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Cabinet nod for Chandrayaan-II

New Delhi, Sep 18 (PTI) As space scientists prepare for
India's maiden moon odyssey, the government Thursday approved
another lunar mission which entails landing a rover on the
earth's natural satellite.

Peace process not stalled, Zardari to meet Singh: Pak

Rezaul H Laskar

India to have a 'Red Flag' war game of its own soon

New Delhi, Sep 18 (PTI) India will soon have an advanced
air war game in a multi-national setting on the lines of the
U.S.' Red Flag exercise in which the Indian Air Force (I.A.F.)
participated this August for the first time.

India, China hold boundary talks

Beijing, Sep 18 (PTI) After a year-long hiatus, India and
China Thursday held a fresh round of boundary talks with
Beijing saying the two countries must maintain peace and
tranquility along the border to help in a speedy resolution of
the protracted problem.

RI, A'LIA AGREE TO INCREASE COOPERATION IN MILITARY INDUSTRY

Jakarta, Sept 18 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian and Australian governments have agreed to step up cooperation in military and defense industries as well as security for the stability of the Asia Pacific region.

RI, A'LIA AGREE FIVE AUSTRALIANS' ILLEGAL ENTRY NO SERIOUS PROBLEM

Jakarta, Sept 18 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian and Australian governments agree that the five Australians who entered Papua on Friday (Sept 12) without legal documents had no intentions linked to politics or intelligence gathering, an Indonesian minister said.

THREE RI HOSPITALS TO BE MADE WORLD CLASS

Jakarta, Sept 18 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government plans to turn three of its hospitals into world-class hospitals, a health ministry offiial said here on Thursday.

PRESIDENT CALLS FOR CONCRETE STEPS TO OVERCOME POVERTY

Majenang, Sept 18 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on all parties here on Thursday to overcome poverty and unemployment with concrete steps and not just slogans.

Air Force chief to be replaced by deputy head of JCS

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with nomination of new air force chief, more details)
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Air Force Chief of Staff Kim Eun-ki will likely be replaced next month, becoming the last four-star general in all the armed forces

WORLD'S FIRST LEGAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY LAUNCHED

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian government now has a strong advisory board on the legal aspects of biodiversity development and commercialisation in the form of the Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity Law
(CEBLAW) based in the University of Malaya (UM)here.

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