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Man falls in canyon, survives desert crawl

A man crawled four days across the Utah desert after breaking his leg on a solo hike, inspired by a Hollywood movie ...

VP visits Lapindo mudflow site

Vice President Boediono made a 30-minute stop at the Lapindo mud disaster site in Porong during his working visit to ...

British soldier shot dead in Afghanistan: ministry

A British Royal Marine was killed after coming under small arms fire while on foot patrol in Helmand Province, ...

Army chopper lands at Ombin mountain range

An Indonesian Army helicopter which had earlier lost contact with the air traffic control tower in Timika, Mimika ...

Army chopper loses contact in Papua hinterland

An Indonesian Army helicopter reportedly lost contact with the Wamena airport`s control tower in Indonesia`s ...

Pakistani panel to visit Osama compound

A commission investigating the US military raid to kill Osama bin Laden in the Pakistani city of Abbotabad on May 2 ...

Seven pirates held in rescue of French hostage: Spain

Troops from a Spanish warship Saturday detained seven pirates when they rescued a French hostage taken from her yacht ...

TNI chief sends off KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda to Lebanon

National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Admiral Agus Suhartono on Tuesday saw off the Navy`s warship KRI Sultan ...

Thousands stranded after 41 die in Japan typhoon

Thousands of people remained stranded in western Japan Tuesday after the death toll from a fierce typhoon rose to 41, ...

Number of traffic accidents up: police chief

Police will evaluate the travel system during the holiday season due to a hike in the number of traffic accidents this ...

Six new Russian choppers to support RI defense system

Six Russian-made Mi-17 V5 helicopters are strengthening the Indonesian Army following their delivery by the Russian ...

Idul Fitri travel safety measures: from urine tests to snipers

Various measures have been taken to secure the impending exodus of over 15 million home-bound travelers wanting to ...

PMI prepares 2 choppers to anticipate accidents

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has prepared two helicopters and 300 ambulances to anticipate accidents and natural ...

VP inspects Senen railway station

Vice President Boediono inspected Senen railway station on Wednesday to obtain first hand information on state railway ...

Man loses legs in fun gone wrong

One man lost both legs and another suffered life-threatening burns when a homemade explosive device blew up in a ...