MoD names dead Marines
17.48 Fri Nov 28 2008
Two Royal Marines killed in Afghanistan have been named as Tony Evans and Georgie Sparks.
Morning World News
06.37 Fri Nov 28 2008
93 guests evacuated from Mumbai hotel - Iraqi parliament backs US pullout - Medvedev in Cuba
Two more Marines die in Helmand
16.46 Thu Nov 27 2008
Two Royal Marines have been killed in Afghanistan after insurgents attacked a patrol.
Marine killed in Afghanistan a 'true gent'
23.21 Tue Nov 25 2008
A Royal Marine killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan has been described as an "outstanding individual" and a "true gent".
'Send more troops to Afghanistan'
11.02 Tue Nov 25 2008
Foreign Secretary David Miliband called for other countries to send more troops to Afghanistan as he visited UK forces in the country.
Royal Marine dies in Helmand blast
19.15 Mon Nov 24 2008
A Royal Marine has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan.
Iraqi minister sceptical of US pullout
17.18 Sat Nov 22 2008
Iraq's defence minister has warned of the dangers of withdrawing US forces before the end of 2011.
Congo rebels announce pullback
16.42 Tue Nov 18 2008
Rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have announced a military pullback.
Sending troops to Congo 'not on agenda'
17.50 Sun Nov 09 2008
The dispatch of British troops to bolster peace-keeping forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is "not on the agenda".
Troops' parade ends peacefully
19.18 Sun Nov 02 2008
A tense armed forces homecoming parade has passed off without incident in Belfast.
Help 'promised' to Congo refugees
09.59 Sun Nov 02 2008
Two European ministers have promised to help desperate refugees who have fled fighting in east Congo.
'No plan yet' to send troops to Congo
19.29 Sat Nov 01 2008
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has played down the prospect of British troops being sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Evening world news
17.28 Thu Oct 30 2008
UN troops vow to protect Congo's capital - At least 61 dead in India blasts - World's oldest Hebrew document unearthed
World News
06.11 Tue Oct 28 2008
Skinheads plot to assassinate Obama - Syrians attend civilians funeral - Palestine says peace 'can't be secured' this year.
World News (Morning) for October 27th, 2008
06.50 Mon Oct 27 2008
Syria condemns US attack - Livni calls for early Israeli election - Mexican drug baron arrested
Innocent biker 'shot by UK troops'
18.39 Wed Oct 22 2008
British troops In Afghanistan are alleged to have shot dead an innocent motorcyclist mistaken for a suicide bomber.
Two killed in Thai border dispute
19.56 Wed Oct 15 2008
Fighting between Thai and Cambodian troops over a border dispute has killed two people.
World News (Evening)
17.20 Wed Oct 15 2008
Thai and Cambodian troops clash - Iran president issues warning - Fires still ablaze in California
British bullet killed SAS soilder
13.41 Wed Oct 01 2008
An SAS soldier who died in a raid in Iraq was shot by a type of bullet used by British troops, an inquest heard today.
World News (Evening)
16.57 Tue Sep 09 2008
US troops to withdraw from Iraq - Russian troops to stay in border regions - Zardari sworn in
Coalition troops killed in Afghanistan
12.16 Tue Sep 09 2008
Three soldiers from the US-led coalition forces have been killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan.
World News (Evening) for September 8th, 2008
17.21 Mon Sep 08 2008
Russian troops to exit Georgia but not breakaway regions - Hurricane Ike hits Cuba - Pakistan's Zardari moves into palace
SAS hero warns of veterans' mental health timebomb
13.01 Mon Sep 08 2008
Former SAS soldier Andy McNab has warned that Britain is sitting on a "timebomb" of future severe mental health problems among veterans.
World News (Lunchtime) for September 4th, 2008
14.52 Thu Sep 04 2008
Palin launches attack on Obama - French magazine accused of helping Taliban's propaganda war - Thai protesters defiant
US 'agrees' to withdraw troops
19.53 Mon Aug 25 2008
Iraq has claimed that all US troops will leave by the end of 2011, but Washington said no final deal had been reached.
US-Iraq troops deal close
18.29 Thu Aug 21 2008
The US and Iraq are close to a deal extending the presence of troops beyond 2008.
Brown hails troops' Olympian efforts
15.19 Thu Aug 21 2008
Gordon Brown has visited British troops in Afghanistan on his way to the Olympics.
World news
06.20 Wed Aug 20 2008
Russia hits back at Nato warning - Sarkozy heads to Afghanistan to support French troops - Karadzic requests new judge at Hague
'UK stands in solidarity with Georgia'
23.23 Tue Aug 19 2008
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has told Georgians that Britain's Government and its people "stood in solidarity" with them.
