Archaeologists have uncovered a mortar shell from the bloodiest battle in Scotland's history — a shell that never detonated. The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) announced in mid-April that its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ukraine is recalling a batch of 120mm mortar shells that soldiers said are defective. Ukrainian media reported that around 100,000 ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Three mortar shells were fired into the town of Osmaniye in southern Turkey near the border of Syria on Wednesday, wounding a woman and her child who were hit by shrapnel, the ...

A 280-year-old unexploded mortar shell has been discovered at the site of the Battle of Culloden. Archaeologists from the National Trust for Scotland - ahead of the 280th anniversary of the final ...

SRINAGAR, India, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Two children were killed in Indian Kashmir when a mortar shell they mistook for a toy exploded, police said on Tuesday. The explosion took place late on Monday in ...

Ukraine said it uncovered a conspiracy that ended with 120,000 bad mortar shells sent to its troops. Its security service said a defense plant had tried to cut costs by knowingly using cheap parts.

In wartime, reliable ammunition can mean the difference between success and disaster. Artillery and mortar shells are used heavily in the war in Ukraine. When these weapons fail, the consequences can ...