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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 ...

G8 "fully confident" Japan will recover from nuke disaster

G8 leaders meeting in France are to express complete confidence that their partner Japan will make a full recovery ...

RI`s machinery imports reach $20 bln last year

Indonesia`s import of machinery and mechanical appliances last year reached about US$20 billion or 18.49 percent of ...

Prince William and Catherine to meet Obama in London

Prince William and his new wife Catherine will meet President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at Buckingham ...

Eu imposes new sanctions on Iran

The EU tightened its sanctions on Iran on Monday, adding more than 100 firms to a blacklist of companies hit by an ...

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 ...