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Vietnam jails two rights activists for propaganda

A woman writer was sentenced to five years in prison in Vietnam for spreading anti-government propaganda, state media ...

China police kill seven hostage-takers in Xinjiang

China said Thursday police killed seven "terrorists" who took hostages in the nation`s restive Xinjiang region during ...

Thousands strike at LG plant in China

Thousands of workers have gone on strike at a factory in eastern China owned by the South Korean conglomerate LG ...

Prince Walid to help save Tuti from execution

Saudi Prince Walid bin Talal bin Abdul Azis al Saud has promised to help save Indonesian migrant worker Tuti ...

BJ Habibie to lobby saudi to save migrant worker`s live

Former president BJ Habibie was scheduled to leave for Suadi Arabia on Saturday in an effort to save the live of Tuti ...

Thai army chief opposes change to royal insult law

Thailand's powerful army chief expressed opposition Tuesday to amending the country's lese majeste law, recently ...

Syria to let in Arab monitors as deaths mount

Syria agreed on Monday to let Arab states monitor its compliance with an Arab League peace agreement aimed at stopping ...

"Batman" star roughed up in bid to visit Chinese blind activist

Hollywood actor Christian Bale was roughed up by Chinese security guards as he attempted to visit a blind legal ...

Asian Film Festival to discuss cinephilia

The 6th Asian Film Festival themed Multitude held in Yogyakarta on 13 - 17 December will discuss the audience as an ...

Minister challenges researchers to create renewable technologies

Research and Technology Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has challenged domestic forestry researchers to make innovations ...

Chief minister opens population coalition working meeting

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono opened a national working meeting of the Population Coalition ...

Indonesia Asked the World to Combat the IUU Fishing

Fishing theft is a crime that is closely associated with various trans national organized crimes, such as drug ...

Clinton criticism sparks Israeli anger

Israeli ministers reacted angrily on Sunday after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she feared for the future ...

Seven Israeli women held over right-wing violence

Seven young Israeli women, six of them minors, have been arrested on suspicion of participating in the destruction of ...

VP observes world AIDS day 2011

Vice President Boediono on Sunday observed the World AIDS Day 2011 at the National Monument (Monas) square park here ...