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Kidnappers set free British hostage

A gang of armed criminals on Thursday set free an expatriate Marcom Primsore (62) from Britain after being held for ...

UN rights team believes chemical weapons used in Syria

United Nations human rights investigators said on Tuesday they had "reasonable grounds" to believe that limited ...

Taliban free four Turkish engineers in Afghanistan

The Taliban Sunday freed four of eight Turkish engineers taken hostage last month after their helicopter crashed in ...

French photographer escapes Afghan kidnappers after four months

A French photographer kidnapped in Afghanistan four months ago fled his captors on Monday and was now safe in the ...

Indonesia asks all parties to exercise restraint over North Korea

Indonesia has asked all parties to exercise restraint in connection with North Korea`s recent provocative acts, ...

"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 ...

Deutsche Bank office raided, hostage taken

An office of Deutsche Bank in Berlin was raided by an unidentified person Friday afternoon, at least one hostage was ...

No indication of toppling of President Yudhoyono

A survey institute director has stated that there are no indications that suggest the toppling of President Susilo ...

Mahfud calls for replacement of law officials

Constitutional Court (MK) Chief Justice Mahfud MD has called for the dismissal and replacement of all law enforcement ...