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Kopassus, Japan's defense forces strengthen partnership

Indonesia's army special forces (Kopassus) and Japan's self-defense forces army will continue to develop their ...

As floods cripple Jakarta, President calls for public safety first

Jakarta (ANTARA News) Most parts of Jakarta were covered with flood water on Thursday crippling transports to the ...

Army special force command personnel help evacuate Jakarta flood victims

Personnel of the Indonesian Army`s Special Force Command (Kopassus) have been deployed to help evacuate flood victims ...

President urges govt officials to assist people

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged government officials to look into the public`s safety in light of the ...

UK Secretary of State for Defence to visit Indonesia

United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond MP is scheduled to arrive in Indonesia on Tuesday for a ...

Myanmar denies using chemical weapons on rebels

Myanmar on Thursday denied accusations it had used chemical weapons against ethnic minority rebels in the northern ...

Japan to boost military budget amid China row

Japan will increase military spending in 2013 for the first time in more than a decade, the ruling party said Tuesday, ...

16 Qaeda suspects killed in Yemen: ministry

At least sixteen suspected Al-Qaeda operatives have been killed in Yemen in ongoing battles between the army and ...

17 Qaeda militants killed in Yemen air raid: ministry

Seventeen suspected Al-Qaeda militants were killed in an air raid that struck one of their hideouts in the southern ...

Police to interrogate four military members over violence

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police plans to question four military (TNI) members suspected of involvement in a bikers` ...

Yemeni troops kill seven Qaeda suspects in south

Seven Al-Qaeda suspects, including four Somali nationals, have been killed in battles with Yemeni troops near the ...

Govt discusses implementation of revised 2012 budget

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a limited cabinet meeting here on Thursday to discuss the implementation of the ...

Yemen air strikes kill 6 Qaeda militants: ministry

An air strike on an Al-Qaeda position near the southern Yemeni town of Loder killed six militants on Wednesday, the ...

Karzai says NATO failed as 18-hr Kabul attack ends

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that a coordinated Taliban attack showed a "failure" by Afghan ...

Children killed in restive Yemen south

Three children were among four people killed on Sunday in Yemen`s restive east and south by suspected Al-Qaeda ...