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France votes as Sarkozy era hangs by thread

French voters headed to the polls on Sunday for the first round of a presidential election that is expected to mark ...

TNI assigns six officers to join UN monitoring team in Syria

The National Defense Forces (TNI) is to send six of its officers to join the UN team to monitor the implementation of ...

Former GAM minister elected as Aceh governor

Former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) foreign affairs and health minister Zaini Abdullah has been elected Aceh Province ...

World Bank picks Korean-American Kim as president

The World Bank chose Korean-American physician Jim Yong Kim as its next chief Monday in a decision that surprised few ...

US under pressure to let Cuba join Americas summit

The United States was under growing pressure here Sunday to let Cuba attend future regional summits as Latin American ...

British PM meets Myanmar leader on historic visit

British Prime Minister David Cameron met Myanmar's president Friday on the first visit in decades by a Western leader ...

Govt encourages businessmen to expand business to UK

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the government will encourage and give the widest opportunities for national ...

British PM admires democracy in Indonesia

British Prime Minister David Cameron expressed admiration to Indonesia`s democracy in his address at Al-Azhar ...

Clinton warns Suu Kyi: Democracy isn`t easy

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday offered advice for Myanmar`s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she ...

Plenary will offer package options and points

Vice chairman of the meeting for the Special Committee on Election bill, I Gede Pasek Suardika, said there remains two ...

Plenary to vote for election bill

The dead end discussions on the national election bill are to be decided in voting in the House of Representative`s ...

Heated argument expected if elections bill voted on: Pramono

House Deputy Speaker Pramono Anung said a heated debate would occur if three crucial issues in the general elections ...

Mali`s political parties refuse to attend junta`s national convention

The United Front for the Protection of Democracy and the Republic (FDR) announced on Wednesday its refusal to ...

Suu Kyi party `wins 43 seats` in Myanmar elections

Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi`s party won almost all the seats it contested in Myanmar elections, becoming the ...

UN leader praises "courage" of Myanmar President

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday hailed the "courage" of Myanmar`s President Thein Sein after an election which saw ...