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US Army confirms 40,000 soldiers to be cut

The US Army said Thursday it aims to cut 40,000 soldiers from its ranks over the next two years in order to achieve ...

22 dead in heavy US raids on is Syria stronghold

Six civilians, including a child, were among at least 22 people killed in US air strikes on the Islamic State group's ...

40 IS militants killed in clashes, air strikes in central Iraq

A total of 40 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Saturday (June 20) in U.S.-led coalition air strikes and ...

Record 60 million fled `out of control` violence in 2014: UN

Conflicts and violence raging around the world sent the number of people forced to flee their homes soaring to a ...

White House intruder gets 17-month jail term

A US war veteran who climbed over the White House fence and made it into the presidential mansion armed with a knife ...

Government launches book on History of Islam in indonesia

The government has launched the book on the History of Islam in Indonesia composed by the Directorate General of ...

By the River Jordan, I sat down and prayed

The Bible mentions the River Jordan in Amman, as the place where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist thousands of ...

IT chief at Bangladesh Coca-Cola unit arrested as Islamic State suspect

An IT manager at a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Co was one of two men arrested in Bangladesh on suspicion of planning to ...

VP Kalla receives report on Indonesians arrested in Brunei

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla said he was informed about the arrest of Indonesian citizens in Brunei Darussalam for ...

Indonesia explores possibility to become OPEC observer

Indonesia is evaluating the possibility of becoming an observer at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ...

Obama meets Iraqi Kurd Leader

US President Barack Obama met the head of Iraqs autonomous Kurdish region at the White House on Tuesday, courting a ...

Young scientists from 31 countries attend ISPRO 2015

Young scientists from 31 countries are participating in the International Science Project Olympiad (ISPRO) 2015, which ...

Indonesia stops sending migrant workers to 21 middle eastern nations

The government has decided to stop sending Indonesian migrant workers to 21 countries in the Middle East as part of a ...

UN peacekeepers must protect cultural sites: UNESCO Chief

UN culture chief Irina Bokova urged the Security Council to task peacekeepers with protecting cultural sites and to ...

Indonesia awaits Saudi to take responsibility of embassy`s destruction

Indonesia, a country not involved in the war in Yemen, expressed shock and strongly condemned the Saudi-led coalitions ...