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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, ...

E Java Governor to run for Democrat Party`s provincial chief

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has given the green light to East Java Governor Soekarwo`s bid to run for the ...

UN chief discourages a new Gaza aid flotilla

UN chief Ban Ki-moon called Friday "on all governments" in the region to use to their influence to push against a new ...

UN rights body fears civil war in Yemen

The UN Human Rights Commission voiced fears Friday that Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh`s government will plunge ...

Yemen police, tribes in armed clashes: witnesses

Armed clashes broke out Monday between Yemeni policemen and tribesmen loyal to opposition chieftain Sadiq al-Ahmar in ...

Syrian authorities set free human rights activist

The Syrian authorities on Sunday released Anwar al-Bunni, a Syrian lawyer and human rights activist, after he finished ...