Australian troops arrive in troubled Solomons
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Elite Australian troops arrived in the troubled Solomon Islands on Thursday as the body of an Australian peacekeeper, the first casualty of Canberra&#39;s tough South Pacific security policy, arrived home.
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Australia's John Howard arrives in Japan on a visit that will include signing a bilateral security pact.
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The arrival of Ugandan peacekeepers in Mogadishu on Tuesday was marked by some of the heaviest fighting in weeks, highlighting the huge task facing the African Union force in Somalia.
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INFANTA, Philippines : US marines have begun arriving in the Philippines to help the relief effort from storms that have left over 1,500 people dead or missing, a US military spokesman said.
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Three planeloads of Australian troops will today leave for Solomon Islands, in a show of force directed at rebels around Honiara. The Federal Government has ordered an infantry company from Townsville to leave
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Fierce gunbattles raged in East Timor&#039;s capital Thursday, killing at least three people and wounding more than a dozen, as international troops arrived in the tiny nation to help it quell a rebellion by disgruntled ex-soldiers.
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An Australian policeman was shot and killed in the Solomon Islands today - the first fatality since Canberra deployed security forces last year to help stabilise the troubled archipelago.
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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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An Australian policeman becomes the first casualty in a peacekeeping operation in the Solomon Islands.
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Crack Australian troops landed in East Timor as new fighting between the military and rebel soldiers forced thousands to flee the worst violence in the independent nation&#039;s history.
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Police backed by military support will arrive in Australian Aboriginal communities within days as part of a controversial plan to end child sex abuse, Prime Minister John Howard said Sunday.
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Australia is sending 100 extra troops to the Solomon Islands following the death of one of its peacekeepers. Adam Dunning, 26, was shot twice in the back by a sniper during an overnight patrol in the capital, Honiara.
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Tense calm prevailed in the capital of East Timor as Australian troops took control of security to stop a bloodbath between the Timorese military and rebel soldiers.
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East Timor handed over security to Australian troops in the capital to restore order in the streets and stop a bloodbath between the Timorese military and rebel soldiers.
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Three planeloads of Australian troops are heading for Solomon Islands, in a show of force directed at rebels around the capital Honiara.
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Italian troops, trucks and armored personnel carriers landed Sunday in Lebanon as the arrival of the first large contingent of international peacekeepers entered its second day after being delayed by rough seas.
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A CRACK squad of heavily armed combat troops will fly into the Solomon Islands today to reinforce the Australian police officers after a peacekeeper was killed by a sniper while on patrol yesterday.