Now playing Next Myanmar Myanmar's 'free' election struggles to distance dictatorship Hope for change in Myanmar is approaching a crucial test. The Southeast Asian nation is preparing for the first free national ballot since 1990. The 22/07/2015
Now playing Next Afghanistan US 'friendly fire' kills at least 10 Afghan troops Security officials say 10 Afghan soldiers have been killed by a US airstrike in Logar province, around 50 kilometers south of Kabul. Five others were 20/07/2015
Now playing Next Pakistan First official attempt at peace talks to end conflict in Afghanistan The first official peace talks have been held between the Taliban and the government. 08/07/2015
Now playing Next France Explosives stolen from French army base A cache of explosives, detonators and grenades have been stolen from an army base in the south of France. The burglary happened despite heightened 07/07/2015
Now playing Next Syria Aleppo: Syrian Army says it has control of contested district of city The Syrian army says it has taken control of a district in Aleppo City after an intense offensive by rebel groups 05/07/2015
Now playing Next Egypt Egypt hits back at 'Islamic State' militants in Sinai Peninsula The funeral took place on Thursday for one of 17 Egyptian soldiers killed by Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula. A large crowd gathered for a 03/07/2015
Now playing Next Indonesia Dozens killed as Indonesian military plane crashes on houses in Sumatra An Indonesian military transport plane has crashed into a residential area in Sumatra, killing dozens of people according to reports. There was 30/06/2015
Now playing Next Tunisia Tunisia makes arrests in search for gunman accomplices Tunisia is to deploy 1,000 troops to protect its tourist resorts as police make several arrests in the search for suspected accomplices of the hotel beach attacker 29/06/2015
Now playing Next Gaza Netanyahu denounces Gaza-bound aid flotilla as Israel intercepts lead ship Israeli Naval forces have intercepted a ship leading a four-vessel protest flotilla taking aid for Gaza in defiance of the Israeli blockade of the 29/06/2015
Now playing Next Gaza Israeli forces intercept aid for Gaza protest flotilla Israeli Naval forces are said to have intercepted a ship leading a four vessel protest flotilla taking aid for Gaza. The is called the Marianne of 29/06/2015
Now playing Next Gaza Aid flotilla approaches Gaza A small flotilla of four boats which set sail two days ago carrying humanitarian aid is expected to enter the waters near the Gaza strip sometime 29/06/2015
Now playing Next North Korea North Korean teenage soldier defects to the South A North Korean soldier has defected to the South via the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone. He’s thought to be of the lower ranks and in his late 17/06/2015
Now playing Next Iran Iran buries 175 military divers killed in 1980s Iraq war Almost three decades on, Iran has laid 175 military divers to rest. They were captured during the 1980 to 1988 war with Iraq. Dug up from the Iraqi 17/06/2015
Now playing Next Lithuania Lithuania confirms plans to host US heavy weaponry Lithuania has thrown itself into the mix of Baltic states and eastern European nations expected to station US heavy weaponry in the near future 15/06/2015
Now playing Next USA 'No risk' says Pentagon after anthrax error A US military laboratory based in Utah is under investigation after mistakenly sending live anthrax bacteria to nine commercial labs and an air base 28/05/2015
Now playing Next Yemen Saudi-led airstrikes kill at least 80 in Yemen A day of deadly bombing by Saudi-led warplanes has killed at least 80 people in Yemen’s capital Sanaa and in an area along the border with Saudi 28/05/2015
Now playing Next Yemen 'Deadliest day': reports of 80 killed in Saudi-led strikes across Yemen More than 80 people reported killed in what could be Yemen's deadliest day of bombing in over two months. Oxfam claims the country is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe. 27/05/2015