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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, ...

Cadet sex scandal woman told to apologise

The women at the centre of a sex scandal inside the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) reportedly was told she ...

British jets destroy tanks, missile site in Libya: Mod

British warplanes have bombed Libyan tanks, armoured vehicles and a surface-to-air missile site around Misrata, where ...

At least 75 dead in blast at Qaeda-looted Yemen ammo plant

A massive blast killed at least 75 people on Monday at an ammunition plant in southern Yemen looted by Al-Qaeda, as ...

International forces will not arm Libya rebels: Britain

The coalition of international forces taking military action in Libya will not arm rebels fighting Moamer Kadhafi`s ...

Israel strike kills 2 in Gaza after call for calm

An Israeli air strike killed two people in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, medics said, a day after Palestinian militants ...