Section: Indonesia
Pope and Patriarch Say ‘No Middle East Without Christians’
Pope Francis, left, bows to Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I, right, during a service at St. George Church in Istanbul, Turkey on Nov. 29, 2014. (EPA Photo/Sedat Suna) Istanbul. Pope Francis and Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on Sunday issued a rare joint plea against anti-Christian violence, saying the world cannot stand...
Moldovans vote, torn between pull of EU, Russia
Moldovans have begun voting in elections where they are choosing between parties that want to move closer to Europe and those that want to move back into Russia’s orbit.Sunday’s parliamentary election takes on wider significance with the unrest in neighboring Ukraine. Moldova, like Ukraine, has a pro-Russia separatist region in its...
Malaysia Airlines apologizes for tweet, posts loss
Malaysia Airlines on Friday said its loss widened last quarter and apologized for a promotional tweet slammed as insensitive after two deadly passenger jet disasters this year.In its last public financial result before a planned privatization and overhaul, the flag carrier said its net loss in the July-September quarter rose 53 percent from a...
Congo detains 6 UN peacekeepers
Congolese authorities detained six members of a Ukrainian aviation crew working for the U.N. peacekeeping force on Wednesday after Congolese military uniforms were found in their luggage, the U.N. force said.The Ukrainians were held after a search of their luggage at the airport in Goma, in North Kivu province, according to the province’s...
Leaders show mettle post-G20 meeting
Citing lack of sleep Russian President Vladimir Putin left the G20 early as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed business deals only a day after the Brisbane summit.Behind the facade of world leaders’ photo ops lurk their strategies on the international stage. Putin’s early exit is like a...
France suspends delivery of warship to Russia
France suspended the planned delivery of a warship to Russia on Tuesday, after months of growing speculation about what would be the biggest arms sale ever by a NATO country to the Kremlin.The French president’s office announced the suspension “until further notice” after growing pressure from allies to suspend the sale because...
Students debate real-world issues at model UN conference
While university students took to the streets to protest against the government’s policy on subsidized-fuel prices, hundreds of high school students preferred to flock to Cilandak, South Jakarta, on Wednesday and Thursday, to debate various international issues from Ukraine and transnational crime to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender...
Bali authorities see rampant visa violations
The number of tourists who misuse their visas having entered Bali has increased by almost 50 percent this year. Ngurah Rai airport immigration official Mohamad Soleh said his office had deported 114 foreigners as of November this year, compared to 78 in 2013. “Most were using a tourist visa to work in Bali,” he said recently.In addition, several...
Russia Says US Arms Supplies to Ukraine Would Destabilize situation
Moscow. Russia said on Thursday the United States would violate international agreements and destabilize the situation if it supplies weapons to Ukrainian government forces fighting separatists. Responding to comments by a US official who suggested Washington should consider providing weapons to Ukraine, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander...
AirAsia to launch Southeast Asian air pass
Budget carrier AirAsia said Thursday it will launch a regional air pass next year to increase revenue and boost tourism in Southeast Asia, taking competition in low-cost air travel to a more intense level.Chief Executive Tony Fernandes said the AirAsia ASEAN Pass will allow travelers to fly to 10 different destinations in Southeast Asia in one...
