Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carsten Breuer, the Bundeswehr chief of defence, said that national service for both sexes should be compulsory - Florian Gaertner ...

The apparent suicides of a pair of South Korean army conscripts have raised further concerns of abuse in the country's military, just one month after police announced bullying as a major factor in a ...

VIENNA (AP) — Austrians voted overwhelmingly Sunday to retain their conscript army, with preliminary results showing around 60 percent rejecting the proposed shift to a professional force. The wide ...

An Iranian army conscript on Sunday opened fire inside a military base in the country's south, killing at least five other soldiers before fleeing, state media said.