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RI, Philippines to step up border security efforts

Indonesia and the Philippines have agreed to increase their joint border security efforts, especially along their ...

US foresees $46 billion in 2011 military sales

The United States plans to export $46.1 billion in weapons this year, nearly doubling its 2010 figures, officials said ...

Indonesia`s military prefer peacekeeping than peacemaking

In its active role in the UN Peace and Security Department, the Indonesian Military (TNI) prefers to play a role as ...

Lawmaker wants more Indonesian women in UN peacekeeping missions

A member of the House of Representatives` Commission I covering defense and foreign affairs, Nurhayati Ali Assegaf ...

Six UNIFIL peacekeepers wounded in roadside bombing in south Lebanon

Six Italian peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were wounded Friday when a bomb ...

Sudanese President says North Sudan not to allow double nationality

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said Tuesday that north Sudan would not allow double nationality, and southerners ...

France demands Sudan withdraw from seized town

France sharply condemned Sunday the Sudanese government`s seizure of Abyei and demanded it withdraw its forces from ...

Egypt military says no pardon for Mubarak

Egypt`s ruling military council dismissed on Wednesday a report that it might pardon ousted leader Hosni Mubarak or ...

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 ...