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Sail Wakatobi Belitung Set For Kick-off June 7

The government finally has set June 7 as the date for the launching of Sail Wakatobi Belitung (SWB), also called Sail ...

President opens 16th NAM ministerial meeting

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened the 16th Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) here on ...

Shark kills kite surfer in New Caledonia

A 15-year-old boy has died in New Caledonia after being attacked by a shark while kite surfing, a report said on ...

6.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Malang

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Malang district in East Java at 7.17 am local time on ...

Preparations started for sail Wakatobi-Belitung 2011

The Wakatobi district government and local people have started various preparations for the region to host Sail ...

Magnitude-5.4 earthquake jolts Ujungkulon

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Ujungkulon, Banten Province, and was also felt by residents as ...

A Cilacap earthquake victim dies

A Cilacap earthquake victim died after suffering from fever at a junior high school used by locals as a temporary ...

RI sits on Pacific "ring of fire" : official

Indonesia sits on the so-called Pacific "ring of fire", a volcanologically active terrestrial chain where earthquakes ...

RI, Australia discuss regional maritime safety boosting initiatives

Australian Minister of Home Affairs Brendan O`Connor discussed two initiatives in Indonesia to help boost maritime ...

Japan disaster death toll likely to pass 1,000: Kyodo

More than 1,000 people probably died in the massive quake and tsunami disaster that devastated large parts of northern ...

Prophet's birthday commemorated at state place

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended a function to commemorate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon ...

Somali pirates use captive crew to attack vessels - hostage

Somali pirates forced a hostage crew to hijack vessels in exchange for freedom, a released seaman said on Tuesday, ...

Two killed as more Bahrain protests called

Two Shiite protesters died on Tuesday after clashes with Bahraini police, officials and witnesses said, sparking calls ...

Russia and Japan to hold islands crisis talks

The top diplomats of Russia and Japan will hold tense talks Friday amid a bitter war of words over a chain of disputed ...

Malaysian township to feature Kerinci museum

Kerinci district chief Murasman is in April to inaugurate a Kerinci culture museum in Petaling Jaya, a township in ...