VIDEO: Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan via heraldsun.com.au THE family of slain South Australian sapper Jamie Ronald Larcombe say he was loved by all who knew him.

via Al Jazeera About 500 Chinese people are said to live in Sulaimaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan’s second city. Many work in the new Kawa Mall where Chinese flags, lucky cats and paper lanterns present an incongruous scene on the Kurdish landscape. Such immigration and foreign investment is becomming more prominent in…

NATOCOMMUNITY Afghan and US troops are involved in a major operation to drive the Taliban out of districts surrounding Kandahar. Some of the fighting has been taking place in Zahri, an area north of the city. This video shows Afghan and US troops on patrol in Operation Dragon Strike and…

via Euronews At least three people are reported to have been killed and dozens wounded in clashes between police and demonstrators in southern Iraq. The violence in the city of Kut comes after protesters took to the streets demanding better public services and living conditions. Echoing the unrest in other…

Via Al Jazeera The Afghan government has announced it is to take over the running of women’s shelters despite concerns from human-rights groups that such a move could put lives at risk.

AssociatedPress More than a dozen veterans are suing the Pentagon in a bid to change the way the military handles rape and sexual assault allegations.