05-01-2017 12:18 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Australia, Indonesia in damage control after military spat

By Colin Packham and Bernadette Christina Munthe SYDNEY/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia and Australia sought to calm tensions on Thursday after Indonesia's military said it had suspended cooperation because of "insulting" teaching material found at an Australian base that questioned Jakarta's sovereignty in Papua province. A day after the shock announcement by Indonesia's army chief, which seemed to blindside not only Australia but parts of President Joko Widodo's government, there was still confu
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