Warfare

David Petraeus resigns from his post as CIA director after admitting he cheated on his wife of 37 years. The former army commander has led the CIA since 2011.

An initial review into the deaths of a Royal Marine and an army medic in Afghanistan reveals the killings were not caused by “friendly fire”, the Ministry of Defence says.

Turkey fortifies security and threatens to retaliate forcefully if its border with Syria is violated again.

Think of Somalia as a child ruled by irresponsible parents, with the UN as its social services. Jamal Osman asks if the strife-torn country can convince investors it is now ready to look after itself.

Exclusive: British commanders were unaware of the serious implications that follow from disciplinary findings against foreign and Commonwealth soldiers until they were reported by Channel 4 News.

Kathryn Sara Cox, 23, and an Australian travel companion are rescued by Ecuador’s military after being abducted while canoeing near Colombia, Ecuadorian officials say.

Lakhdar Brahimi tells Channel 4 News he may not succeed where Kofi Annan failed but will “do his best” to halt the 17-month old civil war.

Thousands of Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square to support President Mohamed Morsi’s decision to replace his defence minister and army chief while ordering several senior generals to retire.

The US is cleaning up a dangerous chemical left from the defoliant Agent Orange, some 50 years since it was first sprayed by American planes on Vietnam’s jungles.

New video emerges apparently showing Syrian rebels executing unarmed government forces, while Bashar al-Assad blames foreign enemies for plotting to undermine the country’s stability.

With Syrian forces pounding rebel-held areas of Aleppo with helicopter gunships on Friday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he fears another massacre on the scale of Srebrenica.