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Police break up Maldives anti-govt protest

Maldives police on Sunday used tear gas and batons to break up a protest by opposition activists demanding President ...

Iraqi officer killed as figures show violence down

A senior security officer was shot dead at a construction site in north Iraq on Sunday as new figures showed the ...

"Sinar Kudus" returning home : TNI Chief

"Sinar Kudus" cargo ship which had been hijacked by Somali pirates for more than a month is now sailing back to ...

Syria arrests women, opposition figures-rights groups

Syrian security forces on Saturday arrested two veteran opposition figures and a group of female protesters as part of ...

RI, S`pore still differ about DCA

Discussions on the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Indonesia and Singapore have come to a deadlock because ...

Defense minister launches Indonesian-made warship

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro here Monday launched the "KRI Clurit", a 40-meter-long ship made in Indonesia to ...

Thai, Cambodian troops exchange heavy border fire

Thai and Cambodian troops exchanged heavy weapons fire on their disputed border again early Saturday, a day after a ...

Biden, Putin discuss trade, missile defence

US Vice President Joe Biden and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday discussed Moscow`s goal of joining ...

RI, Turkey parliaments agree to encourage mily cooperation

The Indonesian and Turkish parliaments have agreed to encourage close cooperation between the two countries in the ...

Asean advised to anticipate worsening global stability

National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Admiral Agus Suhartono has asked ASEAN member states to anticipate the worsening ...

Taliban breaches Afghan defence hq, kills two

A gunman in Afghan army uniform opened fire inside Kabul`s defence ministry Monday, killing two soldiers and wounding ...

NATO forces Libya rebel fighter jet to land: Official

NATO warplanes intercepted a MiG-23 fighter jet operated by a Libyan rebel pilot on Saturday and forced him to land ...

Cambodia trusts RI as facilitator of talks on border dispute

Cambodia trusts Indonesia as a facilitator of negotiations with Thailand to solve their border dispute, Foreign ...

Embassy opens nominations for Australian alumni awards

The Australian Embassy is to open nominations for the 2011 Australian Alumni Awards in Indonesia on Saturday (April ...

Israel pounds Gaza, kills 3 after missile hits bus

Gaza militants on Thursday fired an anti-tank missile at an Israeli school bus, critically injuring a teenager, ...