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Romania sends troops to NATO effort on Libya embargo

Romania will contribute 207 troops to NATO efforts to enforce an arms embargo on Libya, as requested by the alliance, ...

13 Qaeda militants killed : South Yemen official

Thirteen Al-Qaeda militants were killed in clashes on Tuesday with Yemeni soldiers in the southern province of Abyan, ...

Indonesia, China to strengthen defense Cooperation

Indonesia and China have agreed to strengthen their defense cooperation, including in the joint-production of ...

19 US planes in Libya raid Sunday - US Africa command

Nineteen US planes, including three B2 stealth bombers, took part in early morning raids Sunday on targets in Libya, ...

AU panel opposed to military intervention in Libya

A high-level African Union panel on the Libyan crisis Saturday rejected "any kind of foreign military intervention" in ...

First shot fired in Libya destroyed vehicle - France

The first shot in a U.N.-mandated intervention in Libya was fired by a French aircraft and destroyed a military ...

Coalition Launches Military Action In Libya

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday announced the launch of military action in Libya, backed by Western ...

Japan resumes dousing overheating atomic plant

Japan resumed throwing water at a quake-hit nuclear plant early Saturday to avert a catastrophe in what the head of ...

Military strikes on Libya within hours: France

Military action to protect civilians from Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi`s forces will come within "hours" and France ...

Yemen clashes kill `Qaeda militants, police`

Al-Qaeda members launched an attack on a security post in Yemen`s eastern province of Marib on Thursday, leading to ...

Radiation "not threat outside nuclear plant zone"

Radiation from a quake-hit Japanese nuclear power plant poses no immediate health threat outside a zone which has ...

Rescue team searching for missing flash flood victims in Aceh

A joint rescue team of the National Defence Forces (TNI) and Police and some volunteers are still searching for ...

Quake survivor saved from 15km out to sea

A Japanese man who was swept 15km out to sea by Japan`s deadly tsunami was plucked to safety on Sunday after being ...

Japan disaster death toll likely to pass 1,000: Kyodo

More than 1,000 people probably died in the massive quake and tsunami disaster that devastated large parts of northern ...

Dutch marines to leave Libya on Greek plane - ministry

Three Dutch marines to be released from captivity by Libyan government forces will be evacuated aboard a Greek ...