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World Youth Forum opens in Ambon amid conducive security conditions

Security conditions in Maluku`s provincial capital of Ambon are proving to be quite conducive as a two-day "World ...

President leads Pancasila sanctity day observance

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Saturday morning presided over a ceremony to mark Pancasila Sanctity Day at the ...

India test fires Agni-II missile

India`s nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-II ballistic missile, with a strike range of 2000 kms, was on Friday ...

Clinton says hopes Egypt emergency law lifted before June

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that she hoped that Egypt would lift its emergency law before ...

Egypt amends election laws

Egypt approved amendments to its parliamentary election laws Sunday in response to criticism from activists and ...

India successfully test-fire "prithvi-ii" ballistic missile

India has successfully test-fired its nuclear capable `Prithvi-II` ballistic missile, with a range of 350 kms, Monday ...

komandan indobatt hadiri peringatan hari perdamaian internasional - (d)

Komandan Satuan Tugas Balalyon Mekanik (Satgas Yonmek) Kontingen Garuda XXIII-E/UNIFIL atau Indonesian Battalion ...

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 ...

Coalition strikes killed 114 in four days

At least 114 people have been killed and 445 wounded in four days of coalition strikes on Libya, a health ministry ...

French missile destroys Libyan army plane on ground

A French warplane destroyed a Libyan military aircraft with an air-to-ground missile as it was landing at Misrata air ...