An ancient form of acupuncture adopted by the American military to treat injuries on modern battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan has become London's latest alternative therapy fashion... more
The mother of a young man stabbed to death after being chased by a gang tells how she wanted to 'cuddle' his killers because 'they are in pain too'... more
A US Army private suspected of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the WikiLeaks whistleblowing website is charged with aiding the enemy, a crime that can carry the death penalty... more
Barack Obama's announcement that America will start pulling troops out of Afghanistan next year is giving “sustenance” to the Taliban, leading general warns... more
An RAF airman who was patrolling outside Nato’s main international airbase in Afghanistan in a lightly-armoured vehicle has been killed by a hidden bomb... more
The killing of 12 civilians in Marjah by two "stray" US marine rockets fired from a truck a few miles away suggests something more than an unfortunate blunder in the heat of battle. The use of the rockets bears the signature of a hi-tech war that American ground forces are reluctant to abandon... more
Detachment from the Royal Marines will be the guests of honour at the Lord Mayor's Show tomorrow, marking their return from Afghanistan after three years' service... more
Barack Obama has pledged not to 'rush the solemn decision' to send more troops to Afghanistan as he weighs military options on what to do next in the eight-year-old war... more
US forces launch their biggest offensive against the Taliban in Afghanistan since President Barack Obama came to power in bid to wipe out opium trade funding the militants... more
Three generations of the same family were killed after a fighter jet crashed in a residential street in California, turning their home into a fireball... more
The Devil Came on Horseback tells the moving story of Brian Steidle, a captain who left the US Marines to become a military observer in Darfur.... more
Nick Broomfield's fictionalised account of the massacre of 24 Iraqis by avenging US Marines, Battle for Haditha, is the first great war film to come out of the conflict.... more
Nick Broomfield's Battle for Haditha casts real ex-servicemen to portray one of the most shocking incidents to emerge from the conflict in Iraq.... more
The Photographic Portrait Prize 2006 is a fascinating exhibition that serves as a valuable document of the early 21st century, says Sue Steward.... more
The Guardian, a paean of praise for the US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers, covers every Hollywood cliché in the book, and then some, says Derek Malcolm.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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