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British soldier killed in Afghanistan blast

A British soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Afghanistan, the defence ministry ...

33 killed in fighting between Yemen army, Qaeda

Thirty-three people, including six soldiers, were killed in Saturday clashes between Al-Qaeda and the army in southern ...

Hollande defends French exit in Afghanistan

President Francois Hollande told troops in Afghanistan on Friday that France will coordinate closely with NATO allies ...

First South Korean war dead returned from North

The remains of 12 South Korean soldiers killed in North Korea during the 1950-53 war were brought home Friday -- the ...

E-ID project seems to be running smoothly

In the beginning, the implementation of the electronic identity (e-ID) cards, locally known as e-KTP, got delayed due ...

Lawyers for fugitive Iraq vp withdraw from case

Lawyers for Iraq`s fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, a Sunni who is accused of running a death squad, on ...

Lady Gaga concert in Indonesia remains uncertain

U.S. pop singer Lady Gaga`s plans to hold a concert in Jakarta on June 3, 2012 remain uncertain, as the police have ...

Pakistan set to unblock NATO supply line

Pakistan has, in principle, decided to unblock supply line for foreign forces in neighboring Afghanistan after nearly ...

Indonesia sends 1,966 peacekeeping personnel

Indonesia has sent as many as 1,966 personnel to join the UN peacekeeping forces, according to the chief of the ...

Sri Lanka mulls freeing jailed ex-army chief

Sri Lankan authorities are mulling a pardon for jailed former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath ...

Pakistan poised to reopen NATO supply lines

Pakistan on Tuesday looked poised to end a nearly six-month blockade of NATO ground supply routes into Afghanistan, ...

correction - yudhoyono receives kim yong nam - (d)

President Susilo Yudhoyono received a courtesy visit from Kim Yong Nam, the President of the Presidium of North ...

President hopes RI, Korea contribute to regional peace

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed his hope that Indonesia and North Korea can mutually contribute to ...

Yudhoyono receives North Korean president

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received a courtesy visit from North Korean President Kim Yong Nam at Merdeka ...

Obama aide in Yemen in anti-Al Qaeda drive

A senior aide to Barack Obama flew into Yemen on Sunday to meet the leader of a country battling with al Qaeda ...