More troops for Solomons after Australian killed
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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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PETER CAVE: Ten Australian citizens and permanent residents have been confirmed dead, a dozen are officially missing, while as many as 5,000 are still unaccounted for since the tsunamis hit on Boxing Day.
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Australian soldiers and police will remain in the Solomon Islands ``a fair while yet,&#39;&#39; Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said, a day after an Australian police officer was shot dead in the country.
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Australia has easily defeated Solomon Islands in the first leg of the Confederations&#39; Cup soccer final played in the Solomons capital, Honiara.
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The Socceroos lead the Solomon Islands 4-0 at half-time in their Confederations Cup qualifier in Honiara. A double from midfielder Josip Skoko and strikes to Ante Milicic and the impressive Brett Emerton have
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Poland will boost its forces in Afghanistan by 400 troops to a total of 1,600 after the assassination of Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, Defence Minister Bogdan Klich said Friday.
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Up to 100 elite Australian troops have arrived in East Timor amid fears a tense stand-off between international forces and a wanted rebel leader could spark fresh violence, media reported Saturday.
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Australia will double to A$20 million ($15.4 million) its anti-terrorism assistance to Indonesia as part of efforts to deepen coordination in fighting militants, Foreign
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Indonesia says another 3,000 people are confirmed dead as a base is opened in Malaysia to speed up aid deliveries.
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Australia will send about 100 soldiers to Solomon Islands, following the murder of an Australian officer in Honiara. The rapid response infantry company will start deploying to Solomon Islands from Townsville on Thursday.
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The U.S. military announced today that two more American service members have been killed in Iraq.
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Indonesia has stepped up security in the wake of Thursday&#39;s bombing of the Australian embassy in the capital, Jakarta. Eleven people died, all Indonesians, after a massive bomb cratered the perimeter of the Australian embassy.
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Foreign Minister Alexander Downer suggested former Solomon Island militia members facing trial for murder may have carried out the killing of an Australian peacekeeper.
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An Australian policeman has been shot dead in the Solomon Islands, the first casualty in Australia&#39;s peacekeeping operation in the South Pacific.
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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd vowed Friday his nation's troops would stay in East Timor as long as they were needed following assassination bids on the president and prime minister this week.
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THE man charged with the murder of Australian peacekeeper Adam Dunning in the Solomon Islands was out on bail for another killing.
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Australia will send an extra 150  troops to Afghanistan due to the deteriorating security  situation, Prime Minister John Howard said on Wednesday,  briefly boosting Canberra's commitment to Afghanistan to more  than 600.