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Mexico captures leader of Zetas drug cartel

The Mexican government said on Monday it had captured the leader of the Zetas drug cartel, delivering a boost to ...

UN rights team believes chemical weapons used in Syria

United Nations human rights investigators said on Tuesday they had "reasonable grounds" to believe that limited ...

Jose Ramos-Horta named UN envoy to G. Bissau

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has tapped Jose Ramos-Horta, a former East Timor president and Nobel ...

Palestine`s cause is also Indonesia`s cause, minister says

As a staunch supporter of Palestine, Indonesia has often expressed its commitment to helping prepare the establishment ...

Thai Delegation Meets with ICC as Country Faces Risk of Renewed Hostilities

-     This week a delegation of Thai citizens held preliminary meetings with prosecutors of the ...

Turkish PM to visit China

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Erdogan was leaving Saturday for the first official visit to China by a Turkish premier ...

Russian Islamist chief orders halt to civilian attacks

The leader of Russia`s Islamist rebels ordered a halt to attacks on civilians, saying mass opposition protests showed ...

The Freeport Case, government's lost conscience

The Political and security situation in Papua is still heating up, beginning with the repeated shootings spree at ...

Dutch govt`s apology important development: Marty

Indonesia views the Dutch government`s apology over atrocities committed by its military in Rawagede, West Java, in ...

Sri Lanka will act on evidence of atrocities by troops

Sri Lanka`s military will act against any soldiers who may have committed war crimes or other excesses in the last ...

Sri Lanka says war crimes allegations `propaganda`

Sri Lanka`s government on Thursday sought to dismiss war crimes allegations as propaganda from its defeated rivals, as ...

Obama sends 100 troops to fight rebels in central Africa

US President Barack Obama said Friday he is sending 100 combat troops to central Africa to help and advise forces ...

Afghans hold anti-US rally on eve of war anniversary

Hundreds of Afghans marched through Kabul on Thursday, the eve of the 10-year anniversary of the U.S. military ...

Truth behind 9/11 remains unknown after 10 years, says journalist

Ten years have elapsed since the events of 9/11 and yet the truth about the attacks in New York and Washington has not ...

Syria denies military entrance, bombardment in northeastern province: official

An official military source on Sunday categorically denied as "baseless" media reports by satellite TV stations that ...