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UN skeptical about neutral force in DR Congo

The Security Council is skeptical about creating "a neutral force" to drive away armed groups in the eastern ...

Ebola outbreak in Uganda kills 13 - official

An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has killed 13 people in Uganda and efforts are under way to contain the ...

UN soldier dies in clashes between mutineers, DRC troops

A UN soldier from India was killed during clashes between renegade soldiers of the DR Congo and government troops on ...

Indonesia not a failed state: Minister

National Development Planning Minister Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana denied on Monday that Indonesia was a failed state, ...

Iran invites Indonesia to attend Non-Aligned Movement Summit

Iran has invited Indonesia to attend the Non-Aligned Movement Summit it is hosting at the end of August. ...

Rhino international year expected to boost global cooperation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the leader of one of the world`s most diverse countries, is scheduled to attend ...

Indonesia aims to send 4,000 peacekeeping troops

The Indonesian government will deploy 4,000 peacekeeping troops overseas for a period continuing through 2014. ...

KRI Hasanuddin-366 on peace mission to Lebanon

The Indonesian warship KRI Hasanuddin-366 will be on a mission to Lebanon waters for six months as Maritime Task Force ...

Ranger, two soldiers killed in Congo gorilla park

A ranger and two soldiers were killed in Democratic Republic of Congo`s Virunga national park as thousands fled fierce ...

Embargoes fail to stem global weapon sales

Countries under arms embargoes have imported more than $2.2 billion worth of weapons over the past decade, the Oxfam ...

TNI to send another warship to Lebanon

The National Defense Forces (TNI) will soon send another Indonesian warship for the world peacekeeping mission under ...

TNI assigns six officers to join UN monitoring team in Syria

The National Defense Forces (TNI) is to send six of its officers to join the UN team to monitor the implementation of ...

UN secretary general`s visit proof of Indonesia`s increasing role

Vice Chairman of Commission I of the House of Representatives for foreign, defense and intelligence affairs Tubagus ...

UN to add more women to its peacekeeping missions

Visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has committed himself to encouraging the participation of women in UN ...

Ban Ki-moon presents blue helmet to Yudhoyono

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon presented a blue helmet to President Susilo Yudhoyono as a symbol of ...