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France hits back, striking is in Syria after Paris carnage

French warplanes pounded Islamic States Syrian stronghold Sunday in retaliation for a wave of coordinated attacks ...

UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon to visit North Korea: Yonhap

UN chief Ban Ki-moon is to visit North Korea, the first head of the world body to set foot in the isolated state for ...

S Korea and Japan show signs of diplomatic thaw

After an extended period of glacial diplomatic mistrust, there are signs that South Korea and Japan, with prodding ...

Taiwan wargames against China attack

Taiwan on Thursday staged a live-fire anti-landing drill simulating an invasion by China as President Ma Ying-jeou ...

China denies rushing forces to border during Korean tensions

China did not rush reinforcements to its border with North Korea following a rise in tensions between the two Koreas ...

China, Southeast Asia to set up hotline for South China Sea issues

China and Southeast Asiannations have agreed to set up a foreign ministers hotline to tackle emergencies in the ...

Pentagon again asks china to end island building, seeks more military contact

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met a top Chinese general on Thursday and repeated a US call for a halt to land ...

Russia and Egypt hold joint naval exercise

Russia and Egypt are holding their first ever joint naval exercise, Russias defence ministry said on ...

Minister Chan of Singapore join at Aceh Tsunami Commemoration

Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing represented the Government ...

China calls on Japan to end jet scrambles

China called on Japan on Thursday to stop scrambling its jets against Chinese aircraft following a rise in the number ...

Australia conducts first air strikes in Iraq

A Super Hornet fighter jet has carried out Australias first bombing raid in the fight against the Islamist State group ...

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 ...

Germany sending 40 soldiers to iraqi Kurdistan

Berlin is preparing to send around 40 soldiers to northern Iraq to train Kurdish fighters battling against militants ...

Defense minister unveils Indonesian tombak-629 craft

The minister of Defense, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, unveiled the 60 meter long Kapal Cepat Rudal (KCR), a fast attack ...

Militants seize more Iraq towns as U.S. presses unity

Sunni militants advanced in western Iraq and killed 21 people after security forces left several towns, while Americas ...