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Obama`s victory beneficial for Indonesia-US ties

Presidential special staff Daniel Sparingga has stated that U.S. President Barack Obama`s re-election will strengthen ...

World leaders hail Obama victory, pledge cooperation

World leaders on Wednesday hailed President Barack Obama`s sweeping re-election, with allies pledging to deepen ...

Palestinians hope for state in Obama second term

Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat on Wednesday said he hoped that US President Barack Obama`s reelection would mean ...

Crowds celebrate Obama victory at White House

Chanting "Four more years!" and "USA, USA!," a crowd of well-wishers danced and celebrated outside the White House ...

Romney concedes defeat in White House race

Republican challenger Mitt Romney conceded defeat in the US election early Wednesday, telling supporters that he had ...

Fresh clashes in Syrian capital and Aleppo

Fierce clashes broke out before dawn on Monday between Syrian troops and rebels in the capital Damascus and in Syria`s ...

Abbas: I did not give up on the right of return

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas has denied giving up on the refugees` right of return, saying remarks about not ...

More than 36,000 killed in Syria conflict: Watchdog

More than 36,000 people have been killed since the outbreak of Syria`s anti-regime revolt in March 2011, with an ...

India`s Rahul Gandhi declined cabinet post: pm

Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India`s Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, once again snubbed an offer to join the cabinet, Prime ...

Almost 150 killed on first day of Syria truce

Almost 150 people died on the first day of a barely-observed truce between the warring parties in Syria, a watchdog ...

Obama, Romney wage bitter Ohio duel

In a spectacular finale to a 40-hour campaign sprint, US President Barack Obama launched a searing attack on Mitt ...

Indonesia expected to maintain peace in South China Sea

Indonesia, as the largest Southeast Asian country, is expected to continue playing its role as mediator in the dispute ...

Tokyo governor steps down to found new party

Beijing-baiting Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara said he was stepping down Thursday to start a new national political ...

Romney faces backlash over candidate`s rape gaffe

White House hopeful Mitt Romney on Wednesday sought to distance himself from controversial remarks on rape made by a ...

Ahmadinejad calls for ceasefire, dialogue in Syria

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged a ceasefire in Syria and called for internal dialogue to resolve the ...