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Ethiopia declares state of emergency

Ethiopia announced a state of emergency on Friday (Feb. 16) after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Thursday ...

Two Indonesians held hostage by Abu Sayyaf return home

Two Indonesian fishermen held captive by the Abu Sayyaf group in Sulu, South Philippines, have been returned to their ...

Ukraine hostages freed after police storm post office

Ukrainian police on Saturday (Dec. 30) freed the remaining hostages being held in a post office by an man believed to ...

U.S. applauds Iraq`s announcement of full liberation of territory from IS

U.S. State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert on Saturday hailed the Iraqi government`s earlier announcement of ...

Released migrant workers should return to their hometowns: Police chief

General Tito Karnavian, Indonesia`s Police Chief, has asked migrant workers who were freed from the armed criminal ...

803 inhabitants of Banti, Kimbeli evacuated to Timika

As many as 803 inhabitants of Banti and Kimbeli kampongs, Tembagapura sub-district, Mimika District, Papua Province, ...

Joint security team takes control of Kimbeli, Banti villages

The joint security task force has taken control of the security situation in the villages of Kimbely and Banti in ...

Two Indonesians granted pardon in Saudi

The Indonesian government has managed to successfully secure the release of two Indonesians on death row in Saudi ...

Two Indonesian hostages in the Philippines freed

Two Indonesians taken as hostages by Abu Sayyaf militant group in the Philippines were rescued on Thursday morning, ...

Five terror inmates granted remission on Independence Day

Five prisoners convicted in cases of terrorism were released after the government granted remission to them on ...

Hostage crisis finally ends with release of last two Indonesians

The year 2016 was tainted by five hostage-taking incidents, occurring between March and July, with a total of 24 ...

Islamic State claims Cairo cathedral bombing

Islamic State claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a suicide bombing at Cairos main Coptic cathedral on Sunday that ...

Govt secures release of two Indonesians held by Abu Sayyaf

The government of Indonesia has secured the release of two crew men from the TB Charles ship, who had been held ...

President has not received clemency request from Antasari

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said he has not yet received a clemency request from Antasari Azhar. "I have ...

Four Indonesian hostages in Somalia freed

Four Indonesian seafarers were freed after being held hostages by Somali pirates for almost five years. "Four ...