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US Faith Groups Unite to Call for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Stressing Devastating Humanitarian Impact

AsiaNet 56598WASHINGTON DC and TOKYO, Apr. 25 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --On April 24, 2014, Buddhist association Soka Gakkai ...

Two US sailors admit okinawa rapel reports

Two US sailors Tuesday admitted raping a Japanese woman in Okinawa last October, news reports said, in a case that ...

Sumatran tigers breed well in South Bukit Barisan

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Indonesia said that at least 80 Sumatran Tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) are ...

U.S. envoy leads tribute to legacy of Gus Dur

U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel joined Consul General Joaquin Monserrate and staff from U.S. Consulate General Surabaya ...

HIV/AIDS forum in Kupang just for men

The AIDS Prevention Commission (KPA) has come up with a HIV/AIDS forum for men to reduce the number of HIV and AIDS ...

Activists clean river in commemorating Earth Day

Dozens of activists and nature lovers in Purwokerto, Banyumas district, Central Java province commemorated the Earth ...

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Syria says has withdrawn from some areas: Annan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 ...