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Mike Pence Praises Indonesia’s Moderate Islamic Culture
US Vice President Mike Pence Thursday praised Indonesia's moderate form of Islam as 'an inspiration' at the start of a...
Pence Praises Moderate Islam In Indonesia In Bid To Heal Divisions
US Vice President Mike Pence Thursday praised Indonesia's moderate form of Islam as "an inspiration" at the start of a...
After Poll Defeat, Jakarta’s Christian Governor May Escape Jail
Jakarta's Christian governor may escape jail for alleged blasphemy after prosecutors Thursday recommended only...
Pence To Tour Indonesia’s Largest Mosque In Outreach To Muslims
US Vice President Mike Pence will visit the largest mosque in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation --...
Pentagon Chief Warns of Yemen ‘Hezbollah’
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis warned Wednesday of Iranian efforts to create a Yemeni militia "in the image" of...
Yemeni Protestors March On Key Port To Demand Humanitarian Zone
A group of Yemeni protestors set out from rebel-held capital Sanaa Wednesday on a 225-kilometre (140-mile) march to...
Security Forces Deny Access To Site of US Blast In Afghanistan
Security forceswere still blocking accessWednesday to the site in eastern Afghanistan where the US dropped a massive...
3 Dead In Suicide Attack In Cameroon Border Town
Three people were killed and four others wounded on Wednesday in a suicide attack in Cameroon's restive Far North, a...
US Pentagon Chief Meets Saudi King With Iran In Focus
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Saudi King Salman on Wednesday, beginning a series of talks to reinvigorate the...
Polling For Divisive Governor Contest Closes
Polling has closed in a run-off election for the post of Jakarta's governor, seen by many as a key test for Indonesia's...
Yemen Drone Strikes Kill Five Qaeda Suspects
Two strikes apparently carried out by US drones killed five suspected Al-Qaeda members in Yemen overnight, military...
Tension Looms Between Tijaniyya and Ahlul-Sunna Sects In Aboabo
Tension is brewing between the Tijaniyya and Ahlul-Sunna sects at Aboabo in the Ashanti Region as preachers from both...
Muslim Leads In Jakarta Poll Against Christian Governor
A Muslim former government minister took a strong lead Wednesday over Jakarta's Christian incumbent governor in a...
Tense Run-Off Expected For Governor Post
Voters in Jakarta are choosing a governor in a run-off election, that has been called "the dirtiest and most divisive"...
In Mosul, Iraqi Snipers Track Jihadists Around the Clock
A few hundred metres from an iconic mosque in west Mosul, Iraqi sniper Salah al-Zuheiri has his eye glued to his scope...
Mattis In Riyadh To Boost US-Saudi Alliance
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is in Saudi Arabia Wednesday to reinvigorate the Riyadh-Washington alliance, with both...
Three Dead As Man Goes On Killing Spree In California City
A 39-year-old man went on a shooting spree in the central California city of Fresno on Tuesday, killing three people...
Muslim Indonesia’s Capital Votes Amid Religious Tension
Polls opened Wednesday in Jakarta's election run-off with the Christian governor fighting for his job despite standing...
Twelve Soldiers Dead As Saudi Helicopter Goes Down In Yemen
Twelve Saudi soldiers, including four officers, were killed on Tuesday when their helicopter went down in Yemen, the...