RI, Brunei navies end joint exercise

"The exercise which involved 20 Indonesian naval officers and 18 Brunei naval officers focused on procedures and tactics of sea surface war, electronic war and anti submarine war, Col Asep Burhanudin, deputy chief of the exercise command at the Eastern Indonesian Fleet...

Doomsday vault begins deep freeze

"Engineers have begun the two-month process of cooling down a "doomsday vault", which will house seeds from all known varieties of key food crops. The temperature inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault will drop to -18C (0F) in order to preserve the seeds. Built deep inside a...

Tribal war in Mimika continues, death toll reaches eight

"The tribal war which started Monday (Oct. 15) has so far killed three members of the Amungme and five of the Dani and Damal tribes, Yosias Lossu, head of Tembagapura Distric, said. In their war, the tribesmen use traditional weapons such as bows and arrows, machetes and...

I suppose the Italians must smile and say, 'thank you'

In Milan, the Chinese immigrants are not entirely happy.  Nor are the police authorities.  One doubts that the intervention of the foreign ministry in Beijing is liable to help resolve whatever contentiousness underlies the violence (in addition to that traffic...

PASSPORT WARNING FOR WINTER WANDERERS - OVER 290,000 UK PASSPORTS LOST OR STO...

"As the busy winter booking period for holiday makers begins, the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) is reminding holidaymakers to keep their passports safe both at home and when on holiday. In 2006, 290,996 British passports were reported lost or stolen. While many people...