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Egyptian named new Al-Qaeda leader - report

Al-Qaeda has chosen a former Egyptian Special Forces officer as interim leader of the violent extremist group in the ...

Defence ministry to phase out 30 general-level posts by 2015

South Korea`s defense ministry will gradually eliminate at least 30 posts for general-grade officers by the end of ...

TNI helicopter makes emergency landing in Papua

A Bell-412 helicopter belonging to the Indonesian Armed Forces, reportedly made an emergency landing in Kenyam sub ...

Defense ministry to phase out 30 general-level posts by 2015

South Korea`s defense ministry will gradually eliminate at least 30 posts for general-grade officers by the end of ...

700 dead in Syria crackdown, jurists` group says

Syrian authorities have killed more than 700 people and rounded up thousands while shelling cities indiscriminately in ...

Kadhafi a `legitimate target` for NATO: Libyan rebels

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi is a "legitimate target" for NATO forces, the head of the rebel National Transitional ...

World Bank, ASEAN launch world development report on conflict, security

A new World Bank report prepared in consultation with the ASEAN Secretariat shows that conflict and insecurity affect ...

China, Arab countries seek deeper cooperation: Chinese FM

China and Arab countries face new opportunities and good prospects in mutual friendly cooperation, visiting Chinese ...

6 children, two wives of Bin Laden arrested in Pakistan

Local Urdu TV channel Duniya quoted sources as saying that six children, two wives of Osama Bin Laden were arrested ...

Dollar rises on reports Osama Bin Laden is dead

The US dollar rose against the euro and the yen after reports on Monday that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been ...

MILF Peace talks to resume Wednesday

The Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will resume formal exploratory talks on April ...

RI, S`pore still differ about DCA

Discussions on the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Indonesia and Singapore have come to a deadlock because ...

Air force upgrade a priority for Russian army

- The upgrade of Russia`s Air Force and air defense system would be a priority of Russian armed forces in the coming ...

TV actor Hyun Bin assigned to frontline marine unit

A popular TV actor who enlisted in the Marine Corps last month for his mandatory military service has been assigned to ...

Gulf intellectuals say UAE activist arrested

Another Emirati rights activist has been arrested, bringing to four the number jailed in the oil-rich Gulf state in ...