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IS attack on Libya loyalists kills 3 soldiers: Agency

Islamic State (IS) gunmen on Monday killed three Libyan pro-government soldiers and wounded four others in an attack ...

Indonesia never restricted foreign media in Papua: minister

- The Indonesian government has never banned foreign media or tourists from covering or visiting Papua, Minister of ...

Jokowi administration opens foreign media access to Papua

The administration of Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has announced to lift restrictions on foreign media in Papua, after on the ...

Foreign media should obtain permits to cover Papua: Chief minister

Foreign journalists must first obtain permits if they want to cover Papua, and there will be screening, according to ...

President Jokowi opens foreign media access to Papua

President Joko Widodo, here on Sunday, said foreign media are now free to enter Papua, like when they want to go to ...

Poso Transformed Into "Battlefield" Against Terrorists

Parts of Poso are being transformed into a battlefield as some 3.2 thousand Indonesian military officers of the Swift ...

UN Security Council condemns escalating violence in Libya

The UN Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned the escalation in violence in Libya, urging constructive ...

Comprehensive approach key to eradicate IS: President Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his speech at the United States Military Academy in West Point on Tuesday ...

Unilateral military action against isil is "aggression" on syria - Mekdad - (d)

A senior Syrian official on Saturday warned against unilateral military moves against the Islamic State in Iraq and ...

Two French journalists to be deported: Press Council

The Press Council of Indonesia has urged the government to deport the two French journalists, Thomas Charles Dandois ...

Lanny Jaya official calls for arrest of armed group members

Lanny Jaya District Head Befa Jigibalon has urged the Indonesian military and police to arrest the members of an ...

Papua Military command ready to help overcome armed groups

The chief of the Papua Regional Military Command, Major General Christian Zebua, has expressed TNIs (military) ...

Israeli strikes on Palestinian homes could breach laws of war: UN

Israel could be violating the laws of war by bombing Palestinian homes in Gaza, the UNs human rights office said ...

Papuan official suspected of being involved in weapon smuggling

Papuan Provincial Police Chief Inspector General Tito Karnavian suspected a local official of being involved in ...

French journalist killed in Central Africa: Hollande

A French photojournalist has been killed while on a reporting assignment in conflict-torn Central African Republic, ...