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
Figures for Chemring, the company which makes ejector seats and pyrotechnic decoys for military aircraft, were helped by the recent acquisition of U.S. defence firm General Dynamics' detection systems operations... more
Two American men have been given leave by a federal court to sue former defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld over allegations they were tortured in Iraq by the US military... more
US Navy Seals killed when their helicopter was shot down 60 miles south-west of Kabul in Afghanistan were on their way to rescue American soldiers from Taliban fighters, it emerges... more
British defence contractor BAE Systems agrees to pay additional fines of up to $79 million for flouting U.S. regulations governing the export of sensitive military hardware... more
Two graves that may hold the remains of up to 2,000 Japanese soldiers are discovered on the island of Iwo Jima, scene of one of the Second World War’s bloodiest battles... more
Federal judge California orders the US military to stop enforcing its ban on openly gay troops, bringing the 17-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy close to being abolished... more
The price of oil rises above $85 a barrel, after Europe offers a massive loan to debt-ridden Greece and the US military warns of a world energy crisis in 2015... more
Barack Obama has rejected all the options put forward by advisers on the war in Afghanistan because they do not have a clear enough exit strategy, it emerged... more
Troops in Afghanistan are to be banned from drinking after US military chiefs found soldiers reporting for duty either drunk or too hungover to work... more
US Special Forces soldiers carried out a daring night-time raid to free a kidnapped American in Afghanistan - the first known hostage rescue by American forces in the troubled country... more
A computer geek who hacked into top secret US military networks will be extradited to America within a fortnight to face trial after he lost his last-ditch legal appeal... 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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