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# soldier - Friday 25 October, 2019
Russian serviceman shoots dead eight fellow soldiers at military base in Siberia
The defence ministry said his actions “could be the result of a nervous breakdown”.
# soldier - Friday 21 June, 2019
Retired soldier brings High Court action over being prescribed anti-Malaria drug for overseas service
He spent 25 years in the Defence Forces including periods in Liberia and Chad.
# soldier - Tuesday 19 March, 2019
Former soldier settles case over health problems he claims were caused by anti-malaria drug
He brought proceedings over what he claimed were the effects of taking Larium while he served with the Defence Forces.
# soldier - Monday 14 May, 2018
Body of British soldier exhumed from bog in Clare
Private George Duff Chalmers, who was 18 when he died, will be reburied in Dublin.
# soldier - Tuesday 24 April, 2018
World's first total penis and scrotum transplant takes place in US
Doctors hope the man will regain near-normal urinary and sexual functions.
# soldier - Tuesday 13 February, 2018
Journalists ordered to leave courtroom in trial of Palestinian teenager accused of hitting two Israeli soldiers
A video showing the incident went viral in December.
# soldier - Thursday 21 December, 2017
North Korean soldier defects to South, triggers gunfire at border
The soldier cross the border in thick fog and made his way to a guard post.
# soldier - Wednesday 22 November, 2017
Dramatic video shows North Korean soldier being shot as he attempts escape across border
The defector was shot at least four times in his desperate escape bid.
# soldier - Monday 23 October, 2017
Pregnant widow of killed US soldier says phone call from Donald Trump made 'me cry even worse'
Myeshia Johnson told ABC’s Good Morning America in an interview that she has nothing to say to the president.
# soldier - Wednesday 18 October, 2017
Mother of US soldier killed in Niger accuses Trump of 'disrespecting' her son
Hours earlier, Trump denied the claims that were made, saying that he had proof.
# soldier - Tuesday 3 October, 2017
Over 1,000 Defence Forces members bought their way out in the last five years
Representatives say the government needs to improve pay and conditions to stop people leaving and encourage new recruits to join.
# soldier - Tuesday 21 February, 2017
Israeli soldier sentenced to 18 months for shooting dead injured Palestinian
A video of the shooting was shared widely online.
# soldier - Wednesday 1 February, 2017
Court allows partial release of video showing British soldier murdering Taliban fighter
Alexander Blackman was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a wounded Taliban soldier.
# soldier - Saturday 17 September, 2016
Transgender soldier becomes first woman to serve on frontlines of British Army
Chloe Allen joined the army in 2012 as a man named Ben.
# soldier - Wednesday 24 August, 2016
Search resumes for man in his 20s who got into difficulty swimming off Donegal coast
The search resumed at first light.
# soldier - Wednesday 27 April, 2016
Police capture soldier suspected of killing 11 on tropical island
Nine guns, along with ammunition, were recovered several hours after the shooting.
# soldier - Tuesday 10 November, 2015
66-year-old former British soldier arrested over Bloody Sunday shootings
Families of victims have welcomed the development.
# soldier - Monday 10 August, 2015
Italian woman who had baby with German soldier reunited with daughter after 71 years
“I never imagined that I would one day be able to hug her”.
# soldier - Saturday 20 June, 2015
Red Devil catches team-mate after parachute fails to open
Neither of the soldiers were injured in the incident.
# soldier - Monday 15 June, 2015
This North Korean soldier found a very simple (but dangerous) way to defect
He walked into South Korea.
# soldier - Thursday 11 June, 2015
This six-year-old girl went to meet the Queen... but was hit in the face
Poor little Maisie.
# soldier - Wednesday 3 September, 2014
'Spinning' Buckingham Palace guardsman facing army investigation
Dance like the Ministry of Defence isn’t watching.
# soldier - Sunday 3 August, 2014
Israel announces death of missing soldier, while 12 die in air strikes on Gaza
Nine of the victims were killed in the southern town of Rafah and three other in central Gaza, the sources said.
# soldier - Sunday 27 July, 2014
Hamas agrees to 24-hour humanitarian truce
This followed a statement by Israel that it would resume its raids on Gaza.
# soldier - Wednesday 9 July, 2014
US to try new experiment to restore soldiers' memories
The US says it is carefully weighing the ethics of the experiments.
# soldier - Saturday 31 May, 2014
Only US soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan freed after five years
Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was freed in exchange for the release of five Afghan prisoners from Guantanamo Bay.
# soldier - Saturday 3 May, 2014
Watch this soldier's emotional reunion with his bomb-sniffing dog
Oh yeah. The feels are coming.
# soldier - Wednesday 2 April, 2014
Dad moves messy daughter's bedroom to the driveway to teach her a lesson
He just wanted to give the bed a good airing.
# soldier - Thursday 20 February, 2014
# soldier - Tuesday 31 December, 2013
Returning soldier dresses up as Santa to give his mother a heartwarming surprise
Please allow us one final Christmas-related cry.
# soldier - Sunday 15 December, 2013
Shatter: No indications Irish troops in Syria are a target
The Minister for Defence said we must accept we are putting troops in harm’s way when we deploy them to these types of operations.
# soldier - Wednesday 31 July, 2013
Julian Assange: Bradley Manning didn't get a fair trial
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said the conviction of Bradley Manning on 20 out of 22 counts set a “dangerous precedent”.
# soldier - Wednesday 5 June, 2013
Woolwich accused disrupts court hearings, shouting: ‘I’m a soldier’
Michael Adebolajo asked to be referred to as Mujaahid Abu Hamza, and accused the trial judge of trying to ‘stifle the truth’.
# soldier - Sunday 2 June, 2013
Second man charged with murder of Lee Rigby
Michael Adebolajo has also been charged with attempted murder of two police officers.
# soldier - Wednesday 29 May, 2013
Man arrested after French soldier stabbed in the neck
Sources close to the investigation said the 22-year-old man arrested was a supporter of radical Islam.
# soldier - Monday 27 May, 2013
The 9 at 9: Monday
Good morning! Here are the nine things to know before you start your day.
# soldier - Sunday 26 May, 2013
Knitting on the Late Late Show and Shatter's apology: The week in quotes
“I was told there would be at least one nun sitting in the Late Late Show audience, knitting. And sure enough, there she was”.
French soldier stabbed in neck outside Paris
Comparisons have been drawn between the attack and the killing of a British soldier earlier this week.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Ready for your Sunday morning breakfast? Here are nine things to know before you get started.
# soldier - Saturday 25 May, 2013
Spy agency MI5 'approached' suspect soldier killer, says childhood friend
A British Minister has claimed that even if Lee Rigby’s killers were known to MI5, it is impossible to keep tabs on everyone at all times.
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