Militants attacked Pakistan’s paramilitary security forces in the country’s northwest early on Wednesday, triggering a shootout in which at least six troops and three insurgents were killed, the military and police said. Spokesman Mohammad Khurasani of the Pakistani Taliban — also known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP, an outlawed militant group — claimed responsibility for the attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]

China has paused construction of an attack submarine earmarked for Thailand’s navy following Germany’s refusal to export the top-end engines the plans call for, a Thai naval official confirmed. The work stoppage could strain Thailand’s military relations with China, which has replaced the United States as Thailand’s biggest arms supplier. The Royal Thai Navy and China’s state-owned China Shipbuilding & […]

The Australian government has announced it will take in an additional 16,500 Afghan refugees. This is in addition to it’s official humanitarian program which stands at 13,750 places a year, Australia’s ABC reported Wednesday. Paul Power, the chief executive of the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA), said: “It’s going to make an enormous difference to people who are seeking safety […]