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Arab nations urge Assad to give up power

Arab nations have called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to swiftly give up power in order to end his country`s ...

Sudan rebels free 63 Sudan troops: Red Cross

Rebels in Sudan`s Darfur region have freed more than 60 Sudanese soldiers who have been handed over to government ...

Prison raid frees 40 inmates in restive Nigerian city

Attackers with guns and explosives raided a jail in a restive Nigerian city on Sunday, leaving four prison guards dead ...

Saudi appoints Prince Salman crown prince - state tv

Saudi Arabia`s King Abdullah has appointed Defence Minister Prince Salman as crown prince and heir apparent, ensuring ...

France determined to get troops out of Afghanistan

The French defence minister told the US commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan on Monday that Paris was determined to ...

Vietnam active at Shangri-la dialogue 11

The Vietnamese delegation to the Shangri-La Dialogue 11 has had a number of bilateral meeting to promoting ties with ...

Japan pm to reshuffle cabinet on June 4

Japan`s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Sunday that he will reshuffle his cabinet on Monday in a move to secure ...

First South Korean war dead returned from North

The remains of 12 South Korean soldiers killed in North Korea during the 1950-53 war were brought home Friday -- the ...

Singapore confers highest award to RI`s military commander

The government of Singapore has conferred the highest award to the Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Admiral Agus ...

Putin takes back Russia`s nuclear button

Russia`s newly sworn-in President Vladimir Putin Monday was handed the black suitcase that controls the country`s vast ...

Iraq Kurd leader accuses PM Maliki of `dictatorship`

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is monopolising power and preparing the ground for a return to dictatorship, ...

Hungarian President resigns over plagiarism scandal

Hungary`s President Pal Schmitt resigned Monday, after he was stripped last week of his 1992 doctorate title following ...

US might fly drones from Australian territory

Australia said Wednesday it may allow the United States to use its territory to operate long-range spy drones, as part ...

China urges restraint ahead of N Korea rocket launch

China on Friday urged restraint ahead of the launch of a North Korean rocket, after Tokyo said it was readying its ...

President Yudhoyono: SE Asia stable and secure region

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Southeast Asia is a stable and secure region thanks to the ever increasing ...