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Libya pm says truce agreed after desert clashes

Libya`s transitional government head Abdel Rahim al-Kib on Saturday announced that a ceasefire deal has been struck ...

Three soldiers shot dead in France

Three uniformed French soldiers were shot dead on Thursday as they tried to withdraw money from a cash machine in ...

Sri Lanka denies new video on war crimes

Sri Lanka Thursday rejected as "baseless and unacceptable" a new documentary by Britain`s Channel 4 suggesting the ...

Six British soldiers killed in Afghan blast

Six British soldiers were killed when a massive explosion hit their armoured vehicle in Afghanistan, the military said ...

It's time for Indonesia to modernize armament system

Deputy Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin said it is time for Indonesia to modernize its military armament ...

Indonesian defence minister visiting China

Indonesian Defence Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro is on a three-day visit to China at the invitation of his Chinese ...

Indonesia, China establish missile technology transfer

Indonesia and China have agreed to step up the missile technology transfer process.Defence Ministry spokesman ...

Afghanistan tells troops to move families from Pakistan

Afghanistan`s defence ministry has begun ordering soldiers who have families in Pakistan to move them to Afghanistan ...

RI, China agree to enhance defense cooperation

Indonesia and China have agreed to further strengthen their already good cooperative relations by engaging in joint ...

British airman killed in Afghanistan attack: ministry

A British airman was shot dead on Monday in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan, the 398th serviceperson to die since ...

Yemen tribesmen clash with northern rebels, 10 dead

At least 10 tribesmen were killed in northern Yemen during clashes with Shi`ite rebels, the Defence Ministry said on ...

Kidnapped aid workers released in Yemen, 5 militants dead

Six kidnapped foreign aid workers have been released in Yemen, the defence ministry said on Thursday, and a military ...

British troops in Afghan child abuse investigation

British military police have launched an investigation into claims that two servicemen abused children in Afghanistan, ...

British army Gurkha dies 18 months after Afghan blast

A Nepalese Gurkha soldier serving in the British army has died in hospital a year and a half after being injured in a ...

US military holds ceremony to end Iraq mission

A flag-lowering ceremony marking the end of the US mission in Iraq was held on Thursday afternoon near Baghdad, nearly ...