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Britain urges Sri Lanka to make progress on rights by 2013

British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Sri Lanka on Sunday to make progress on human rights before it hosts the ...

South Sudan wants to join Commonwealth

The world`s newest nation, South Sudan, wants to join the Commonwealth, the bloc`s Assistant Secretary General Stephen ...

Sri Lanka says war crimes allegations `propaganda`

Sri Lanka`s government on Thursday sought to dismiss war crimes allegations as propaganda from its defeated rivals, as ...

Australian PM backs royal succession change

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has thrown her support behind David Cameron`s plans to scrap the archaic laws ...

Gates Foundation and Partners Mark 2011 World Polio Day

-     On this year's World Polio Day (October 24, 2011), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ...

Newmont secures $600 mln loan

PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT), a local unit of US mining giant Newmont Mining Corporation, has secured a syndicated ...

British travel writer killed in Morocco blast: newspaper

A British travel writer was among 16 people killed in a bomb attack on a Moroccan cafe, a newspaper that he used to ...

Ambassador Yuri Thamrin to attend William-Kate wedding

Indonesian Ambassador to Great Britain and Ireland Yuri Octavia Thamrin is one of the 1900 people invited to the ...

Anzac day commemoration in Ambon yet to be reinstated

The commemoration to mark the anniversary of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) military action in the ...

British gov`t to review visa-free facility granted to Malaysians

The British government will review the visa-free facility granted to Malaysia, which is one of the Commonwealth ...

Indonesia, Australia Agree to Control Illegal Fishing

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to step up cooperation in patrolling to reduce illegal fishing in the two ...

RI, Australia agree to fight illegal fishing

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to step up cooperation in marine patrols to reduce illegal fishing in their ...

Indonesia, Australia to continue research cooperation in Indian ocean

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to continue research cooperation linked to tuna fish stock sustainability in the ...

RI determined to accelerate formation of Asean community

Indonesia is determined to speed up the formation of an ASEAN Community by 2015, Executive Director of the Center for ...

RI Embassy in London Holds Discussion on ASEAN

The Indonesian embassy in London held a discussion on "Indonesia and ASEAN: Prospects and Challenges" at the House of ...