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Indonesian president opens Jakarta international defense dialogue

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened the Jakarta International Defense Dialogue (JIDD) at the Jakarta ...

Ban Ki-moon to discuss RI`s peacekeeping troops with Yudhoyono

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will hold talks with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on UN ties with Indonesia, ...

Three soldiers shot dead in France

Three uniformed French soldiers were shot dead on Thursday as they tried to withdraw money from a cash machine in ...

Envoy: China backs RI`s military modernization

China supports Indonesia`s military modernization by among others establishing cooperation in defence industry, ...

Israel, Palestinians trade fire but truce largely holding

The Israeli air force and Gaza militants traded sporadic fire overnight but a fragile truce between the sides that ...

Sri Lanka denies new video on war crimes

Sri Lanka Thursday rejected as "baseless and unacceptable" a new documentary by Britain`s Channel 4 suggesting the ...

Panetta acknowledges troubling events in afghanistan

The US defense chief held talks in Afghanistan on Wednesday, acknowledging that a series of "deeply troubling" ...

Australian ministers to meet indonesian counterparts

The Australian Foreign Minister Senator Bob Carr and Defense Minister Stephen Smith will welcome their Indonesian ...

President Yudhoyono holds talks Singaporean prime minister

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held bilateral talks with visiting Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on ...

No third party in the purchasing of Russia`s Sukhoi by Indonesia, says Russian embassy

Russia`s Embassy in Jakarta denied a report on Monday that there was a third party involved in the purchase of its ...

Libya brigades promise to turn over strategic sites

Libyan militias who helped oust Moamer Kadhafi have promised to turn over to the interim government strategic ...

Six British soldiers killed in Afghan blast

Six British soldiers were killed when a massive explosion hit their armoured vehicle in Afghanistan, the military said ...

Poland pledges post-2014 support for Afghanistan

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski met his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai Tuesday during a visit to Afghanistan, ...

NATO hopes Putin election leads to stronger cooperation

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen expressed hopes Monday that Vladimir Putin`s election will lead to enhanced ...

It's time for Indonesia to modernize armament system

Deputy Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin said it is time for Indonesia to modernize its military armament ...