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Moscow strongly condemns terrorist acts against civilians in Northeastern Syria

Moscow strongly condemned the barbaric acts committed by terrorists against the civilians in northeastern Syria. ...

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 ...

Gov`t repatriates another 129 Indonesian from Syria

Indonesian government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs again repatriated 129 of its citizen from the conflicted ...

Terrorists seeking to break army-police unity

The chief of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT), Ansyaad Mbai, said terrorists were seeking to break the ...

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 ...

30 hostages killed in Algeria gas plant: Algerian security source

Thirty hostages, including at least seven foreigners, were killed on Thursday when Algerian forces stormed a desert ...

UN ends Syria mission as Aleppo under renewed attack

The United Nations called an end to its observer mission in Syria on Thursday, while activists reported more ...

Seven dead in shooting at Wisconsin Sikh Temple

A shooting during Sunday services at a Sikh temple left at least seven people dead, including a gunman, and at least ...

Somali piracy death toll rises as violence worsens

Somali pirates seizing Indian Ocean ships were responsible for at least 35 hostage deaths in 2011, a report showed on ...

Special forces free aid workers in Afghanistan

NATO special forces rescued two foreign women hostages and killed five kidnappers in a daring night raid on a cave in ...

Colombia`s FARC pledge to free French journalist Wednesday

Colombian FARC rebels will free captive journalist Romeo Langlois on Wednesday, according to a statement from the ...

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, ...