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Egypt frees 14 Palestinian prisoners

The Egyptian authorities released late on Tuesday 14 Palestinian prisoners detained during the rule of ousted ...

Forests can`t afford delay in moratorium`s implementation

The government is supposed to impose a moratorium on deforestation starting January 2011, but it has been delayed for ...

Protester killed, scores hurt as Yemen`s Saleh defiant

Yemeni police killed one anti-government demonstrator and wounded scores more on Sunday, as embattled President Ali ...

Israel asks UN to help block planned Gaza flotilla

Israel asked the United Nations on Friday to help stop activists sailing to Gaza on the first anniversary of a bloody ...

Trade NGO: Green Protectionism in Timber and Paper Industry Threatens Trade War With China

-     Brussels and Washington Should Think Twice Before Acting     As the ...

Geothermal less risky than nuclear

The use of geothermal energy poses fewer risks than nuclear power, a number of activists said here on Wednesday. ...

Indonesia unlikely to halt its nuclear plan

Despite growing opposition and concern sparked by the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan, Indonesia is unlikely to halt ...

Redd+ Indonesia website to be launched in April

A website of REDD+ Indonesia, will be officially launched in April 2011, according to the forestry ministry in a press ...

Yoga master Iyengar askes Donna Karan to ditch rabbit fur

Celebrated Indian yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar has written to US celebrity fashion designer Donna Karan calling on her ...

Rights group reports dozens of arrests in Syria

Dozens of activists were detained in rallies across Syria on Friday, London-based rights group the Syrian Observatory ...

17 killed in attack on south Syria demo: activist

A total of 17 people were killed Friday when a demonstration headed to the Syrian protest city of Daraa was raked by ...

Gunmen kill 10 road workers in Pakistan

Gunmen on motorbikes shot dead 10 road construction workers on Monday in the restive southwest of Pakistan before ...

Iran frees 80-year-old opposition head: IRNA

Ebrahim Yazdi, the 80-year-old head of a banned liberal party who was arrested last October 1, was released from ...

RI Soil Too Unstable For Nuke Power

Environmentalists and public activists have launched years of protests, arguing that Indonesia`s soil is too unstable ...

RI sends biggest delegation to ARF Direx

Indonesia sent the biggest delegation to the ASEAN Regional Forum - Disaster Relief Exercise (ARF-Direx) being held ...