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Australian women allowed to combat

Australian women will be allowed to serve in front line combat roles, including as special forces soldiers in ...

U.S. spy drone crashes in south Somalia

An unmanned U.S. spy drone has crashed in Somalia`s southern port city of Kismayu, a bastion of the al Qaeda-allied al ...

32 inmates break out of three Mexican prisons

Inmates staged near simultaneous jailbreaks from three prisons in the Mexican state of Veracruz early Monday and at ...

Al Qaeda releases video supporting Arab Spring

Al Qaeda has released a message in which Osama bin Laden`s successor as the group`s leader, Egyptian Ayman ...

Indonesia establishes joint armament production with Europe

The government of Indonesia will confirm a joint armament production with three European countries: Germany, Spain, ...

Turkey pm toughens line towards Israel

Turkish prime minister refused to back down in a row with Israel Tuesday, accusing his country`s former allies of ...

Return of dead U.S. troops closed to media

The Pentagon said Monday that a ceremony marking the return of 30 US troops killed in Afghanistan would be closed to ...

Downed US helicopter `lured into Taliban trap`

A helicopter which crashed killing 30 over US troops in Afghanistan at the weekend was shot down after the Taliban ...

31 US, seven Afghans dead as Taliban down chopper

Thirty-one US special forces and seven Afghans died when the Taliban shot down their helicopter, officials said ...

TNI needs access to terrorism fight: Commander

Access is needed for the military (TNI) to be able to be involved in fighting terrorism, the chief of the army's ...

At least 41 killed as Mexico srambles in drug war

Mexican authorities sent in an extra 1,800 police Saturday to fight the country`s gruesome and deadly drug war, with ...

RI army chief George Toisutta hands over leadership to Pramono

Outgoing Army Chief of Staff General George Toisutta transferred his leadership to Lt Gen Pramono Edhie Wibowo at the ...

Militants from Afghanistan attack Pakistani villages - officials

Up to 600 militants from Afghanistan attacked two Pakistani villages on Wednesday, Pakistani officials said, the ...

Yemen protesters tell Saleh sons to leave

Many thousands of protesters thronged the capital Sunday to demand that the two sons of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, ...

Mer-C Indonesia to participate in freedom flotilla II

Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C) Indonesia will again take part in the mission of "Freedom Flotilla" II, a ...