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Chief minister says riots were caused by a rumour

Chief security minister Djoko Suyanto said recent riots in Sumbawa, Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara, were caused by ...

Muhammadyah chairman regrets resurgence of conflict in Sumbawa

General Chairman of the Central Board of Muhammadiyah Dien Syamsuddin expressed deep concern about a resurgence of ...

Rape "significant" factor in Syria conflict: Watchdog

Rape has been a "significant" weapon of war in the conflict raging in Syria since March 2011 and is the "primary" ...

Indonesia Calls for Trust Building, Reconciliation in Myanmar's Rakhine State

Following his visit to Myanmar's State of Rakhine, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa has called ...

US envoy discusses religious tolerance

U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel met the well-known spiritual leader Habib Munzir bin Fuad al-Musawa at the cleric's ...

Indonesia donates US$1 mln to conflict victims in Myanmar

The Indonesian government has donated US$1 million in relief aid to the victims of the ethnic violence in Rakhine ...

Crimes against children increasing in Indonesia

In 2012, crimes against children in Indonesia were dominated by rape cases and sexual assaults, said the Chairperson ...

Pakistan police shoot dead `two sectarian killers`

Pakistani police shot dead two people allegedly involved in sectarian violence in the troubled southwestern province ...

Interfaith dialogue one way to foster global peace: FM

Interfaith dialogue is one of the ways to foster global culture of peace, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa ...

Annan asks Syria to stop using heavy weapons

UN envoy Kofi Annan on Sunday asked the Damascus regime and the opposition to immediately halt violence and the use of ...

TNI assigns six officers to join UN monitoring team in Syria

The National Defense Forces (TNI) is to send six of its officers to join the UN team to monitor the implementation of ...

Police to interrogate four military members over violence

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police plans to question four military (TNI) members suspected of involvement in a bikers` ...

Two Guantanamo Uighurs sent to El Salvador

The Pentagon said Thursday it had sent two members of China`s Uighur minority who were detained without charge for ...

US invites Myanmar minister, welcomes Suu Kyi travel

The United States invited Myanmar`s foreign minister and said Wednesday that democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who is ...

Qaeda holding Saudi diplomat kidnapped in Yemen

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is holding a Saudi diplomat kidnapped last month in Yemen`s main southern city of ...