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Parliament to hold hearing on Papua riots

The Commission I of the House of Representatives (DPR) will invite the Commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces ...

West Papua police arrest 20 alleged rioters

The West Papua Police arrested 20 suspected of scorching and vandalizing buildings as well as looting properties during ...

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Indonesia grapples with ending tensions in Papua and West Papua

Indonesian security personnel in Papua and West Papua have striven to restore law and order, while the central ...

RI can balance freedom of speech and national security: Rudiantara

Indonesian Minister of Communication and Informatics, Rudiantara, stated at the Antara News Agency office in Jakarta on ...

Swimmers returning after being trapped in Hong Kong

The Indonesian swimming team which was trapped at the Hong Kong International Airport after violent protests Monday, ...

Many in Hong Kong look for the exit amid China tensions

When activists began setting fire to trash bins and hurling bricks at police during a February riot in Hong Kong, ...

Four dead, 45 injured in Niger protests over Charlie Hebdo Mohammed cartoon

Four people were killed and 45 injured in a day of violent protests in Nigers second city against French magazine ...

Bangladeshi ex-minister sentenced to death for war crimes

A former junior minister in a Bangladeshi military government was sentenced to death on Tuesday after a war crimes ...

Two palestinian teenagers killed by Israeli soldiers in W. Bank protest

Two Palestinian teenagers were shot dead during confrontations with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, Palestinian ...

HRW denounces "pattern of serious abuses" in Venezuela

Venezuelas security forces have engaged in a "pattern of serious abuses" against anti-government protesters, including ...

Ukraine won`t intervene in Crimea, referendum a "sham": President

Ukraine will not intervene militarily in the separatist peninsula of Crimea, in order to avoid exposing its eastern ...

Turkey situation "calming down"

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday on a visit to Morocco that the situation in his country is ...

Putin urges unity after year of protests

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday used a traditional New Year address to call for unity following a year of ...

Indonesia`s Democracy Index declines: Expert

The value of Indonesia`s democracy has declined over the past few years blamed on the attitude of both the people and ...

Female car bomber kills 12 in Kabul

A female suicide car bomber attacked a van in Kabul on Tuesday, killing 12 people, including eight South Africans, in ...