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Blasts shake Homs, Syria rebels hit back

Blasts rocked the flashpoint city of Homs on Sunday as Syria`s regime pressed its assault on protest hubs, while ...

Michelle Yeoh attends premiere of "The Lady" in Indonesia

World popular artist Michelle Yeoh has the chance to attend the premiere of "The Lady" movie in Jakarta. "I am ...

Syrian forces kill leading activist in tribal east

Government troops on Saturday shot dead a prominent activist in eastern Syria who helped organise peaceful ...

Sumatran tiger attacks Bengkulu villager

A Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) attacked and injured Iwal (40), a resident of Pino Baru, Cawang village, ...

RI govt urged to protect orangutans against palm oil plantation companies

The Center for Orangutan Protection (COP) has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to instruct the Forestry ...

Walhi protests environment awards for Newmont, Nusa Halmahera

The Indonesian Environmental Forum, Walhi, is sending a letter of objection to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral ...

Komodo Island promotion activities being intensified

The tourism and culture ministry has decided to withdraw the candidacy of Komodo for inclusion in the New Seven ...

Syria woman thought mutilated turns up alive on TV

Syrian state television has aired an interview with a woman who had reportedly been found decapitated, armless and ...

Sumatran tiger population now only 400 : Greenpeace

The tiger population in the wild in Sumatra is believed to have dwindled to only 400 heads due to illegal logging in ...

Britain`s Ian Martin named head of un Libya mission

The United Nations said on Monday it had chosen British diplomat and human rights activist Ian Martin to head its new ...

news feature: Remove your cars, interact in public spaces

Clad in orange and yellow shirts, a group of activists sat on benches or stood around a table sipping different ...

ICW reminds minister to keep on monitoring e-id card project

Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) activist Tama S Langkun has reminded Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi to keep on ...

Indonesia most progressive in strengthening human rights

Indonesia is the most progressive country in strengthening human rights mechanism at national level and among ASEAN ...

Over 100 Libyan army members defect from Gaddafi

Eight high-ranking Libyan army officers appeared in Rome on Monday saying they were part of a group of as many as 120 ...

Syrian authorities set free human rights activist

The Syrian authorities on Sunday released Anwar al-Bunni, a Syrian lawyer and human rights activist, after he finished ...