British soldiers beat up some Iraqi civilians. This is a new low. The guy filming it was particularly pleased to see this.

Russia has withdrawn from a key cold war treaty limiting the number of troops and weapons in Europe. The Conventional Forces in Europe treaty was suspended on Tuesday at 2100 GMT.This means Russian troops can now move around the country without notifying NATO. NATO members deeply regret this decision. According to Russia foreign ministry such step was caused by the exceptional circumstances connected to the content of the treaty which concern the security of Russia and demands immediate measures . CFE

The newly elected prime minister of Australia Kevin Rudd is going to pull out 550 troops from Iraq by the middle of next year.Not all Australian troops will be withdrawn , some of the troops will stay behind including those who provide security of the Australian embassy. Kevin Rudd won the elections by a landslide beating John Howard, who was Bush's last major partner in the "coalition of the willing" Al Jazeera

Russian troops have left Georgia only peacekeepers remain. General Alexei Maslov confirmed that Russia was pulling out its troops from Georgia. Maslov's aide, Colonel Igor Konashenkov says that the troops convoy has already crossed i nto Armenia to set up base in the northern town of Gyumri. These news come as Georgia is supposed to lift the emergency rule that Saakashvili has imposed a week ago. The emergency rule will be lifted Friday on all country's territory. Al jazeera

US House approved a war funding bill with a timeline to withdraw the troops from Iraqand less funds for the war. Only $50 billion instead of $200 billion which Bush wanted. The bill states that the primary use of the money is US forces redeployment. The vote was close 218 to 203. 15 democrats voted against it but 4 republicans for it. You might say it's a 50/50 vote and Bush can has the power to veto the bill.Bush vetoed a similar measure in May. But the Democratic leaders of the House and Senate say if the president vetoes this bill, the administration will have to divert money from elsewhere

The US president George Bush has rejected calls to end the Iraq war. He announced a reduction in US troop numbers in Iraq. George Bush said he was accepting the recommendation of General David Petraeus, the US commander in Iraq, to bring home 5,700 soldiers by ChristmasFour brigades – about 21,500 troops - would be withdrawn by July 2008, along with an undetermined number of support forces. About 168,000 US troops are now in Iraq. Bush said US troops must stay in the battle, and more than 130,000 will remain after the withdrawals in July."The principle guiding my decisions on troop levels

U.S. troops are pinned down in a crowded city center. Several are wounded and need immediate evacuation. There are miles of labyrinthine roads and thousands of enemy gunmen between them and the nearest base. This concept, created by Israel-based Urban Aeronautics, could revolutionize military and civilian emergency care. Within minutes of troops radioing in their GPS coordinates, two drones dart in at 100 mph and land neatly on a narrow rooftop. The casualties are loaded into pods on the UAV's sides - each vehicle can carry two patients - and the fore-and-aft lift fans speed up for vertical