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Toilet row grabs headlines in S.African election

South Africans voted on Wednesday in municipal elections in which squalid, open toilets built for the poor have become ...

Arms sales to Taiwan damage US-China ties: Chen

A top Chinese general said Wednesday that further US arms sales to Taiwan could damage fledgling military ties between ...

Brazil creates office to fight deforestation

Brazil on Wednesday announced the creation of an emergency task force to fight against the deforestation of the ...

Sports minister hopes PSSI congress runs as scheduled

Youth and Sports Minister Andi Mallarangeng hoped that the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) congress to elect ...

Pakistan to review US anti-teror cooperation

Pakistan said it would review counter-terrorism cooperation with the United States as it came under growing domestic ...

Leading Experts Call for Urgent Action to Avoid Stroke Crisis Across Asia-Pacific Region

-         - Experts from medical and patient communities call on national ...

Ani Yudhoyono concerned about human trafficking in ASEAN

Indonesian First Lady Ani Yudhoyono has added her voice to one of the causes of human and migrant workers right ...

First lady calls for right against human traficking

Opening the ASEAN Confederation of Women`s Organizations (ACWO) at the State Palace here on Friday, First Lady Ani ...

RI prioritizes geothermal energy usage

The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) said the use of geothermal energy currently tops ...

Workers Observe May Day Peacefully, Call For Welfare Improvement

Thousands of workers celebrated Labor Day or May Day on May 1 in a number of cities peacefully, Sunday, and chanted ...

US proposes advertisers ditch junk food for kids

Food companies should revamp their marketing to children by advertising foods that are healthy, four U.S. agencies ...

President Yudhoyono calls for save-electricity-fuel movements in regions

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered all regional heads to join a movement to save fuel and electricity to ...

News Focus : Govt comes under fire over glut of Chinese goods

The Indonesian government has come under fire over a glut of Chinese products into the domestic market following the ...

VP asks workers to prioritize dialog in settling problems

Vice President Boediono hoped Indonesian workers would prioritize dialogs rather than confrontation in settling ...

US urges Yemeni leader to start transfer of power

The United States on Saturday urged Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to immediately begin the process to ensure a ...