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U2 frontman Bono receives France`s highest cultural award

Irish rock star and anti-poverty activist Bono received France`s highest cultural award on Tuesday for his ...

Snowden applies for Russia asylum

Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden applied Tuesday for temporary asylum in Russia, ending three weeks of ...

Topless activist inspires France`s new Marianne stamp

A postage stamp depicting France`s cultural symbol Marianne has touched off a flurry of controversy after one of its ...

Ministry to hold dialog on 2013 curriculum

The Ministry of Education and Culture would take a mediation effort with parties that reject or object to the 2013 ...

US reiterates call for russia to hand over Snowden

The United States on Friday reiterated its call for Russia to hand over Edward Snowden to face espionage charges back ...

Hundreds wounded in Central Aceh quake

Hundreds of people were wounded as a powerful earthquake rocked Central Aceh and Bener Meriah districts in Aceh ...

Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia, Quiksilver, and Garuda Indonesia Gather Employees, Customers, Locals, and Tourists

Thousands of people in Kuta Beach got their hands dirty today to remove the trash on Kuta Beach. Coca-Cola Amatil ...

Napolitano re-elected president to tackle Italy impasse

Italy`s 87-year-old President Giorgio Napolitano was re-elected by lawmakers on Saturday to end a deadlock on forming ...

Chavez loyalists feel big `void` at his voting station

In every election, Venezuela`s Hugo Chavez sent crowds into a frenzy when he cast his ballot at the same school in a ...

Bangladesh in mourning after president`s death

Flags flew at half-mast across Bangladesh on Thursday as the country mourned its president Zillur Rahman, following ...

Bangladesh president`s body flown from Singapore

The body of Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman was flown to Dhaka on Thursday following his death in a Singapore ...

Stop Aceh city planning amid fear of environmental damage

Coalition of NGOs in Aceh province here on Wednesday launched a petition at www.change.org urging the local government ...

Yudhoyono in africa to formulate global development

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is on a two-day visit in Liberia to formulate global development programs based ...

Museum Dr. Guislain and Janssen R&D Issue 2013 Dr. Guislain "Breaking the Chains of Stigma" Award

- Today, Museum Dr. Guislain in Ghent, Belgium, with support from Janssen Research & Development, LLC ("Janssen"), ...

Year-ender: Ups and downs of Malaysia-Indonesia relations

Indonesia and its immediate neighbour, Malaysia, have maintained close relations, as reflected in increased political ...