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China`s defence budget to rise 12.7% in 2011

China`s defence budget will rise 12.7 percent in 2011 to 601.1 billion yuan ($91.7 billion), a government spokesman ...

China proposes death penalty for organ traffickers

Organ traffickers in China could face the death penalty under a draft law being reviewed by the country`s top ...

Death toll of South Yemen clashes rises to three: medic

The death toll of south Yemen clashes between anti-regime demonstrators and police has risen to three, with at least ...

Two dead amid ongoing protest in Yemen

Police shot and killed two protesters in Yemen`s main southern city of Aden, medics said, while street unrest in the ...

Make Your Android Address Book Dynamic With .tel Superbook

-     At Mobile World Congress 2011, Telnic Limited (http://telnic.tel), the Registry Operator for the ...

Clinton Sees "Reassuring" Moves By Egypt Military

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that Egypt`s military has so far taken "reassuring" steps towards ...

Students hold Yemen protest, demand president quit

Several thousand young Yemenis gathered in central Sanaa on Saturday, calling for President Ali Abdallah Saleh to step ...

Top US officer cautions against cut to Egypt aid

The US military`s top officer on Friday cautioned against moves to cut off aid to Egypt due to the unrest against the ...

`Day of Rage` to go ahead in Yemen: opposition

Opposition leaders in Yemen vowed Wednesday to go ahead with anti-government protests on Thursday -- billed as a "day ...

Yemen creates fund to employ university graduates

Yemen`s president, facing protests calling for his ouster, as ordered the creation of a fund to employ university ...

Mubarak`s deputy linked to secret CIA program

The man named by President Hosni Mubarak as his first ever deputy, Egyptian spy chief Omar Suleiman, reportedly ...

RI President to speak on sustainable development in Davos

On the second day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang ...

President to deliver keynote speech at WEF in Davos

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to deliver a key note speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in ...

Obama calls on N. Korea to denuclearize

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday called on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and hailed pressure on Iran ...

VP : RI must safeguard food needs

Vice President Boediono said on Wednesday Indonesia must really safeguard its food needs, arguing food problems are ...