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Joplin tornado death toll hits 89-officials

At least 89 people have died in Joplin, Missouri and the toll is expected to climb, after a monster tornado roared ...

Obama lands in Ireland to kick off European tour

US President Barack Obama landed in Ireland on Monday for a visit celebrating his ancestral roots, kicking off a ...

Philippines leader to discuss Spratlys with China

President Benigno Aquino said Sunday he would discuss reported incidents between Philippine and Chinese ships and ...

South Korea is biggest buyer of CN-235 Aircraft

South Korea which has become the biggest buyer of Indonesian-made CN-235 airplanes is a potential market for aircraft ...

N Maluku hopes Japan to participate in Sail Morotai

North Maluku hopes Japan could participate in Sail Morotai which will be held in Morotai Island in 2012, despite the ...

British missiles target Libyan air defences

A British submarine launched a fresh salvo of Tomahawk missiles at Libyan air defence systems in a coordinated strike ...

Coalition air strikes on Libya draw condemnation in Indonesia

The western coalition`s air strikes on Libya have been denounced as unacceptable by various parties in Indonesia ...

US defense chief rejects targeting Kadhafi

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday it would be "unwise" to have coalition forces try to kill Moamer ...

French planes stopping air strikes on Benghazi: Sarkozy

French war planes are overflying Benghazi, preventing Moamer Kadhafi`s air strikes on the Libyan rebel bastion, and ...

Coalition Launches Military Action In Libya

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday announced the launch of military action in Libya, backed by Western ...

France denies reports of losing its warplane over Libya

The French General Staff denied on Sunday media reports that one of its Air Force planes was shot down, saying that ...

Indonesian Air Force to reposition some of its old radars

Air Force Chief of Staff Air Marshal Imam Sufaat said he planned to reposition or replace a number of old radars with ...

Thai govt regrets not to return orangutans to RI

The government of Thailand, the biggest recipient of smuggled orangutans, regretted for not returning the protected ...

NATO starts 24-hour air surveillance of Libya: official

NATO aircraft on Thursday launched round-the-clock surveillance patrols of Libya`s air space to track Moamer Kadhafi`s ...

Air force wants to buy C-27j Spartan transport plane

Air Force Chief Marshal Imam Sufaat said his side was considering buying Italian C-27j transport planes to replace the ...