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Wiranto to run for president in 2014

Indonesia`s retired army general, Wiranto, will run for president in 2014. "I am ready to run for president in ...

Indonesia, Thailand step up cooperation in defence

Thailand`s army chief, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, is currently on a visit to Indonesia, which is aimed at increasing ...

RI, China agree to expand anti-terror cooperation

Indonesia and China have agreed to expand anti-terror cooperation to anticipate the ever increasing terrorism threats ...

Indonesia, China to increase cooperation in defense

Indonesia`s defense minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro received the commander of the China`s PLA`s Strategic Missile Corps ...

Special forces free aid workers in Afghanistan

NATO special forces rescued two foreign women hostages and killed five kidnappers in a daring night raid on a cave in ...

Russian team returns to Mount Salak by air

A 10-member Russian SAR team is going down for a further evacuation of the ill-fated Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner in ...

Victims` remains, belongings evacuated in 27 body bags

A total of 27 body bags containing the remains and belongings of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) victims have so far ...

Russian SAR team heading to sukhoi crash site

A Russian SAR team is going to the location of the Sukhoi Superjet-100 wreckage in Mount Salak in Bogor district, West ...

Man in Afghan uniform kills NATO soldier: ISAF

A soldier with NATO`s US-led coalition in Afghanistan was killed by a man in Afghan army uniform on Sunday, a ...

Bin Laden family deported from Pakistan

Osama bin Laden`s family were deported from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia Friday, officials said, nearly a year after the ...

No border marks removed: Kopassus commander

Indonesian Army Special Forces (Kopassus) commander Major General Wisnu Bawatenaya said there has been no incidence of ...

Afghanistan, US finalise draft post-2014 deal: Kabul

Afghan and US officials have finalised the initial draft of a strategic partnership agreement that will govern ...

Karzai says NATO failed as 18-hr Kabul attack ends

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that a coordinated Taliban attack showed a "failure" by Afghan ...

Yemeni forces kill 38 Al Qaeda suspects:official

Yemen`s armed forces killed 38 suspected members of Al-Qaeda in two days of air raids and shelling of their hideouts ...

Four Turkish police killed in PKK clash - officials

Four special force police officers were killed in a clash with Kurdish militants in a mountainous area of southeast ...