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Pirates say holding British hostage in central Somalia

A British woman, who was kidnapped in Kenya after her husband was killed, is in the hands of Somali pirates in the ...

Gunmen kill security officials in nw Pakistan: police

At least six gunmen ambushed a military vehicle on patrol in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing two security ...

Battle in Kabul heightens Afghan security fears

A deadly 19-hour Taliban assault on Kabul that turned its most heavily secured district into a battle zone has ...

Australia shares sporting secrets with Indonesia

Today Australia shared some of the secrets of its sporting success with Indonesia, which could help Indonesia become ...

Most Indonesian regions to enter rainy season in October: BMKG

Most Indonesian regions or 131 season zones, 38.3 percent of the country will enter the rainy season next month, ...

Somalia says killed top Al Qaeda African operative

Somali police said on Saturday that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, one of Africa`s most wanted al Qaeda operatives, was ...

Kadhafi offered way out, heritage site `shelled`

Turkey said it has offered Moamer Kadhafi guarantees to leave Libya but has yet to receive a reply, as rebels on ...

Rocker Jack White and wife throw a divorce party

For rocker Jack White and his model wife Karen Elson, parting is such a sweet party! The couple said they plan a ...

Divided UN Atom Body Sends Syria to Security Council

The U.N. nuclear watchdog board reported Syria to the Security Council on Thursday for covert atomic work, a U.S.-led ...

Somali militants aiming to attack abroad: CIA chief

Al-Qaeda linked militants who control much of Somalia are looking to extend their operations and carry out attacks ...

Obama says sorry to Karzai for civilian deaths

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed his "sorrow" to Afghan President Hamid Karzai over recent civilian ...

West Java launches "Wear Made In Indonesia Shoes" campaign

West Java launched a "Wear made in Indonesia Shoes" campaign here on Thursday. "As of today all residents of ...

NATO ministers reach agreement on base closures

NATO ministers approved a set of reforms on Wednesday that will mean the closure of some of the alliance`s 11 bases in ...

NATO jets batter Tripoli, Kadhafi defiant

A wave of NATO air strikes battered Tripoli early Wednesday, piling pressure on embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi ...

Nigerian militants threaten to attack Italy`s Eni oil plants

Nigeria`s most prominent militant group MEND on Monday threatened to attack facilities of the Italian energy firm Eni ...