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ASEAN calls for end to Myanmar sanctions

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday called for Western nations to lift sanctions against ...

Key U.S. lawmaker heads to Myanmar

A US congressman who has spearheaded sanctions aimed at pressuring Myanmar will pay his first visit to the country ...

U.S. treasury secretary appeals to China over Iran

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner appealed for Chinese cooperation on nuclear non-proliferation on Wednesday in ...

Kenya optimistic for Somali peace prospects in 2012

With a series of international peace conferences planned to boost peace and stabilization efforts in Somalia, Kenya`s ...

Myanmar`s Suu Kyi could get govt role: official

Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi could be given a job in a nominally-civilian government if she is elected ...

Hague calls for reform on historic Myanmar visit

British Foreign Secretary William Hague Thursday called on Myanmar to release all its political prisoners and make ...

Papua police investigating shooting incident in Ilaga

Papua police are investigating a shooting incident that happened on Wednesday in Ilaga, Puncak district, and left ...

U.S. presidential candidate threatens to bomb Iranian nuclear sites

Rick Santorum, an ultra-conservative Republican presidential candidate, has vowed to ensure that Iran cannot produce a ...

Egypt upper house elections to be speeded up

Egypt`s military ruler decreed on Sunday that multi-phase elections for parliament`s consultative upper house, the ...

Panetta calls Egypt strongman over NGO raids

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta conveyed his "deep concern" to Egypt`s military ruler over police raids on ...

U.S. base in Kyrgystan very dangerous

Kyrgyzstan`s new leader said Thursday it was "very dangerous" for his Central Asian nation to host a US military base ...

Blast rocks south Lebanon restaurant

An explosion tore through a restaurant in the southern Lebanese town of Tyre at dawn Wednesday, just a few metres from ...

RI demonstrates stronger commitment to nuke-free world

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono when speaking at an International Defense Dialog in March 2011 said a real push ...

Japan foreign minister heads to Myanmar

Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba on Sunday left for Myanmar, in the latest high-profile diplomatic trip ...

Fighter jets kill 10 in south Somali air raid

Fighter jets pounded rebel-held southern Somalia killing at least 10 people and wounding several others, the majority ...