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Taiwan to aim 50 medium-range missiles at China

Taiwan is set to produce 50 medium-range missiles next year that will target military bases in southeast China, a ...

Obama coming `to listen` to Israel, Palestinians

US President Barack Obama said Thursday his forthcoming trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories was to "listen" ...

Coca-Cola accused of illegal mapping in China

US soft drinks giant Coca-Cola is "cooperating fully" with Chinese authorities on allegations that it illegally mapped ...

President meets with DPR leadership

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the leadership of the House of Representatives (DPR) met to discuss hurdles ...

North Korea confirms 'miniaturised nuclear test

North Korea confirmed Tuesday it had successfully carried out an underground nuclear test of a new, "miniaturised" ...

Thousands of workers hold rally in Jakarta

Thousands of workers from the Indonesian Metal Workers Federation (FSPMI) of the greater Jakarta area (Jabodetabek) ...

Obama to nominate John Brennan as CIA director

US President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan as CIA director, ...

Hillary Clinton to be back at work Monday

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will return to work on Monday after a month-long absence caused by a series of ...

US draws plans for up to 9,000 troops in Afghanistan

The US Defense Department has prepared plans for a smaller presence in Afghanistan after the White House insisted on ...

U.S. arms sales to Asia set to boom on Pacific "pivot"

U.S. sales of warplanes, anti-missile systems and other costly weapons to China`s and North Korea`s neighbors appear ...

Egypt says detains Israeli army officer in Sinai

Egyptian security forces have detained an Israeli army officer in the Taba region of the Sinai peninsula after he ...

Indonesia did not have major natural disasters in 2012

Indonesia, a country which is prone to natural disasters - floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, droughts, tsunamis ...

North Korea is Park Geun-hye's priority

South Korean president-elect Park Geun-Hye vowed Thursday to put national security first while pursuing greater ...

US charges Chinese men in technology smuggling case

Two Chinese men accused of trying to sneak sensitive technology with military applications out of the United States by ...

Afghan minister repeats plea for militias to regroup and rearm - (d)

An Afghan cabinet minister and one-time warlord called on Monday on former anti-Soviet guerrillas to regroup and rearm ...