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Syrian-Iranian-Swiss meeting in Tehran discusses humanitarian needs in Syria

Upon an invitation from the Iranian Foreign Ministry, a Syrian-Iranian-Swiss meeting was held in Tehran on Tuesday to ...

Legal Process of Surabaya "Death" Zoo Case Begins

The Surabaya Zoo tragedy has dragged on too long, making the zoo notorious internationally for its cruelty. The zoo ...

US, EU to lift sanctions against 14 giant Iranian petrochemical companies soon

The United States and European Union would soon exclude 14 Iranian major petrochemical companies from the list of ...

Rafsanjani calls on the elders to help reduce global violence

Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Monday that internationally respected ...

(RED), U2 and Bank of America Partner to Fight AIDS

- (RED), rock group U2 and Bank of America today announced a partnership that will generate more than $10 million to ...

Ministry assigns team to probe lion`s death in Surabaya Zoo

The Forestry Ministry assigned an investigative team to probe the death of Michael, an African lion, who was found ...

Govt urged to sternly deal with Australia`s boat turn-back policy

Indonesia is observing a moratorium on cooperating with Australia on people-smuggling following a spying scandal ...

Turned-back refugees claimed being tortured by Australian naval officers

Four of the 47 African and Middle Eastern asylum seekers claimed that they were tortured by the Australian Naval ...

Mogadishu hotel targeted by bombs, at least 11 killed

Three bombs exploded within an hour outside a hotel frequented by government officials in a heavily fortified district ...

Historical year for Indonesia`s forest protection

During the past one year, the Indonesian government has made several historic policies and breakthroughs for the ...

Jordan says two UNAMID peacekeepers killed in Darfur

Gunmen killed two peacekeepers, one from Jordan and one from Senegal, in an attack on Sunday on a UN patrol in Sudan's ...

UN reinforcements start arriving in S. Sudan

The first United Nations (UN) peacekeeping reinforcements arrived Friday in South Sudan, where the government is said ...

China to send special envoy to South Sudan

China will soon dispatch a special envoy to conflict-wracked South Sudan, Beijings foreign ministry said Thursday. In ...

Year-ender - Indonesia Calls for More Vigorous Efforts to Support Palestine

Indonesia has been supporting Palestine consistently and incessantly over the past six decades and has pledged to ...

With a hole in its heart, south africa buries mandela - (d)

South Africa buries Nelson Mandela on Sunday, closing one momentous chapter in its tortured history and opening ...