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KRI Frans Kaisiepo Ends Mission In Lebanon

Indonesian warship KRI Frans Kaisiepo-368 left a Beirut port for home on Friday, ending its eight-month mission under ...

Iran Defence Minister to visit Afghanistan

Minister of Defense and Logistics of Armed Forces will pay a visit to Afghanistan upon an invitation of his Afghan ...

Report: S.Korea deploys missiles near border

South Korea has deployed missiles capable of hitting the North Korean capital Pyongyang near the tense border on the ...

Israel to stop Gaza flotilla regardless of cargo

Israel will do everything necessary to prevent a planned international flotilla from reaching Gaza, despite the fact ...

Indonesia Commemorates "World Ocean Day"

In commemorating the "World Ocean Day" (WOD) or World Marine Day, today (15/6) Indonesia commemorates for the first ...

Govt checking reports on Indonesian boys in Australian adult jail

The government through its Embassy in Canberra, Australia, is checking the validity of Australian newspaper reports ...

Lebanon announces new government after delay

Lebanon`s Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Monday a long-delayed new government dominated by allies of ...

Kadhafi plays chess as fighting reges across Libya

State television showed footage of Moamer Kadhafi playing chess with the head of the World Chess Federation, as ...

Vietnam to hold live-fire drill amid China dispute

Vietnam is set to hold live-fire naval drills on Monday in the South China Sea, as tensions with Beijing reach their ...

Kadhafi offered way out, heritage site `shelled`

Turkey said it has offered Moamer Kadhafi guarantees to leave Libya but has yet to receive a reply, as rebels on ...

Armament system procurement follows priority scale

National Development Planning Minister Armida S Alisjahbana said the procurement of the Indonesian military`s main ...

NATO jets batter Tripoli, Kadhafi defiant

A wave of NATO air strikes battered Tripoli early Wednesday, piling pressure on embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi ...

Azerbaijani civilian killed near Karabakh: ministry

Armenian forces have killed an Azerbaijani civilian close to the front line near the disputed region of Nagorny ...

South Korea warns North against new provocations

South Korea warned on Saturday that it would respond "very strongly" to any further provocations by North Korea. ...

First NATO strikes in Libya with attack copters: official

NATO announced Saturday it had for the first time used attack helicopters in Libya, striking military vehicles, ...