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Hamas says two fighters found dead in bombed Gaza tunnel

Palestinians said Thursday they had recovered the bodies of two militants from a tunnel damaged by an Israeli air ...

Saudi appoints Prince Salman crown prince - state tv

Saudi Arabia`s King Abdullah has appointed Defence Minister Prince Salman as crown prince and heir apparent, ensuring ...

Belarus to open embassy in Jakarta

Belarus will soon open an embassy in Jakarta, according to visiting Belarus Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Martinov. ...

France determined to get troops out of Afghanistan

The French defence minister told the US commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan on Monday that Paris was determined to ...

France to begin Afghan pullout in July and finish end 2012

French President Francois Hollande said Saturday France will begin its pullout from Afghanistan next month and ...

Attacks in Iraq kill four: officials

Shootings and bombings in Iraq on Friday killed four people, including a parliamentary official and a senior emergency ...

Karzai condemns NATO air strike on civilians

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday condemned as unacceptable a NATO air strike that killed 18 civilians and would ...

RI, China ramp up defence cooperation

The defense cooperation between Indonesia and China continues to increase, according to Indonesian Ambassador to China ...

Vietnam opens new areas for US MIA hunt - (d)

Vietnam will open up three new areas to American teams hunting for missing war-time soldiers, its defence chief ...

Vietnam active at Shangri-la dialogue 11

The Vietnamese delegation to the Shangri-La Dialogue 11 has had a number of bilateral meeting to promoting ties with ...

Minister Pangestu receives Distinguished Alumni Award from Australia

Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Dr Mari Elka Pangestu received the Distinguished Alumni Award ...

Three US warships arrive in Banongan

Three American warships have arrived at the coastal region of Banongan, Situbondo, East Java, situated 194 km to the ...

Japan pm to reshuffle cabinet on June 4

Japan`s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Sunday that he will reshuffle his cabinet on Monday in a move to secure ...

US to shift most of naval fleet to Pacific by 2020: Panetta

The United States will shift the majority of its naval fleet to the Pacific by 2020 as part of a new strategic focus ...

President arrives in Singapore

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his entourage arrived in Singapore on Friday at 3.45 pm local time, to attend ...