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Tour de Singkarak offers prize, W Sumatra distinctive landscape

Tour de Singkarak bike race with the participation of 234 cyclists including foreign teams of West Sumatra province ...

Japanese tourist arrivals in Bali down 21.81 pct

A total of 64,455 Japanese tourists visited Bali in the first four months of 2011, down 21.81 percent from 82,436 in ...

First NATO strikes in Libya with attack copters: official

NATO announced Saturday it had for the first time used attack helicopters in Libya, striking military vehicles, ...

US confirms boycott of UN Racism Summit

The United States will not participate in the Durban III UN summit on racism in September this year, which ...

Indonesia most progressive in strengthening human rights

Indonesia is the most progressive country in strengthening human rights mechanism at national level and among ASEAN ...

Ban set to announce run for new UN term

UN leader Ban Ki-moon has called a press conference on Monday at which he is expected to announce he will seek a new ...

Greenland cold snap linked to Viking disappearance

A cold snap in Greenland in the 12th century may help explain why Viking settlers vanished from the island, scientists ...

Former SAS soldiers in Libya

British former special forces soldiers working for private security companies are in the Libyan city of Misrata, ...

Black pants for Tour de Singkarak cyclists

The Tanah Datar district administration will present the "Sarawa Galembong", Minangkabau traditional black pants that ...

UN envoy concludes Sri Lanka execution video authentic

A UN envoy confirmed Monday that a video allegedly depicting Sri Lanka troops executing Tamil Tigers was authentic, ...

Over 100 Libyan army members defect from Gaddafi

Eight high-ranking Libyan army officers appeared in Rome on Monday saying they were part of a group of as many as 120 ...

South African president arrives in Tripoli for peace talks

South African President Jacob Zuma arrived in Tripoli Monday for talks to end Libya`s conflict, as calls mount from ...

Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan: ministry

Two British soldiers were killed by a homemade bomb while on patrol in southern Afghanistan, defence officials in ...

U.S. president starts two-day Poland visit

U.S. President Barack Obama arrived here late Friday for a two-day visit. On Friday night, Obama attended a ...

Russia says G8 partners urged it to mediate Libya conflict

Russia`s G8 partners and Tripoli have both asked Moscow to mediate an end to the conflict between Libyan leader Moamer ...