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101-year-old fights for election in Spainn

At 101 years old, Josefina Villaverde is launching her political career. She is fighting as the Socialist Party ...

Iran won`t use nuclear bomb against Israel: Barak

Even if Iran obtains nuclear weapons it will not use them against Israel or other countries in the Middle East, ...

UN leader waits for details of Palestinian unity deal

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has noted "with interest" a new unity deal between the Palestinian factions Hamas and ...

RI, S`pore still differ about DCA

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

Defense minister launches Indonesian-made warship

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro here Monday launched the "KRI Clurit", a 40-meter-long ship made in Indonesia to ...

Taliban breaches Afghan defence hq, kills two

A gunman in Afghan army uniform opened fire inside Kabul`s defence ministry Monday, killing two soldiers and wounding ...

Cambodia trusts RI as facilitator of talks on border dispute

Cambodia trusts Indonesia as a facilitator of negotiations with Thailand to solve their border dispute, Foreign ...

Israel pounds Gaza, kills 3 after missile hits bus

Gaza militants on Thursday fired an anti-tank missile at an Israeli school bus, critically injuring a teenager, ...

International forces will not arm Libya rebels: Britain

The coalition of international forces taking military action in Libya will not arm rebels fighting Moamer Kadhafi`s ...

Israel strike kills 2 in Gaza after call for calm

An Israeli air strike killed two people in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, medics said, a day after Palestinian militants ...

RI still waiting for Thailand`s signal to meet Cambodia

Indonesia`s Foreign Affairs Ministry said it had yet to receive an official statement from Thailand regarding its ...

Military strikes on Libya within hours: France

Military action to protect civilians from Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi`s forces will come within "hours" and France ...

China`s defence budget to rise 12.7% in 2011

China`s defence budget will rise 12.7 percent in 2011 to 601.1 billion yuan ($91.7 billion), a government spokesman ...

France`s Sarkozy names ex-premier Juppe foreign minister

French President Nicolas Sarkozy named former premier Alain Juppe as his new foreign minister Sunday, after Michele ...

French foreign minister quits over Tunisia gaffes

Michele Alliot-Marie resigned as French foreign minister on Sunday following a series of gaffes over Tunisia which ...