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Christmas Day blast near church in Nigeria kills 15

A suspected bomb blast near a church outside the Nigerian capital on Christmas morning killed at least 15 people, a ...

BI: forex reserves enough to deal with rupiah depreciation

A central bank official said Indonesia has enough foreign exchange reserves to deal with the possibility of rupiah ...

news focus: govt to step up socio-economic approach toward Papua

Poverty and perceived injustices are believed to be among the problems triggering violence from time to time in ...

Ireland to close Vatican embassy following child abuse row

Ireland said Thursday it would close its embassy to the Vatican as part of a shake-up of its missions abroad following ...

RI can be example of inter-religious harmony

Indonesia`s inter-religious harmony and tolerance which have often cited as an example to the rest of the world are in ...

Bridge connects Indonesian madrasah and Australian catholic school

Students from Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 2 (MAN 2, State Islamic Senior High School) in Jakarta and Our Lady of the ...

12 soldiers dead in Philippine clash: army

Twelve Philippine soldiers were killed and 10 others missing in a clash with the country`s largest Muslim guerrilla ...

Someone wants to create disharmony in Indonesia

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has warned that there was someone who intentionally wanted to create ...

Pope urges freedom for Indonesia`s christians

Pope Benedict XVI on Friday (Oct. 7) appealed for religious freedom and tolerance for Christians in Indonesia, where ...

Vatican envoy to attend Catholic church`s 100th anniversary in Tanimbar Maluku

The Vatican`s Ambassador to Indonesia Mgr.Antonio Guido Filipazzi will attend the 100th anniversary of the founding ...

Construction of Jakarta MRT project expected to start next year

Construction of a long-awaited Mass Rapid Transport (NRT) system to solve Jakarta`s road traffic woes is expected to ...

Peaceful coexistence absolute need in multicultural world : Din Syamsuddin

Peaceful coexistence is an inevitable necessity in a multicultural and multireligious world community, the leader of ...

Vatican envoy admires religious harmony in NTT

Vatican Ambassador to Indonesia Mgr Antonio Guido Filipazzi admires and appreciates religious harmony and tolerance ...

President reminds people against forgetting self identity

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has reminded all levels of the society against forgetting their self identity and ...

Maluku religious leaders urge people not be provoked

Religious leaders of Maluku have called on the local community, especially in Ambon city, not be easily provoked by ...