• In a statement the Ministry of Defence insisted it will not abandon its interpreters and that measures had been taken to reduce the risks they face.

    BBC: Is the UK abandoning its Afghan interpreters?

  • Wednesday's Ministry of Defence statement said the army, police and other security agencies had begun operations to "rid the nation's border territories of terrorist bases and activities".

    BBC: Nigeria declares 'massive' military campaign on borders

  • In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said it did not "ordinarily comment" on UK Special Forces and added it saw "no reason to change our policy on this occasion".

    BBC: Sgt Danny Nightingale

  • In a statement, released by the Ministry of Defence on behalf of the family, Lauren said that they were an extremely close family and that Channing's death had "hit them hard".

    BBC: Cpl Channing Day

  • With NATO focused mostly on the fighting in Afghanistan, they want a clear statement that old-fashioned collective defence of NATO territory is still a priority.

    ECONOMIST: NATO and Russia

  • The British-led operation involved about 3, 000 troops -- mostly from the British military but also with Afghan, Danish and Estonian forces, the British Ministry of Defence said in a written statement.

    CNN: Britain hails 'success' of anti-Taliban push

  • In a statement issued later to the BBC News website, the Ministry of Defence said it did not make any admission of liability in respect of the settlements.

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  • The Chinese Defence Ministry statement pointed out that China was also a victim of hacking attacks.

    BBC: China condemns hacking report by US firm Mandiant

  • Payments will be frozen until India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has completed an investigation, a defence ministry statement said.

    BBC: Finmeccanica helicopter deal payments frozen by India

  • Mr Hollande, who has insisted "l'exception culturelle" must be excluded from forthcoming trade negotiations between the EU and the US, said in a statement welcoming the Lescure report that he was "fundamentally attached to the defence" of French culture.

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  • And that has added to the frustration over, for example, Mr Putin's backing for Syria's government or a senior Russian general's statement that the country did not rule out the possibility of a nuclear first strike against missile-defence sites.

    ECONOMIST: Russia and America

  • The Syrian army statement said the Jamraya centre - which was focused on "raising our level of resistance and self-defence" - was damaged in the attack, and specifically denied reports that an arms convoy had been hit.

    BBC: Russia concern at Israeli 'air strike' on Syria

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