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US seeks to strengthen defense partnership with Indonesia

The United States has considered terrorism and its spread as its biggest challenge and therefore wishes to boost its ...

Indonesia an independent country: North Korean ambassador

Indonesia had made its stance, as an independent country, very clear with regard to the conflict between North Korea ...

UN sanctions imposed on North Korea are illegal: Ambassador

Ambassador of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) An Kwang Il has called the sanctions imposed by the ...

North Korean official says will continue missile tests

North Korea will continue to regularly test missiles and any military action against it by the United States would ...

VP Pence stresses `era of strategic patience` over as he visits Korea DMZ

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence stared across the demilitarized border between North and South Korea on Monday, a day ...

Claiming victory, Turkey`s Erdogan says may take death penalty to referendum

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told crowds of flag-waving supporters on Sunday that Turkey could hold another ...

Myanmar reiterates no ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims, even as investigation go on

A senior Myanmar government official on Tuesday denied there was ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in the ...

Malala to become youngest UN Messenger of Peace

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is to become the youngest United Nations Messenger of ...

Situation in Syria constitutes international armed conflict: Red Cross

The situation in Syria now "amounts to an international armed conflict" after U.S. missile strikes on a Syrian air ...

Swedish police orders evacuation of Stockholm central train station

Swedish police has ordered the evacuation of the central train station in Stockholm after a truck on Friday ...

St. Petersburg subway resumes operation partially after deadly explosion

The operation of St. Petersburg subway has been partially restored after the explosion that killed at least 11 people ...

Trump sends letter to Vietnam`s president to promote ties

U.S. President Donald Trump has written to Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang to promote more cooperation between the ...

Colombia`s FARC rebels give up guns in disarmament camps

Former fighters from Colombias FARC rebel group are handing over thousands of weapons and other materials to ...

Danish court strips Islamic State fighter of citizenship

A Danish court on Friday (March 31) stripped the citizenship of a 25-year former pizzeria owner who was convicted last ...

Palestinians hope for balanced American role in peace process

Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyad Maliki said that he hopes for "a balanced and constructive" American ...