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Police ready to help rescue Indonesians held hostage

The National Police Headquarters is ready to send personnel of its anti-terror squad Densus 88 and Mobile Brigade ...

Indonesia must not compromise on hostage-taking situation: Speaker

House Speaker Ade Komarudin believes that the country should not compromise on the hostage-taking situation involving ...

Egyptair plane hijacked to Cyprus, most passenger freed

A man thought to be strapped with explosives hijacked an Egyptian plane on a flight between Alexandria and Cairo on ...

Burkina troops retake hotel from Al Qaeda terrorists: Security minister

Security forces ended a siege by al Qaeda fighters at a hotel in Burkina Fasos capital on Saturday, killing three ...

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 ...

OIC condemns terror attack on hotel in Bamako, Mali

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned the raid by militants on the Radisson Blu Hotel in ...

Six employees of Russian airline killed in Mali attack

Six employees of Russian regional airline Volga-Dnepr were killed in Fridays attack on a hotel in Mali, Russias ...

Indonesian government issues travel advisory for France

Indonesian government has issued a travel advisory for the countrys citizens who plan to travel to or through France ...

Indonesia condemns Paris attacks

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is among world leaders who condemned Fridays deadly terrorist attack in ...

Seven hostage takers arrested by PNG military

The commander of the XVII Cenderawasih military region, Major General Hinsa Siburian, said here on Sunday that the ...

House lauds Jokowi for peaceful solution of hostage crisis

House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Setya Novanto lauded President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) for coordinating with Papua ...

Commission I lauds release of two Indonesian citizens

House of Representatives Commission I Chairman Mahfudz Siddiq lauded the governments efforts in securing the release ...

Indonesia condemns abduction on Papua border

The Indonesian government has condemned the abduction of two Indonesian citizens in the area bordering Papua Province ...

Hostage situation in PNG not political: Chief security minister

The Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs, Luhut Pandjaitan said on Monday that the recent ...

Armed group in Papua frees 11 workers held hostage

An armed criminal group led by Gerius Wenda finally freed 11 workers of PT Timur Laut Papua (TLP) who had been held ...