Australasia ; NZ soldiers ordered to wear body armour after ...
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New Zealand Defence Force spokeswoman, Commander Sandy McKie, said since the shooting, the 37 New Zealand soldiers have been ordered to wear body armour on all patrols in the troubled area.
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MAXINE MCKEW: The Prime Minister has gently steered his Government back onto the official diplomatic line about Australia&#39;s military obligations to America.
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German soldiers reinforce flood defenses near Wittemberg in 2002. BERLIN, Germany  -- The German army has suspended 16 soldiers under investigation for abusing recruits with electric shocks on training ...
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The government may urge off-duty soldiers to wear their uniforms in a bid to boost public support.
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Australia will send 50 logistical experts to Iraq to train the newly established Iraqi defense force. Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill said yesterday that those experts would be in the regular rotation of Australia&#39;s active force in Iraq.
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Australia will deploy an extra 100 troops to the troubled Solomon Islands after one of its peacekeepers was shot dead, the first casualty of its new, tougher security policy in the South Pacific.
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The Prime Minister with a partially built Collins-class submarine in Adelaide yesterday. Photo: Penny Bradfield. Iraq&#39;s interim Government has requested that Australian troops
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New Zealand has moved to 18th place in the Olympic medals table with a first and second placing in the men&#39;s triathlon in Athens.
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Australia has angered its neighbour New Zealand, with a plan to impose an 1,850-kilometre security zone around the Australian coastline.
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The bodies of two Australian soldiers were returned to home soil on Tuesday, almost 42 years after they were killed in battle in Vietnam, leaving only four Australians listed as missing in action from the conflict.
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Improved Kevlar body armor has resulted in a distinctly new pattern of combat injuries.
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Controversy over article in men's magazine showing women soldiers in their underwear.
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Japan is preparing to mobilise troops to deal with wild animals such as boars, bears and monkeys.
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The Government may have been caught flat-footed by Australia&#39;s announcement of a 1850km maritime security zone but it turns out New Zealand already has similar measures.
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AUSTRALIAN troops in Iraq have stepped up security after the devastating pre-Christmas attack that killed 22 US soldiers and several civilian workers.
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Â· Troops were kept in dark about ban on hooding  Â· Defence secretary promises further inquiry
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By CREAN, Mike  A journey along the Waitaki Valley provides a living history lesson.   A dozen armed policemen advanced on the camp and ordered everyone out.   Slowly, 150 Maori men, women and children filed into the gently falling snow.