounds of...

Link Removed due to 404 Error BUCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) – Over a thousand South Korean civilians braved sub-zero temperatures around the country to take part in boot camps run by a special commando unit, hoping to get into shape and improve their self-discipline. The boot camps...

World War II Veteran Hilberto Rodriguez Gets High School Diploma 67 Years Later Hilberto Rodriguez graduated from Garfield High School in Los Angeles this week -- a mere 67 years late. Rodriguez, 86, was meant to graduate in the class of 1944, KABC reported. But history intervened in...

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The Air Force begins its transition to Windows 7 by replacing its version of Windows XP and Vista. Link Removed

Two Navy helicopter pilots from North Island Naval Air Station have been grounded over a YouTube video that allegedly shows them dipping the $33 million aircrafts into Lake Taho Quote from the article: In the video taken Sept. 14, both helicopters hit the water and one seems to spin out...