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WW II plane wreckage found in Papua's Intipapo forest

The wreckage of a war plane that went down during World War II has been found in the Intipapo forest of Amyu Village, ...

Russian ambassador unveils EAEU-Indonesia's negotiation on free trade

Several experts in Russia are quite optimistic that within a period of two years, the negotiation process of free trade ...

Australian envoy visits Babel to commemorate World War Two tragedy

Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Penny Williams, visited Bangka Belitung Islands on Tuesday to attend a series of ...

Nobel literature prize award postponed amid turmoil over sex scandal

The Swedish Academy which decides the Nobel Prize for Literature said on Friday it would not make the award this year ...

Givenchy, tower of French fashion and tailor to the stars, dies at 91

French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, an aristocrat who founded the house of Givenchy in the 1950s, becoming ...

Mauno Koivisto, Finland's former president, dies at 93

Mauno Koivisto, Finland's first leftist president who led it along the path to EU membership, died on Friday an the ...

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at age 99

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who parlayed beauty, diamond-studded glamour and nine marriages into a long celebrity career, ...

U.S. marine pilot dies after ejecting from plane off Japan

A U.S. Marine pilot has died after he ejected from his FA-18C+ fighter jet as the aircraft went down off the coast of ...

Japan PM to visit Hawaii to remember Pearl Harbor victims with Obama

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he would visit Hawaii on Dec. 26 and 27 for his final summit meeting ...

Japan PM says TPP trade pact meaningless without U.S.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would be meaningless without U.S. participation, Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...

Dutch hope Indonesia will help solve mystery of missing WW II battleships

The Dutch prime minister on Friday called the disappearance of the wreckage of several allied warships dating back to ...

Duterte, "The Punisher", sworn in as Philippines` President

Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the Philippines 16th president on Thursday, capping an unlikely journey for a ...

Germany, France press Britain for quick EU divorce

Germany and France led demands on Saturday for Britain to negotiate a quick divorce from the European Union, with ...

U.S. sailor arrested in Okinawa for suspected rape

A U.S. serviceman stationed in Japans southern island of Okinawa was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman, Japanese ...

Hungary`s "Son of Saul" wins Oscar for best foreign language film

The Hungarian movie "Son of Saul," a harrowing Holocaust drama, won the Oscar on Sunday for best foreign language ...