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Gantz appointed new Israel military chief

Israel`s cabinet on Sunday approved the appointment of Major General Benny Gantz as the next chief of staff of the ...

Russia and Japan to hold islands crisis talks

The top diplomats of Russia and Japan will hold tense talks Friday amid a bitter war of words over a chain of disputed ...

Japan PM remarks on islands `undiplomatic`: Russia

The war of words between Russia and Japan escalated on Monday when Moscow called Tokyo`s latest comments on a disputed ...

Karzai to announce security transition March 21

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday he would announce the start of the transition of security responsibility ...

Egypt Overshadows Mideast Quartet Talks

Egypt loomed large over talks of the Middle East Quartet in Germany on Saturday, with fears that a change of regime in ...

Russia loses military satellite: reports

Russia`s top military and space official launched a search Tuesday for a missing military satellite that apparently ...

Embassy playing crucial role in protecting Indonesian in Egypt

The Indonesian embassy in Cairo is expected to play a pivotal role in the process to evacuate Indonesian citizens ...

New Zealand ready to send military planes to Egypt

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said on Monday that the government may consider using Defence Force planes to get ...

Egypt fighter planes buzz Cairo protesters

Egyptian air force fighter planes buzzed low over Cairo on Sunday, helicopters hovered above and extra troop trucks ...

RI trying to forge defence cooperation with other Asean members

Indonesia is trying to forge its defence cooperation with other ASEAN member states by holding an ASEAN Defence ...

Govt must facilitate funding of defense industry

A legislator has called on the government to provide funding facilities for strategic defense industry, and where ...

50 dead in Iraq as suicide blasts rock holy city

A spate of explosions across Iraq on Thursday killed at least 50 people, most of them in twin suicide car bombings in ...

All involved in Tunisia repression will face justice - pm

Officials who cracked down violently on protests that helped oust Tunisia`s president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali will ...

Israel`s Barak to quit Labour and form new party: media

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak was on Monday to quit his Labour party, a key member of the ruling coalition, and ...

Japan pm enjoys poll boost after reshuffle

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan enjoyed a boost in opinion polls published Sunday after reshuffling his cabinet, but ...