An Indonesian passenger aircraft with 62 people on board crashed into the sea after taking off from the capital Jakarta, authorities said Saturday. Sriwijaya Air flight SJY 182 had 50 passengers on board, including 10 children, plus 12 crew members, said the country’s Transportation...

An Indonesian passenger aircraft with 62 people on board lost contact with air traffic controllers on Saturday after taking off from the capital Jakarta. The Sriwijaya Air flight SJY 182 flying from Jakarta to Pontianak, the capital of the province of West Kalimantan, lost contact at...

Japan Saturday rejected a landmark ruling on wartime "comfort women" by South Korea, calling on Seoul to "take measures to correct violations of international law." In a phone call with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha, his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi rejected...

The East African nations of Sudan and Eritrea on Friday agreed to continue cooperation on international and regional issues. According to the official Sudanese News Agency (SUNA), Foreign Minister Omer Gamar-Eddin, upon returning from Eritrea, said talks with Eritrean President Afewerki...