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Commonwealth leaders meet, Sri Lanka human rights under scrutiny

Leaders of the Commonwealth of mostly former British colonies gathered in Colombo on Friday for a biennial summit ...

Saudi Arabia officially rejects 2-year term on UN Security Council

Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected on Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, ...

Indonesian peace keeping contingent receives UN medal

The fifth Indonesian policy-military contingent in the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has ...

China's Xi says political solution for Taiwan can't wait forever

Chinese President Xi Jinping told a senior envoy from self-ruled Taiwan on Sunday that a political solution to a ...

President praises peace and development achieved in Aceh

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has praised the peace and economic achievements in Aceh, calling on the public to ...

Syrian chemical arms plan "important step"

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared Monday (Sept. 9) to give cautious support to an initiative to ...

Bombings kill at least 54 in Iraq

Attacks including car bombs mainly targeting Shiite-majority areas of Iraq killed at least 54 people on Monday, ...

Iraq violence could spark civil war

Violence in Iraq is on the rise and could lead towards civil war, the head of the UN human rights mission warned. ...

Egypt`s clashes not likely to develop into civil war

Egypt has been witnessing deadly violence between supporters and opponents of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, but the ...

More than 100,000 killed in Syria uprising

More than 100,000 people have been killed in Syria since the beginning of the country`s uprising in March 2011, the ...

Yudhoyono hopes Geneva conference to end Syria conflict

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed his hope that the Geneva Conference, which will be participated in by ...

France calls for immediate release of two French journalists in Syria

French President Francois Hollande on Friday demanded the immediate release of two French journalists missing in ...

About 200 Russians are fighting for Syrian rebels

There are about 200 Russians currently fighting alongside rebels battling the Syrian regime, the head of Russia's ...

Courageous Indonesian Investigative Reporter Wins AFP's 2013 Kate Webb Prize

The International News Agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) has awarded the 2013 Kate Webb Price for frontline journalism ...

Syria will `respond immediately` to any Israel strike

Syria threatened on Thursday an immediate response to any new Israeli strike, after two reported attacks on military ...