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Yemen minister survives car bomb, 10 killed

Yemen`s Defence Minister Mohammed Nasser Ahmed survived a car bomb attack on Tuesday that hit his convoy near the ...

Egypt army says 11 `terrorists` killed in Sinai

The Egyptian military said on Wednesday that 11 "terrorists" have been killed in its campaign against Islamist ...

Indonesia needs 12 submarines to secure territories: minister

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Wednesday that as a country made up of islands, Indonesia needs at least ...

Yudhoyono calls for indiscriminate eradication of corruption

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the law must be enforced against corrupt officials, regardless of ...

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, ...