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India detains fresh group of suspected Somali pirates

Indian police have detained 18 suspected Somali pirates -- the second batch to be taken into custody in Gujarat state ...

China hoping military cooperation with RI to increase in future

The Chinese government is hoping that its military cooperation with Indonesia will increase in the future, the ...

Bulgarian helicopter crew freed in Darfur: WFP

Three Bulgarian helicopter crew on a UN contract kidnapped in Sudan`s troubled Darfur region were released on Monday ...

The charges against Ratko Mladic

Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military leader captured in Serbia on Thursday, faces charges of genocide, ...

ASEAN optimistic it can tackle piracy

ASEAN is optimistic that it will be able to tackle the piracy problem in the region by intensifying security and ...

TNI claims to have killed four Somali pirates

The Indonesian military (TNI) said four Somali pirates had been killed in operations of saving the 20 MV Sinar Kudus ...

Legislator appreciates release of Somali pirates` hostages

Nurhayati Ali Assegaf, a member of the House of Representatives (DPR)`s Commission I, appreciated the success of the ...

News Focus: Somali pirates finally release Indonesian sailors

Twenty Indonesian sailors, and 11 others of  other nationalities, were released by Somali pirates on Sunday after ...

Negotiations for MV Sinar Kudus crew`s release still going on

PT Samudera Indonesia is still continuing to negotiate the release of its MV Sinar Kudus` 20 crew members held hostage ...

Negotiations for hostages release still going on

Indonesia is still continuing negotiations for the release of the 20 sailors being held hostage by pirates in ...

Ten Iranian engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan

Twelve Iranian engineers and five of their Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by Taliban gunmen on Monday in a remote ...

TNI ready to rescue hostages in Somalia militarily : chief

National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Admiral Agus Suhartono said the military was ready to send troops to Somalia ...

House Speaker: prioritize safety of hostages

House Speaker Marzuki Alie called on the government to prioritize the safety of the 20 crew held hostage by Somali ...

Safety of Indonesian hostages a top priority

The safety of 20 Indonesian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates remains a top priority, Law and Security Minister ...

Govt to act fast over hostage taking

The Indonesian government will act soon in releasing the 22 Indonesian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates aboard ...