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S Korea, Australia to hold first joint naval drill

The two-day drill beginning next Monday will mobilise some 10 surface warships and submarines.

Maharashtra Force One conducts mock drill

Formed post-26/11 to combat terror strikes, the Maharashtra Force One conducted a mock drill at the ...

China begins deep-water drilling in S China Sea

China is the first country to explore deep-water oil and gas resources in the South China Sea.

South Korea, US launch major aerial drill

South Korea and the US launched a biannual joint aerial drill amid speculations of a potential nucle...

Philippines, US stage war games in face of China

US and Philippine commandos waded ashore on Wednesday in a mock assault to retake a small island in ...

Chinese, Russian navies hold high-profile drills

Amid mounting tensions with neighbouring countries over South China Sea, the Chinese Navy is engaged...

Russia, US to hold joint anti-terror drill

A detachment from Russia`s Airborne Assault Forces will take part in the exercise between May 24-31 ...

Dead Sea almost dried up entirely 120,000 years ago

During the last interglacial period, approximately 120,000 years ago, Dead Sea came close to drying ...

South Korea to stage major drill in Yellow Sea

South Korea will hold a major military exercise near the disputed Yellow Sea border with North Kore...

Mock drill carried out at Parliament House

A security drill was conducted at the Parliament House this morning to check the preparedness of the...

IAF andArmy engaged in War preparedness drill

In a war preparedness drill, Indian Air Force and Indian Army are engaged in an exercise to test th...

Mock drill death: Four firemen suspended

Four firemen were suspended on Sunday for their "negligence" during a mock drill.

Woman dies after fall during mock drill

A 24-year-old woman factory worker fell to her death from the third floor of the unit during a mock ...

Seoul holds military drills despite N Korea threat

South Korea conducted live-fire military drills near its disputed sea boundary with North Korea on M...

North Korea raises alert for live-fire drill

South Korea said the drill, the second of its kind in the area this year, was routine and had passed...

Biggest ever drill to check Delhi’s preparedness

Delhi is witnessing one of the biggest coordinated mockdrills on Wednesday through which preparednes...

India, Russia prepare for INDRA-2012 drills

Since 2003, India and Russia have conducted five of the INDRA-series joint ground and naval exercise...

Japan opposes Beijing’s East China Sea drilling

Japan protested against China possibly drilling for natural gas in a field in the East China Sea, a...

S Korea stages artillery drills at border island

Similar drills in 2010 triggered a North Korean artillery bombardment that killed four South Koreans...

China questions US-Philippines drills

The US announced its return to Asia-Pacific region with much fanfare last year and rolled out a new ...

Israel, US gear up for missile defence drill

Israeli and US officials said the exercise would be the largest-ever joint drill by the two countrie...

Iran test fires more long-range missiles

In response to mounting Western pressure over its nuclear ambitions, Iran started a naval drill in t...

Russian rig sinks, more than 50 feared dead

The incident was a blow to efforts by Russia to step up offshore oil and gas exploration to stave of...

Two die as Russian drilling rig overturns at sea

A criminal probe into the accident has been launch.

S Korea conducts exercise in Yellow Sea

South Korea`s navy launched a maneuvering exercise Tuesday in the Yellow Sea to prepare against poss...

N Korea threatens S Korea`s Presidency over drills

South Korea conducted large-scale military drills near a front-line island attacked by the North las...

China to conduct naval drills in Pacific

China will conduct annual naval exercises in the Western Pacific at the end of this month.

Amid S China Sea tensions, China announces naval drills

Beijing emphasized its right to carry out the regular drills despite regional fears about its growin...

Israel holds missile attack drill; target Iran?

Israel test-fired a missile from a military base, probably a Jericho 3 missile capable of carrying a...

`Gas extraction triggered UK tremors`

A controversial method of extracting gas from the ground known as fracking was the "highly probable"...

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia conclude military drill

Besides sharing information in real time, the exercise also included procedures in low intensity con...

Tsunami drill carried out

Sirens wailed and panic spread in Pillaichavady village near Puducherry early on Wednesday with a ...

S Korea holds fire drill near N Korea sea border

North Korea used a similar live-fire drill last November as the pretext for its bombardment of Yeon...

Japan in first national quake drill since tsunami

The March 11 disasters in Japan left 20,000 dead or missing and triggered a nuclear crisis.

Mandrill monkeys do ‘pedicures’ with twigs

Monkeys are capable of more advanced tool use than previously thought.

US, South Korea to stage joint drill next month

North Korea habitually describes such joint drills as a rehearsal for invasion.

China says its naval drills no cause for alarm

Recent drills by the Chinese navy are routine, the country`s Defense Ministry said.

NDMA conducts mock drills ahead of Amarnath yatra

Natural Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday conducted mock drills at Baltal and Pahal...

Vietnam holds live-fire Navy drill amid China spat

The drill comes after Hanoi and Beijing exchanged heated jabs over two recent scrapes.

Nuke emergency drill at Tarapur atomic power plant

NDMA had conducted a day-long workshop for all the stake-holders at TAPS.

China, Central Asian states hold anti-terror drill

The 1-day exercise involved forces from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and China.

Seoul to stage live-fire drill near North Korea border

South Korea was to stage live-fire artillery exercises on two islands near the tense border with N...

South Korea, US `to conduct` military drill

Special troops from US and South Korea will conduct the drill around May 15.

India, South Africa to hold joint naval drill

India and South Africa will hold joint naval exercises soon but the dates are yet to be finalised, a...

North Korea threatens action for US-South drills

North Korea warns that its military would not remain a "passive onlooker".

India to join US meet on reducing offshore drilling risks

The forum would discuss development of technologies for containing potential deepwater well blowouts...

3,000 Marines in Japan to skip Philippine drills

About 3,000 US Marines will not be able to join annual war exercises in the Philippines starting thi...

Mock drill conducted in Srinagar

A mock drill to meet the eventualities in case of natural calamities like floods, fires and earthqu...

South Korea holds live-fire military drills near border

About 1,100 troops, dozens of artillery systems participated in drills.

Tsunami drill shows gaps in Caribbean preparedness

At least 9 tsunamis have hit Caribbean since mid-1800s, killing over 3,500.

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