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House urges military, police to arrest bridge workers` killers by Andi Abdussalam

The House of Representatives (DPR) urged the military and police to hunt down the murderers who killed 31 company ...

Breakaway rebels kill nine people in S. Philippines

A breakaway Muslim rebel group killed nine civilians in the southern Philippines in a series of attacks on Christmas ...

NATO chief to visit Turkey amid worsening situation in Iraq

NATO Secretary-General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, will visit Turkey on Monday for talks on dozens of Turkish nationals ...

Rebel killed in Colombia pipeline clash: military

The Colombian military said Monday it surprised a group of leftist guerrillas trying to blow up an oil pipeline and ...

Gunmen kill 4 soldiers southeast of Nigeria`s Jos

Gunmen killed four Nigerian soldiers on Monday (May 26) in an ambush on a military patrol in central Plateau state, ...

Nigeria military says knows where girls are, rules out force

Nigerias military knows where the more than 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram are but has ruled out using force to ...

"Argo" beats "Lincoln" to Best Picture Oscar

Iran hostage thriller "Argo" won the Best Picture Oscar on Sunday, the highest honor in the movie industry, while Ang ...

China media urge "heavy price" for North Korea nuclear test

China should exact a heavy price" from North Korea if it carries out a planned nuclear test, state-run media said on ...

Obama, Hollande hold phone talks on Mali offensive

US President Barack Obama voiced support Friday for France`s military intervention in Mali and vowed to work with ...

37 foreigners killed in Algeria hostage crisis: PM

Thirty-seven foreigners of eight different nationalities were killed during the hostage crisis at an Algerian gas ...

Japanese prime minister cuts short visit to RI due to Algeria crisis

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to cut short his stay in Jakarta due to the hostage crisis in Algeria, ...

Indonesian citizen held hostage by armed group is safe

An Indonesian man, AA, who was held hostage by an armed group, has now been released. He was held hostage by an ...

"Lincoln" leads BAFTA film nominations with 10

"Lincoln", the story of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln`s battle to end slavery starring Daniel Day-Lewis in the title ...

War planes strike suspected Somali pirate base: coastguard

War planes fired several missiles at a suspected Somali pirate base in the north of the war-torn country, wounding two ...

Danish warship stops Somali pirate vessel, 12 hostages freed

A Danish warship has apprehended a suspected pirate ship off Somalia`s coast, and released 12 hostages held on board, ...