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Indonesia urges EU and US to lift Myanmar sanctions

Indonesia has urged the European Union and United States to lift economic sanctions on Myanmar because of the progress ...

Israeli officials: blocking SWIFT transfers crippling Iranian economy

Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said Sunday that blocking Iran`s access to the international bank transfer ...

U.S. warns Iran against making "gross misjudgment"

U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey has warned Iranian leaders that they would suffer the ...

US warns against military action toward Iran

The White House warned Wednesday that any military action against Iran would create "greater instability" that could ...

Top US commander says attacking Iran would be premature

The top US military commander said he believed it would be "premature" to take military action against Iran in ...

Iran Minister: EU embargo on Iran`s oil to affect world economy

European sanctions against Iran's oil exports will affect world economy and hurt European and non-European countries, ...

Thai foreign minister hails Myanmar Amnesty for political prisoners

Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Surapong Tovichakchaikul on Saturday hailed the move by Myanmar government to free ...

ASEAN calls for end to Myanmar sanctions

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

Syria to let in Arab monitors as deaths mount

Syria agreed on Monday to let Arab states monitor its compliance with an Arab League peace agreement aimed at stopping ...

Russia says UN rights council vote on Syria "unacceptable"

Russia on Friday lambasted the UN Human Rights Council`s findings of gross violations by Syria as "unacceptable" and ...

UN says ready to aid Arab peace mission to Syria

The United Nations is ready to support a proposed Arab League peace monitoring mission to Syria, where an ...

Myanmar sees tentative changes one year after vote

One year on from an election condemned by the West as a farce, military-dominated Myanmar has surprised critics with a ...

RI, Iranian bizmen upbeat about cooperation prospects

Indonesian and Iranian businessmen believe economic cooperation between the two countries will continue to increase ...

EU ready to lift Ivory Coast sanctions

The European Union will work with Ivory Coast`s government to remove all sanctions that were imposed to pressure ...

Removing Gaddafi from power will take time: Obama

Removing Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi from power will take time, U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview ...