China accused Vietnam on Thursday of intentionally colliding with its ships in the South China Sea, but called for talks to end a bitter row sparked by Beijing’s parking of a giant oil rig in contested waters. A senior foreign ministry official in Beijing demanded that Vietnam withdraw its ships after its southern neighbor asserted…
Pontianak (ANTARA News) – The naval base in the West Kalimantan provincial capital of Pontianak will be promoted to a naval main base, noted National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief General Moeldoko. “The plan to promote the naval base to a naval main base has been incorporated in the strategic plan, but I do not recollect…
Two Chinese sailors died and six are missing after their boat caught fire and sank in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Air Force said on Sunday. The boat sank on Friday and the survivors were picked up by a Venezuelan fishing boat. Seven sailors were in good condition, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona said…
A yacht and a dinghy crammed with immigrants trying to enter Greece capsized Monday in the eastern Aegean Sea, leaving at least 22 dead, including four children, and potentially several more missing in one of the deadliest such accidents in Greek waters in recent years. The vessels had been trying to enter Greece illegally when…