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U.S. seeking "productive" relationship with Venezuela

The White House said on Tuesday that the United States continues to seek a "productive" relationship with Venezuela, ...

US urges Palestinians, Israelis to exercise restraint

The Obama administration on Monday urged both the Palestinians and the Israelis to exercise restraint as tensions were ...

Indonesia sees urgency to sign Nagoya Protocol

As a mega biodiversity nation, Indonesia sees the urgency to sign the Nagoya Protocol protect its rich genetic ...

Indonesia needs Nagoya Protocol to protect indigenous people`s rights

Indonesia urgently needs to ratify the Nagoya Protocol to protect the rights of indigenous people, Miranda Risang, a ...

Philippines plans to purchase coast guard vessels from Japan

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Wednesday that the plan to acquire 10 coast guard ...

UN unable to get food to 1 million hungry Syrians

About 1 million Syrians are going hungry due to the difficulty of getting supplies into conflict zones and the fact ...

Tehran hails Switzerland move to reject banking sanctions on Iran

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast praised Switzerland's decision to reject sanctions on Iran's banking ...

UN says one million Syrians need humanitarian help

At least one million Syrians need humanitarian assistance, a UN spokesman said Thursday at the end of an assessment ...

President gathering special staffers at Cikeas

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono gathered his special staff members at his private residence in Cikeas, Bogor, West ...

NATO concern over `10,000 lost missiles` in Libya

At least 10,000 missiles are unaccounted for in Libya, a senior NATO official has admitted according to a German media ...

Clinton urges China to do more for N. Korea talks

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, meeting with her Chinese counterpart in New York, called Monday for Beijing ...

RI Leads Drive For Nuke-free World

Indonesia has been actively pushing for a world free of nuclear weapons at various regional and international fora ...

At least 1,200 dead or missing fleeing Libya: UN

At least 1,200 people have been killed or are missing after trying to flee Libya by boat in the past three months ...

France, Britain to deploy helicopters to Libya: Paris

France and Britain are deploying attack helicopters to strike Moamer Kadhafi`s forces, top French ministers said ...

First shot fired in Libya destroyed vehicle - France

The first shot in a U.N.-mandated intervention in Libya was fired by a French aircraft and destroyed a military ...