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Kerry in Riyadh as Saudi-Iran tensions simmer

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday hoping for an easing of tensions between the ...

UN sanctions threat over N. Korea nuclear test

The UN Security Council agreed to roll out new measures to punish North Korea after its shock announcement of a ...

Saudi forms 34-nation anti-`terrorist` military coalition

Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday the formation of a military coalition of 34 countries including Gulf states, Egypt and ...

Indonesia-Japanese defense and foreign ministers to hold meeting

Indonesias Defense and Foreign Affairs Ministers will meet their Japanese counterparts in a two-plus-two meeting in ...

Russia building new military bases on islands claimed by Japan

Russia has begun building two modern military compounds on the far eastern Kuril islands, defence minister Sergei ...

Japan backs US South China Sea operations

Japan on Sunday backed the United States sailing warships close to disputed land in the South China Sea but said it ...

Indonesian forest fires cause regional concern

Millions of people in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore have been affected by the haze mainly arising from forest, ...

Australia alarmed by strategic rivalry in South China Sea

Australia expressed alarm on Wednesday at escalating strategic rivalry in the South China Sea, saying it puts Asia at ...

Putin says Russia to boost nuclear arsenal

President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would boost its nuclear arsenal by more than 40 intercontinental missiles ...

Australian PM denies government in crisis

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday denied a cabinet reshuffle was a sign his government was in crisis as ...

Russia to deploy reinforcements to Crimea area: Minister

Russias defence minister called on Tuesday for the deployment of reinforcements to Crimea and southern Russia, citing ...

MH17 crash site still unsafe for investigators: Dutch

The site in eastern Ukraine where flight MH17 crashed two months ago is still too unsafe for investigators to resume ...

Defense minister pledges to form infantry brigade in N Kalimantan

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has pledged to station more Indonesian military (TNI) personnel in Nunukan ...

Gaza situation `intolerable`: British FM

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Sunday demanded an unconditional ceasefire to resolve the "intolerable" ...

Israel resumes air strikes on Gaza: AFP

Israel carried out at least four air strikes against Gaza on Tuesday afternoon, resuming raids after a truce that ...