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Turkey shoots down Russian war plane on Syria border

NATO member Turkey on Tuesday shot down a Russian fighter jet on the Syrian border, threatening a major spike in ...

Japan backs US South China Sea operations

Japan on Sunday backed the United States sailing warships close to disputed land in the South China Sea but said it ...

Obama demands halt to South China Sea island building

US President Barack Obama called for an end to construction on disputed islands in the South China Sea Wednesday, ...

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 ...

Paris attacks are not a fight between West and Islam: NATO chief

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Saturday the deadly attacks in Paris highlight a fight between extremists and  ...

Islamic State claims Paris attacks that killed 127

Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for a coordinated assault by gunmen and bombers that killed 127 ...

APAC Navy Chiefs and Flag Officers to Gather at the 12th Maritime Security and Coastal Surveillance Summit in Malaysia

- With three weeks to go, senior Naval and government officers from Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, New ...

APEC no plan to discuss South China Sea: Beijing

An Asia-Pacific summit next week should not discuss rising tensions in the South China Sea, Beijing said Tuesday, ...

President Jokowi makes transit stop in Amsterdam

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his entourage landed at the Schiphol Airport Amsterdam, the Netherlands, ...

NATO warns Russian action in Syria risks

NATO voiced concern Tuesday that Russias air attacks in Syria creates the risk of "an incident getting out of ...

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 ...

Indonesian defense minister visits Chinese defense industries

Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu visited several Chinese defense industries on Wednesday morning as part ...

Indonesian pilgrims` death toll in Mina stampede rises to 103

Three more bodies of Indonesian Hajj pilgrims killed in the Mina stampede were identified, thereby bringing the death ...

Deputy Chief of Navy from Royal Malaysian Navy to Open 12th Annual Maritime Security and Coastal Surveillance Conference in Kuala Lumpur in December

- Defence IQ, a Division of IQPC Asia, is pleased to announce the official endorsement and support of the Royal ...