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US F-15 crashes in Libya, crew ejected: command

A US F-15 jet crashed in Libya overnight and its crew ejected, with one member safely recovered and the search for the ...

No mission to back Libya ground offensive: US general

A top US commander said Monday US forces were sticking to limited military objectives in Libya and have no mission to ...

Little known about Kadhafi whereabouts: US general

The US military knows little about the whereabouts of Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi after waves of air and missile ...

19 US planes in Libya raid Sunday - US Africa command

Nineteen US planes, including three B2 stealth bombers, took part in early morning raids Sunday on targets in Libya, ...

AU panel opposed to military intervention in Libya

A high-level African Union panel on the Libyan crisis Saturday rejected "any kind of foreign military intervention" in ...

Libya condemns West`s "barbaric aggression"

Libya`s parliament head, Abul Qasim al-Zuai, condemned the West`s air strikes on his country as acts of "barbaric ...

Gaddafi says will arm civilians to defend Libya

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Saturday he will arm civilians to defend Libya from what he called "colonial, ...

RI`s exports to Mideast almost double in 2010

Indonesia`s non-oil/non-gas exports to the Middle East almost doubled to US$6.5 billion in 2010 from US$3.4 billion in ...

Five Somali pirates get life in US prison

A US court Monday sentenced five Somali pirates to life in prison plus 80 years for the attack last year on a US naval ...

RI`s economy to expand 6.5 pct in 2010: BI

Bank Indonesia (the central bank/BI) has predicted the domestic economy may expand by a range of 6-6.5 percent in 2011 ...

Major tsunami hits Japan after massive quake

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook Japan on Friday, unleashing a powerful tsunami that sent ships crashing into ...

Major tsunami hits Japan after massive quake

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook Japan on Friday, unleashing a powerful tsunami that sent ships crashing into ...

Gaddafi defiant as west mulls action

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi stood firm Wednesday, accusing the West of plotting to seize his country`s oil and the ...

Indonesia`s economic growth unaffected by oil price surge

Although the world oil price in Asia hovered near $105 per barrel on Tuesday a banker in Jakarta expressed the belief ...

Britain, France could try no fly zone resolution this week

Britain and France are drafting a UN resolution on a no fly zone over Libya which could be put to the Security ...