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Obama eases sanctions against Myanmar

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday eased sanctions on Myanmar, allowing American companies to do business in the ...

Syrian navy undertakes war games

Syria`s navy forces on Saturday carried out war games using live ammunition, as part of military maneuvers that will ...

Pilot bodies from downed Turkish jet retrieved

Turkey`s armed forces command said on Thursday it had retrieved the bodies of two pilots of a jet shot down by ...

Sudan rebels free 63 Sudan troops: Red Cross

Rebels in Sudan`s Darfur region have freed more than 60 Sudanese soldiers who have been handed over to government ...

Iran wraps up missile drill

The Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) concluded the three-day missile drill on Wednesday with Iranian ...

UN supports plan to stop child soldier recruitment in Somalia

Augustine Mahiga, UN Secretary- General`s Special Representative for Somalia has welcomed an agreement that will cease ...

Indonesia, Chinese armed forces stage anti-terror exercise

Indonesian and Chinese armed forces staged the "Knife Sharp 2012" anti-terror joint military exercise in an effort to ...

Philippines, US start joint naval exercise

The Philippines and the US formally opened a nine-day joint naval exercise in the southern Philippine city of General ...

Egypt court says army cannot arrest civilians

An Egyptian court on Tuesday overturned a government decree allowing the army to arrest civilians, a setback ...

US military sacks instrucktor over anti-Islamic class

The US military said Wednesday "poor judgement" allowed an instructor to present inflammatory anti-Islamic material in ...

France urges Egypt`s military to hand power to government

France on Tuesday voiced concern that Egypt`s military appeared to be clinging to power after a pivotal presidential ...

UN Security Council threatens Yemen sanctions

The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution threatening sanctions against groups seen ...

President chairs limited cabinet meeting on Papua

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at his office here on Tuesday chaired a limited cabinet meeting on the latest ...

Russia to develop 5th-generation bomber

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the country will develop a fifth-generation strategic bomber. ...

First TV images of French reporter held in Colombia

The first images of a French journalist held captive for a month by leftist rebels in the Colombian jungle were ...