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President calls for movement on preventing crime against children

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for a joint movement from the government, stakeholders, and people at ...

Sukabumi pedophilia case "top of an iceberg"

After the reports of sexual abuse of a 6-year-old pupil, AK, last month at the Jakarta International School (JIS) ...

Jakarta police interrogates jis principal over sodomy case

The Jakarta Police here on Tuesday summoned Timothy Carr, the principal of the Jakarta International School (JIS), for ...

HRW denounces "pattern of serious abuses" in Venezuela

Venezuelas security forces have engaged in a "pattern of serious abuses" against anti-government protesters, including ...

Child dies over alleged sexual assault by pedophile

An 11-year old boy (US) died at his home in Citamiang Subdistrict, West Jawa, last February for an alleged sexual ...

Fire at Ukraine`s Odessa kills at least 38

At least 38 people were killed on Friday when radicals set fire on a building in Ukraines Black Sea city of Odessa, ...

Indonesian child protection commission urges heavier punishment against child abusers

Indonesias National Commission for the Protection of Children (Komnas PA) had urged the authorities to impose heavier ...

Indonesian army prefers Black Hawk to Apache

The government is still undecided whether it would finally buy Black Hawk or Apache helicopters from the US. ...

37 foreigners killed in Algeria hostage crisis: PM

Thirty-seven foreigners of eight different nationalities were killed during the hostage crisis at an Algerian gas ...

Crimes against children increasing in Indonesia

In 2012, crimes against children in Indonesia were dominated by rape cases and sexual assaults, said the Chairperson ...

Haqqani network behind Kabul attack: US ambassador

The Pakistani-based Haqqani network was responsible for a series of attacks in Afghanistan this week, the US ...

Explosion in Yogyakarta comes from dried battery, police

An explosion in Mandala Krida stadium here was caused by an abandoned-dried car battery, not a bomb, as was previously ...

Haqqani militants behind afghan attack: Pentagon

The Pentagon said Monday a major attack on Afghan government buildings, military bases and foreign embassies was ...

Karzai says NATO failed as 18-hr Kabul attack ends

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that a coordinated Taliban attack showed a "failure" by Afghan ...

Militants attack Pakistan jail, over 300 escape

More than 300 prisoners escaped from a jail in northwest Pakistan early on Sunday, after it was attacked by Islamist ...