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Indonesia rules out military operation in freeing hostages: Minister

The government is still ruling out a military operation to free the 10 Indonesians abducted by the Abu Sayyaf group in ...

Indonesia adopting persuasive approach encourages hostage takers: Military

The Indonesian Defense Forces (TNIs) Commander, General Gatoto Nurmantyo, said Indonesia adopted an approach that was ...

Latest Indonesian hostage incident cannot be tolerated

The latest hostage incident, in which three Indonesian fishermen were abducted by an armed group in the maritime ...

UNICEF finds dramatic inequality among world`s poorest, richest children

The number of children who do not attend school is rising, child marriage has not dropped in decades and millions of ...

Indonesia calls for prioritizing efforts to prevent humanitarian crisis

The Indonesian delegation to the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, has called for prioritizing efforts ...

ASEAN-Russian partnership contributes to global welfare: Jokowi

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said ASEAN-Russia Partnership can contribute to global peace and welfare. ...

Former UN Chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali dies

Former UN secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who led the world body during one of its most difficult periods, ...

Former UN chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali dead at 93

Former UN secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who led the world body from the hopeful times that emerged at the ...

Indonesia will not bow to foreign pressure regarding LGBT

Indonesia will not bow to foreign pressure in addressing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issue. ...

S. Korean firms begin pull-out from industrial park in North

South Korean companies readied Thursday to pull out of a jointly run industrial zone in North Korea after Seoul shut ...

Buddhist leader calls for respect for dignity of all, protection of refugees and most vulnerable

-In his annual peace proposal released on January 26, titled "Universal Respect for Human Dignity: The Great Path to ...

Abe approaches Russia for peace deal, anti-terrorism

Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe courted Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Monday, holding out the prospect for ...

Peat forest restoration is collective responsibility: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said that the restoration of burned peat forests was a shared responsibility among the ...

Developing countries urge developed ones to meet obligations in Paris Climate Agreement

Developed countries were urged on Wednesday to meet their obligations of providing finance and technology support to ...

Cookbooks: S recipe for success in publishing world

Visitors to the Frankfurt Book Fair are greeted by images of aromatic spices, mouth-watering desserts and beaming ...