“The list of shame” part of the United Nation’s annual report on children in armed conflict was published last week. The only state actor listed for a horrendous number of the five types of violations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Syrian children stand on military vehicles abandoned by the Syrian government troops as Syrian opposition forces enter the city of ...

The long-sacrosanct practice of keeping young Russian army conscripts off the front lines is eroding as the lack of troops in Russia’s Kursk region indicates a manpower shortage. By Neil MacFarquhar ...