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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 ...

Syria draft constitution to be ready in 4 months: SANA

President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday announced the creation of an ad hoc committee tasked with preparing a new ...

Yemen protesters urge UN to put Saleh on trial

Demonstrators on Friday called for the United Nations to intervene to put Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on trial ...

Israel a `threat` to region because has atomic bomb

Israel is a "threat" to its region because it owns nuclear weapons, Turkey`s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said ...

Malaysia to start security law reforms next week

Malaysia will move to abolish two minor security laws next week but wait to scrap the tougher Internal Security Act ...

Greenpeace calls for protection of sumatran forest to save tigers

On the eighth day of the Greenpeace "Tiger Eyes" tour, five Greenpeace activists arrived in the area around the ...

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 ...

Greenpeace launches save tigers` home tour in Sumatra

Greenpeace recently launched a "Save Tigers` Home" Tour in Sumatra with a cultural blessing ceremony from the local ...

Egypt amends election laws

Egypt approved amendments to its parliamentary election laws Sunday in response to criticism from activists and ...

REDD+ potential funds reach up to Rp270 trillion: CIFOR

The potential flow of funds from advanced nations to developing countries to deal with deforestation through REDD+ ...

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 ...

Jordanian demonstrators call for sacking gov`t

Jordanians in different parts of the country took to the streets Friday, calling for sacking the government of Prime ...

Brazil considers protection for environmental activists

Brazilian authorities will consider providing special protection to environmental activists who receive death threats, ...