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Russia calls situation in Syria "emergency"

Russia changed the status of situation in Syria from "complicated" to "emergency" on Tuesday as the crisis in the ...

Indonesia to host WTO Ministerial Conference in December 2013

The General Council Session of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva recently decided that the Ninth ...

Madagascar rivals hold first reconciliation talks

Madagascan leader Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled in 2009, Marc Ravalomanana, met behind closed doors on a ...

Number of poached rhinos in S. Africa keeps rising

The number of rhinos poached in South Africa since the beginning of this year now stands at 281, the Department of ...

One year since famine, 2.5 million at risk in Somalia: UN

Over 2.5 million people in war-torn Somalia remain in crisis despite huge global aid efforts and the situation may ...

OAG Analysis explores the potential and fundamental requirements for Aviation growth in Africa

- Africa airport infrastructure development and investment must be improved for the continent's Aviation industry to ...

Human Rights Council backs Internet freedom

The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva passed its first resolution on Internet freedom on Thursday with a call ...

Indonesia to open consulate in Ramallah

The Indonesian government will open a consulate in Ramallah, Palestine, to strengthen its support of the Palestinian ...

Conference good momentum for Palestinian independence

West Java Governor, Ahmad Heryawan said the two-day conference starting here Wednesday on Palestine is expected to ...

Changes in Libya offer "new opportunity" for women: UN official

The top UN official for Libya has said that women in the North African country will have new chances to express their ...

Yemen fm admits US drones used against Qaeda

Yemen has asked for US drones to be used "in some cases" to target Al-Qaeda leaders in the country, its foreign ...

Mombasa blast deaths rise to 3, suspect arrested

The death toll from Sunday`s explosion in a Mombasa night club rose to three and Kenyan police said on Monday they had ...

Somali piracy death toll rises as violence worsens

Somali pirates seizing Indian Ocean ships were responsible for at least 35 hostage deaths in 2011, a report showed on ...

Africa wants to improve image in Indonesia, envoy

African countries want to improve their image in the eyes of Indonesians, Dean of African Ambassadors` Union in ...

Indonesian govt not to cut car production to reduce congestion

Industry Minister MS Hidayat said the government has no plan to cut domestic car production to reduce traffic ...