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US general demoted over 5-star hotel spending

A four-star general who headed US Africa Command has been demoted amid charges he spent hundreds of thousands of ...

With new term, Obama doubles down on Asia

After a convincing re-election victory, President Barack Obama looks set for another four years of reorienting the ...

3 bomb explosions kill 7 in Syria`s southern province

Three car bombs went off in the southern province of Daraa early Saturday, killing at least seven people and causing ...

Fresh clashes in Syrian capital and Aleppo

Fierce clashes broke out before dawn on Monday between Syrian troops and rebels in the capital Damascus and in Syria`s ...

140 Indonesian police officers sent to Sudan

A contingent of 140 personnel of the Indonesian National Police incorporated in the Formed Police Unit (FPU), ...

Afghans ready if NATO pull-out early

Afghanistan is ready to take responsibility for its own security even if NATO forces leave the country earlier than ...

Turkey deploys 250 tanks, 55 jets on border with Syria

Turkey bolstered military presence on the border with Syria by deploying 250 tanks and 55 jets of various models on ...

Turkey scrambles fighter planes to Syria border

Turkey scrambled two fighter planes to the border with Syria on Friday after a Syrian military helicopter bombed the ...

UN defends recommendation to postpone Afghanistan trip

The United Nations defended on Wednesday its recommendation that the 15-member U.N. Security Council postpone a ...

Iran warns Israel to lose 10,000 troops if it attacks Iran

A senior Iranian official said that Israel would lose at least 10,000 troops in the event of a military strike on the ...

Allen mad about attacks on US troops in Afghanistan

The top US commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen said he was "mad as hell" about attacks by Afghan soldiers on ...

Iran unveils home-made sniper rifle, tactical vehicle

Iran unveiled Saturday a long- range sniper rifle and a heavy tactical vehicle manufactured by its own military ...

Iran says WW III may erupt if attacked by Israel

Iran says on Sunday that the World War III may erupt if the Islamic republic is attacked by Israel. Brigadier ...

MDC invites Endriartono to help resolve Myanmar`s armed conflict

Former Indonesian military chief Gen. (ret) Endriartono Sutarto said on Wednesday the Military Dialog Center (MDC) had ...

Female car bomber kills 12 in Kabul

A female suicide car bomber attacked a van in Kabul on Tuesday, killing 12 people, including eight South Africans, in ...