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World Bank picks Korean-American Kim as president

The World Bank chose Korean-American physician Jim Yong Kim as its next chief Monday in a decision that surprised few ...

Syria opposition hails UN vote on observers

Syria`s opposition on Saturday hailed the UN Security Council resolution on the deployment of observers as a "first ...

Syria says has withdrawn from some areas: Annan

International mediator Kofi Annan said Tuesday that the Syrian army had indicated it was pulling out of some areas but ...

Pekanbaru deploys 800 personnel for anti-fuel hike rally

The Pekanbaru Police department will deploy 800 personnel to secure the anti-fuel price hike rally on March 29, an ...

Judges grill Strauss-Kahn over prostitution case

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was grilled by three judges on Monday over his role in a prostitution case in ...

UN says more than 9,000 dead in Syria unrest

The United Nations on Tuesday increased its death toll estimate for the Syria unrest to more than 9,000. ...

President asks national police to anticipate demonstration against fuel price hike

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed all police personnel to anticipate activists` plan to conduct rally ...

Israel beefs up border security ahead of global march to Jerusalem

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is gearing up for massive protests and possible infiltration attempts along its ...

S. Korean activists call for end of atomic power

South Korean environment activists protested Sunday, calling for world leaders to abandon atomic energy completely as ...

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 ...

Thousands of HTI activists reject fuel price hike

Thousands of activists of the hard-line Islamic group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) staged street a rally against the ...

Russia, China join UN demand for Syria peace move

The UN Security Council demanded Wednesday that Syria immediately implement a peace plan by special envoy Kofi Annan, ...

Indonesia must imitate Australia over Greenpeace

It is time now for Indonesia to follow Australia in dealing with negative campaign by Greenpeace, a National Mandate ...

Thousands rally for Syria at White House protest

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the White House Saturday to demand that the United States "stop the massacre ...

Belarusian president refuses to pardon subway bombers

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has refused to pardon two men sentenced to death for a deadly bomb attack at ...