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President Yudhoyono supports investment of US$507 billion by Islamic countries

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, together with seven heads of state from countries with large Muslim population, ...

Pakistan to host Muslim leaders in rare summit

Muslim leaders gather Thursday for a rare summit in Pakistan designed to increase trade and investment but likely to ...

Indonesia, Nigeria step up cooperation in food security

Indonesia and Nigeria have agreed to increase cooperation in food security, according to Agriculture Minister ...

Nigerian military says 35 Islamists killed in crackdown

Nigeria`s military said Monday it has killed 35 suspected Boko Haram Islamists in a crackdown on the insurgent group ...

Nigerian military says alleged Boko Haram spokesman killed

Nigerian soldiers on Monday shot dead a man suspected to have acted as a spokesman for Islamist group Boko Haram and ...

Indonesian BNN arrests narcotics distribution chief

The Indonesian National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has arrested a drug convict believed to have led the distribution of ...

77 new polio cases found in Nigeria

At least 77 new cases of poliomyelitis have been recorded in 10 northern states in Nigeria, a top government official ...

Kidnappers release Indonesian seaman in Nigeria

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday that Indonesian seaman Glenny Ferdinand Rugegbregt from Maluku, who ...

Indonesian seaman held hostage by Nigerian pirates

An Indonesian seaman, along with three other seamen from Malaysia, Thailand and Iran have been held hostage by armed ...

Nigerian religious leader escapes suicide attack: residents

A Muslim religious leader in northeastern Nigeria escaped a suicide attack on Friday, when the bomber was thwarted by ...

Nigerian fuel tanker fire kills 92: witness

At least 92 people including women and children were killed on Thursday after a gasoline tanker crashed on the ...

Nigerian army says kills 17 Islamist insurgents

The Nigerian army said on Wednesday it had killed 17 suspected Islamist militants in gun battles in the northern city ...

Airport customs foil meth smuggling attempt - (d)

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport`s customs and excise officers have thwarted a smuggling attempt, seizing 1,080 ...

Prison raid frees 40 inmates in restive Nigerian city

Attackers with guns and explosives raided a jail in a restive Nigerian city on Sunday, leaving four prison guards dead ...

Nigerian military arrest Boko Haram suspect: state tv

Nigerian troops Thursday arrested a suspected Islamist accused of involvement in deadly attacks, including the suicide ...