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Indonesia, South Korea sign $1.3bn KF-X/IF-X fighter jet development deal

Indonesia signed a $1.3 billion deal with South Korea Thursday to jointly develop Seouls next-generation fighter jets, ...

Australian minister resigns over Hong Kong bar incident

An Australian government minister resigned Tuesday after admitting to an "error of professional judgement" while at a ...

Plurality extraordinary strength of Indonesia: VP Kalla

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla has seen plurality existing in Indonesia as an extraordinary strength of the country, ...

Saudi forms 34-nation anti-`terrorist` military coalition

Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday the formation of a military coalition of 34 countries including Gulf states, Egypt and ...

Indonesia-Japanese defense and foreign ministers to hold meeting

Indonesias Defense and Foreign Affairs Ministers will meet their Japanese counterparts in a two-plus-two meeting in ...

In first step to power, Suu Kyi holds talks with Myanmar president

Myanmars democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi held talks with President Thein Sein on Wednesday, the first of two key ...

Russia building new military bases on islands claimed by Japan

Russia has begun building two modern military compounds on the far eastern Kuril islands, defence minister Sergei ...

Singapore Airshow Returns in 2016 with Renewed Focus on Driving Global Aviation Industry Trends and Developments

Singapore Airshow, Asia's largest and one of the most important aerospace and defence exhibitions in the world, will ...

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 ...