World News
06.22 Tue Aug 19 2008
Russian withdrawal from Georgia unclear - Coalition to discuss Pakistan future - Chavez threatens to seize cement firm.
World news
06.51 Mon Aug 18 2008
Russian withdrawal urged - Zimbabwe opposition hopeful of deal - Florida on hurricane alert
British rocket attack kills civilians
21.57 Sun Aug 17 2008
An investigation is under way after four civilians were killed in Afghanistan in a rocket attack by British troops.
World news
15.47 Sun Aug 17 2008
Timetable for Russia withdrawal - Pakistan president to resign? - Turkish army launch air strike
World News (Evening)
17.36 Sun Aug 10 2008
Abkhazia joins conflict - Tsvangirai could be named Zimbabwe Prime Minister - Bomb attack in China
World News (Evening)
17.06 Fri Aug 01 2008
Karadzic in court - Anthrax suicide case - Turkey gas blasts kill dozens
Obama for troop withdrawal timetable
16.34 Tue Jul 22 2008
Barack Obama has said that he is still committed to a 16-month timetable for a US military withdrawal from Iraq.
Brown: 'No Iraq pull-out until 2009'
13.18 Tue Jul 22 2008
Gordon Brown has indicated there will be no major pullout of British troops from Iraq until next year.
Obama in Baghdad
17.49 Mon Jul 21 2008
Barack Obama arrived in Baghdad on the next stage of a major overseas trip
Brown in Tel Aviv and Iraq
23.35 Sat Jul 19 2008
Gordon Brown is in Tel Aviv for two days of talks with political leaders in Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
World News
18.51 Sat Jul 19 2008
Brown says 'no' to artificial timetable - Pope apologises in Australia - US and Iran talk nuclear
World news
16.49 Tue Jul 15 2008
Row over Obama cartoon - Guantanamo interrogation tape released - Israeli cabinet votes for prisoner swap deal
Iraq troop levels to come down
18.15 Sun Jul 13 2008
British troop levels in Iraq should start to come down from next year, the head of the Armed Forces said today.
Troops killed in Afghan blast
15.49 Sat Jun 21 2008
Four US-led coalition soldiers have been killed in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar after a roadside bomb detonated.
Iraq pull-out postponed
22.49 Tue Apr 01 2008
The Defence Secretary has announced he will postpone plans to pull troops out of Iraq.
World News
06.27 Sun Mar 30 2008
Zimbabwe opposition party claims victory - Obama calls on Clinton to carry on - British troops join Iraq fight.
Iraq: US troops death toll hits 4,000
12.31 Mon Mar 24 2008
The number of US troops killed in Iraq has hit 4,000, less than a week after the fifth anniversary of the war.
US calls for more help from Nato
16.41 Wed Feb 06 2008
The US Secretary of State is in London as part of a charm offensive with Nato allies aimed at boosting troop commitments in Afghanistan.
British soldiers in blood risk scare
15.35 Thu Jan 10 2008
A number of British soldiers and civilians who had transfusions in Iraq and Afghanistan may have been exposed to contaminated blood.
Free post for families of British troops
20.45 Mon Aug 20 2007
British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan will be allowed to receive free post from their families.
Mental health risk for overstretched troops
18.49 Fri Aug 03 2007
British troops face escalating mental problems the longer they stay on frontline duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, a study claims.
British soldier killed in Afghanistan
17.16 Thu Jul 26 2007
A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan during a military operation targeting Taliban fighters to the south of the country.
US Senate blocks Iraq withdrawal
17.23 Wed Jul 18 2007
The US Senate has blocked a Democratic effort to withdraw American combat troops from Iraq.
UK soldier killed in Basra
20.30 Mon May 21 2007
A UK soldier and a civilian driver were killed following an attack in the Al Tuwaysa district of central Basra area in Iraq.
Troops suffer treatment delays
20.39 Sun Mar 11 2007
Troops who suffered mental illness after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are waiting for as long as 18 months for treatment.
Jacko thrills troops on visit
18.25 Sat Mar 10 2007
Michael Jackson has visited thousands of troops at a US Army base south of Tokyo.
An extra 1,400 troops head to Afghanistan
17.05 Mon Feb 26 2007
An extra 1,400 troops are to be deployed in Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Des Browne has announced.
More UK troops to head to Afghanistan
18.48 Fri Feb 23 2007
Defence Secretary Des Browne has confirmed extra British troops will be deployed in southern Afghanistan.