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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 ...

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, ...

Tuareg rebels attack key town in northern Mali

Tuareg rebels fighting alongside an armed Islamist group on Thursday attacked the key town of Kidal in northern Mali, ...

Somali pirates hijack Iran cargo ship in Maldives

Somali pirates seized an Iranian-owned cargo ship and its 23-strong crew in the first hijacking within Maldivian ...

2 kidnapped teachers freed in s. Philippines

Gunmen released on Sunday their two government teachers hostages in the restive southern Philippines, an official ...

Two Spanish aid workers kidnapped in Kenya

Somali Islamist Shebab rebels on Thursday kidnapped two female Spanish aid workers from Kenya`s Dadaab refugee camp, ...

Several dead after Iraq forces end hostage siege

Up to 15 people were killed on Monday after Iraqi security forces fought gunmen and suicide bombers who had seized ...

Yemeni general killed, 30 troops taken hostage: sources

A general was killed and 30 other troops loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh were taken hostage when ...

More aggressive action on pirates, EU

European Union states on Friday called for "more robust" action from the international fleet in the Indian Ocean to ...

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 ...