JAKARTA, June 13 (UPI) -- Officials blame a translation error for an apparently mistaken comment by Indonesia's president during a news conference with Australia's prime minister.

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- The U.N. envoy to Myanmar Thursday suggested the country's military junta might be nudged toward democratization by incentives and encouragement.

JAKARTA, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Trade and health issues top the agenda for U.S. President George Bush's meeting with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta this month.

DILI, Timor-Leste, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer had some blunt words for Timor-Leste saying the nation must not depend on Australia or the U.N for its security. Downer visited Dili Monday for talks with Timor's Prime Minister Jose Ramos Horta and Indonesian

JAKARTA, May 10 (UPI) -- Indonesia's president, meeting in Jakarta Wednesday with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, offered to mediate in the dispute over Iran's nuclear program. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he hoped the nuclear issue could be resolved peacefully, the BBC r

JAKARTA, March 25 (UPI) -- Indonesia has withdrawn its ambassador to Australia in a row over Canberra granting visas to 42 Indonesian asylum-seekers. The asylum-seekers from West Papua landed at Cape York in a canoe in January, saying they would be further tortured by Indonesian au

JAKARTA, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Iran's foreign minister, on a visit to Jakarta, has confirmed his country's plan to invest $1.5 billion to build an oil refinery in Indonesia.

JAKARTA, April 4 (UPI) -- Indonesia is gearing up for an Asian-African Summit later this month, expected to include 55 heads of state and boost cooperation between the two continents.

JAKARTA, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Indonesia's foreign minister said Wednesday he plans to hold talks with separatist rebels in tsunami-hit Aceh province by the end of this month. Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said the date and place had not been set, but it was "realistic" to expect t