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Abu Sayyaf shooting victim still unstable in Tawau

The Indonesian citizen who was shot at by members of the Abu Sayyaf militant group continues to be in an unstable ...

Government responds assertively to Abu Sayyaf`s second kidnapping of Indonesians

The Indonesian government has responded aggressively to the second kidnapping of Indonesian residents by the ...

Indonesia faces fresh hostage crisis as four more sailors kidnapped

With the Indonesian authorities still struggling to secure the release of the 10 sailors kidnapped by the ...

Indonesian house suggests government to lobby MILF, MNLF for hostage release

The Indonesian Houses Deputy Speaker Fadli Zon urged the government to lobby the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ...

Hostages in The Philippines in good condition: minister

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has said Indonesian citizens being detained by the Abu Sayyaf militant group ...

Foreign minister exploring options to secure Abu Sayyaf`s hostages

Foreign Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi is currently exploring the best option to secure 10 Indonesians, who are being ...

African Union warns of new plot by Al-Shabaab to shame troops

Top African Union envoy in Somalia Francisco Madeira on Wednesday warned of new plot by the Islamist militants, ...

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 ...

Indonesian muslims must reject ISIS teachings: NU leader

The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Executive Chairman, Said Aqil Siraj, has called on all Indonesian Muslims to reject the ...

Chinese security forces kill 17 in Xinjiang: Radio Free Asia

Chinese security forces in the restive far western region of Xinjiang have killed 17 people, including women and ...

Second blast hits Somali hotel, attackers and police exchange fire

A second explosion rocked a hotel in the centre of the Somali capital on Sunday and security forces exchanged fire ...

13 killed in suicide blast at mosque in Saudi Arabia

Thirteen were killed and nine others injured on Thursday in a suicide blast targeting a mosque in the south of Saudi ...

Obama in Ethiopia on africa tour to boost security, other ties

Barack Obama met the Ethiopian prime minister on Monday on the first visit by a serving U.S. president to a nation ...

Obama, Erdogan discuss regional security and IS

US President Barack Obama and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey spoke on the phone Wednesday ...

Iran confirms death of two nationals in Kuwait mosque blast

Iran confirmed the death of two of its nationals in the Fridays bomb attack at a Shiite mosque in Kuwait, official ...