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Italian killed in Lebanon blast against UN: ANSA

An Italian peacekeeper was killed and several people wounded in an explosion targeting a UN peacekeeping patrol in ...

RI, US navies conducting joint exercise in Java sea

The Indonesian and US navies are conducting another joint exercise in the Java Sea aimed at forging military ...

Thai delegation to leave for Hague to elaborate temple issue

Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya will leave for The Hague of the Netherlands Friday evening to elaborate the Preah ...

Ammunition store blast kills 28 in Yemeni capital

An ammunition store belonging to the powerful Al-Ahmar tribe has exploded in the Yemeni capital Sanaa killing 28 ...

China discusses South China Sea issue with Indonesia, Philippines during defence minister

- Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie discussed the South China Sea issue with leaders from Indonesia and the ...

France, Britain to deploy helicopters to Libya: Paris

France and Britain are deploying attack helicopters to strike Moamer Kadhafi`s forces, top French ministers said ...

President to officially open NAM meeting in Bali

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to officially open the upcoming 16th Ministerial Meeting of the ...

Philippines leader to discuss Spratlys with China

President Benigno Aquino said Sunday he would discuss reported incidents between Philippine and Chinese ships and ...

Kyrgyz, Kazakh and Tajik defence ministers meet on military cooperation

The defense ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan met here on Friday to discuss military cooperation, ...

36 dead as Taliban attack Afghan road company

Thirty-six people were killed and 20 wounded Thursday when the Taliban stormed an Afghan road construction company, ...

ASEAN defence ministers agree on five focuses of cooperation

ASEAN defence ministers have agreed to work more closely in five areas of cooperation based on future regional and ...

British operation in Iraq comes to an end

Britain`s military operation in Iraq will finally end this weekend when the Royal Navy completes its mission to train ...

Libya says civilians killed by western airstrikes

Civilians, including women, were among those killed in the latest Western air strikes in the Libyan capital Tripoli, ...

RI still waiting for Thailand`s signal to meet Cambodia

Indonesia`s Foreign Affairs Ministry said it had yet to receive an official statement from Thailand regarding its ...

British missiles target Libyan air defences

A British submarine launched a fresh salvo of Tomahawk missiles at Libyan air defence systems in a coordinated strike ...