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Australian FM off to Indonesia, China after spy row

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will hold talks with Indonesia on Thursday to help repair ties strained by a ...

Minister told of love for Thatcher in newly released letter

One of Margaret Thatcher`s ministers gushed over her "good looks, charm and bearing" in a resignation note released on ...

Airbus delivers first A400m military transport plane - (d)

After years of delays and huge cost over-runs, Airbus on Monday delivers its first A400M military transport plane, ...

TNI to form special operation unit to combat terrorism

The Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI) will be setting up a special operation unit consisting of elite troops ...

Defence Minister inaugurates two combat vessels

Indonesian Defence Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro inaugurated two fast combat ships - KRI Pari-849 and KRI Sembilang-850 ...

President installs new military and army chiefs

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has installed General Moeldoko as the commander of the Indonesian Defence Forces ...

Indonesia ready to receive Leopard tanks

The 8th Cavalry Battalion (Yonkav) of the Indonesian Army Strategic Command (Kostrad) in Pasuruan of E Java is ready ...

Indonesia concerned about political situation in Egypt

The Indonesian government is concerned about political turmoil in Egypt that finally ousted President Mohammad Morsi ...

Missile kills 26 as key Syria battle enters third week

A missile strike near Syria`s biggest city Aleppo killed 26 people and government warplanes pounded Qusayr, a watchdog ...

N. Korea dominates Park`s 100 days

As presidential baptisms go, being threatened with a pre-emptive nuclear strike within 10 days of taking office is ...

RI, Vietnam share views on geopolitical challenges

Indonesian Defence Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung delivered speeches at a ...

Japan orders shooting down of N Korea Missile

Japan has ordered its armed forces to shoot down any North Korean missile headed towards its territory, a defence ...

Putin arrives at mil exercise site

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the Krasnodar Territory to watch the large-scale military exercises ...

Australia to withdraw most troops from Afghanistan in 2013

Most of Australian troops in Afghanistan will return home and their main military base at Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan ...

China to buy Russian fighters, subs

China has agreed to buy two dozen fighter jets and four submarines from Russia, state media reported Monday, the ...