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OIC states pledge $350 mln in aid for Somalia - sec gen

Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) countries have pledged $350 million in aid for Somalia at an emergency ...

UN to start airlifting food aid into Mogadishu: WFP

The World Food Programme will start airlifting aid into Mogadishu "within days", the UN agency`s director said ...

Canadian offers aid to east Africa famine victims

Canada "is committed to making a difference" in the lives of the nearly 12 million Horn of Africa residents facing ...

Libyan rebels reject AU peace plan

Libyan rebels rejected Sunday an African Union (AU) peace plan to end the ongoing conflicts in the North African ...

France says Libya arms delivery not breach of UN

France`s delivery of arms to Libyan rebels was not in breach of a Security Council resolution that established an arms ...

French military confirms arms drops to Libyan rebels

The French military confirmed on Wednesday that earlier this month it had air dropped arms shipments to Libyan rebels ...

US concerned by planned aid flotilla for Gaza

The United States voiced concern Friday that pro-Palestinian activists plan to embark on an aid flotilla to the Gaza ...

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 ...

Spain expels Libyan ambassador, embassy officials

Spain said Thursday it is booting out Libya`s ambassador over the Kadhafi regime`s repression of civilians and ...

President to visit Switzerland, Japan

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to make a working visit to Switzerland and a state visit to Japan next ...

Indonesia`s military prefer peacekeeping than peacemaking

In its active role in the UN Peace and Security Department, the Indonesian Military (TNI) prefers to play a role as ...

South African president arrives in Tripoli for peace talks

South African President Jacob Zuma arrived in Tripoli Monday for talks to end Libya`s conflict, as calls mount from ...

Lawmaker wants more Indonesian women in UN peacekeeping missions

A member of the House of Representatives` Commission I covering defense and foreign affairs, Nurhayati Ali Assegaf ...

Russia says G8 partners urged it to mediate Libya conflict

Russia`s G8 partners and Tripoli have both asked Moscow to mediate an end to the conflict between Libyan leader Moamer ...

ASEAN defence ministers agree on five focuses of cooperation

ASEAN defence ministers have agreed to work more closely in five areas of cooperation based on future regional and ...