1962: Jack Nicklaus wins his first major title, the US Open, in an 18th hole play-off with Arnold Palmer. On the same day, Brazil beat Czechoslovakia, 3-1 to win the World Cup in Santiago, Chile. 1964 ...

The Philippine Embassy in Jakarta, together with the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the ASEAN, commemorated the 127th anniversary of Philippine Independence with a solemn flag-raising ...

The Netherlands has finally recognised Aug 17, 1945 as Indonesia’s official independence day, though still insisting that the legal transfer of sovereignty took place some four years later on ...

The day after watching a documentary on the 1991 Santa Cruz cemetery massacre of about 100 young mourners by Indonesian troops*, Hyland set up the East Timor Ireland Solidarity Campaign.

Francis is the first pope to visit East Timor since St. John Paul II held a Mass in 1989 that highlighted the Southeast Asian nation’s fight for independence from Indonesia.

Pope Francis received a rapturous welcome from the tiny Southeast Asian nation of East Timor, one of the world’s most Catholic countries, where almost half the population turned out for an open ...

The tiny-half island nation of Timor-Leste officially gained independence in 2002 after a landmark ballot overseen by the UN in 1999. More than 78 per cent of Timorese choose independence at the time.

The Indonesian Government formally recognized the overwhelming vote for independence in October of that ... 78.5 per cent of the votes were in favor of rejecting the autonomy proposal - calling for ...

Indonesian flag-raisers performing during a ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of Indonesia’s Independence Day at Garuda Palace in the new capital of Nusantara, on Aug 17. PHOTO: EPA-EFE ...

India Independence day 2024: The Indian national flag, identified as the Tiranga, became official on August 15, 1947. It signifies strength, peace, and prosperity. Citizens, following the 2002 ...