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Colombia`s FARC pledge to free French journalist Wednesday

Colombian FARC rebels will free captive journalist Romeo Langlois on Wednesday, according to a statement from the ...

Indonesian Ambassador hands credentials to Irish President

Indonesian Ambassador to Great Britain and Northern Ireland T.M. Hamzah Thayeb has handed his credentials to Irish ...

Gazing future of Indonesia-Timor Leste relations

Indonesia and its neighbour Timor Leste have a distinctive relationship in the realms of politics, history, culture, ...

Rebels kill 12 troops in Colombia ambush: official

Lefitist guerrillas killed 12 Colombian army troops Monday and wounded four others in an ambush in a rural area in the ...

KRI Hasanuddin-366 on peace mission to Lebanon

The Indonesian warship KRI Hasanuddin-366 will be on a mission to Lebanon waters for six months as Maritime Task Force ...

Taiwan to build stealth warship fleet

Taiwan is to build 12 new stealth warships in reaction to China`s naval build-up, the island`s navy announced ...

Two Belgian "terrorism" suspects detained in Yemen

Two Belgian nationals could be deported from Yemen after being detained last month on suspicion of involvement in ...

No rescue attempt in works for journalist: colombian army

The Colombian army said Wednesday said it has no plans to launch an attempt to rescue French journalist Romeo ...

Poland hopes to increase business cooperation with RI

The government of Poland hopes to improve business relations with Indonesia, said Polish Ambassador to Indonesia ...

Five Colombian troops, three civilians killed: army

Colombia`s leftist FARC rebels killed five government troops in a battle Friday and a separate attack on a police ...

Illegal fishing targeted in joint Australia-RI operation

Illegal fishing has been the focus of a joint Australian Defence Force (ADF) and Indonesian Armed Forces operation ...

Darfur rebels `seize` army posts near Heglig

Rebels from Sudan`s Darfur region on Thursday said they seized two Sudanese military positions north of the Heglig oil ...

Ahmadinejad vows to defend territorial integrity

Iran will respond with force to any threats to its territorial integrity, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on ...

Former GAM minister elected as Aceh governor

Former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) foreign affairs and health minister Zaini Abdullah has been elected Aceh Province ...

Iraq Kurd leader accuses PM Maliki of `dictatorship`

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is monopolising power and preparing the ground for a return to dictatorship, ...