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Iraq marks first army day since US pullout

Iraq's armed forces were to mark their 91st anniversary with a huge parade on Friday, weeks after US troops completed ...

Iran warns US aircraft carrier away from Gulf

A US aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East should "not return" to its base in the Gulf, the head of Iran`s ...

Israel to construct barrier on Lebanese border

Israel plans to build a wall that would separate its northernmost town from a Lebanese village in a bid to quell ...

Egypt upper house elections to be speeded up

Egypt`s military ruler decreed on Sunday that multi-phase elections for parliament`s consultative upper house, the ...

Panetta calls Egypt strongman over NGO raids

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta conveyed his "deep concern" to Egypt`s military ruler over police raids on ...

Sudan military chopper crashes

A Sudanese helicopter gunship crashed at an air base in North Kordofan state on Friday, official media said, but there ...

Six dead in Sudan chopper crash

All six crewmen aboard a Sudanese military helicopter were killed when it crash-landed and burned in North Kordofan ...

China police kill seven hostage-takers in Xinjiang

China said Thursday police killed seven "terrorists" who took hostages in the nation`s restive Xinjiang region during ...

Kim Jong-un hailed as great leader as his father

Official media of the Democratic People`s Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Sunday that Kim Jong Un is the Korean people`s ...

Iran says ready to expand military links with Iraq

Iran stands ready to expand its military and security ties with Iraq, its armed forces chief of staff said Sunday, a ...

Wiranto ready to be re-nominated for presidency

The General Chairman of the People`s Conscience Party (Hanura), Wiranto, expressed his readiness to be re-nominated as ...

Italian hostage freed in Sudan`s Darfur: report

An unidentified Italian hostage has been released in Sudan`s Darfur region, the Sudan Media Centre, close to the ...

Philippines to seek military assistance from U.S.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said on Saturday that he will visit the United States early next year and will ...

Egypt military apologises for protest deaths

Egypt`s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces apologised on Thursday for the deaths of demonstrators during six ...

TNI in Papua for peaceful purposes : mily command official

Chief of Staff of the Cendrawasih Military Command Brigadier General Indra Hidayat said National Defense Forces ...