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Female car bomber kills 12 in Kabul

A female suicide car bomber attacked a van in Kabul on Tuesday, killing 12 people, including eight South Africans, in ...

Prince Harry moved to safety in Afghan attack

Prince Harry was moved under guard to a secure location during a Taliban attack on Camp Bastion, the base where he is ...

US to station second X-band missile radar in Japan

US and Japanese defence ministers have agreed to deploy another X-band missile defence radar in Japan, officials said ...

Indonesian air force acquires EMB 314 Super Tucano aircraft

The Indonesian Air Force has acquired four Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano turboprop aircraft from Brazil as part of a ...

Govt preparing blueprint for improved de-radicalisation programmes

On Tuesday, thousands of US citizens commemorated the 11th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks that killed ...

Yemen minister survives car bomb, 10 killed

Yemen`s Defence Minister Mohammed Nasser Ahmed survived a car bomb attack on Tuesday that hit his convoy near the ...

Japanese PM orders Self Defense Forces fully prepared for emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda ordered Japan`s Self Defense Forces (JSDF) to be fully prepared for any ...

Taliban threaten to kill Prince Harry

The Taliban said Monday it was determined to kill Britain's Prince Harry, serving in Afghanistan four years after his ...

Egypt army says 11 `terrorists` killed in Sinai

The Egyptian military said on Wednesday that 11 "terrorists" have been killed in its campaign against Islamist ...

Indonesia needs 12 submarines to secure territories: minister

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Wednesday that as a country made up of islands, Indonesia needs at least ...

Police arrest seven over Sampang violence

Police have arrested seven people allegedly involved in the attack against Shiite Muslims in Sampang district, Madura ...

Iraq to get first US F-16s in Sept 2014: officials

The first batch of F-16 fighter jets bought by Iraq are due to be delivered in two years, US officials said on Tuesday ...

Russia warns against hysterics over pussy riot sentencing

Russia warned the West against "hysterics" over the Pussy Riot sentencing Monday as police said they were hunting ...

South Korea, US start major annual military drill

The South Korean and US military on Monday began an annual joint exercise to test defences against North Korea, a ...

South Korea leader arrives at disputed islands

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak landed Friday on remote islands disputed with Japan, according to Japanese news ...