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Indonesia`s military prefer peacekeeping than peacemaking

In its active role in the UN Peace and Security Department, the Indonesian Military (TNI) prefers to play a role as ...

Lawmaker wants more Indonesian women in UN peacekeeping missions

A member of the House of Representatives` Commission I covering defense and foreign affairs, Nurhayati Ali Assegaf ...

Ulil: Political rivals exploiting Democrat Party`s internal turmoil

A ruling Democrat Party functionary, Ulil Abshar Abdalla, said the Democrat Party`s "political rivals" were exploiting ...

Mahfud reported Nurpati for alleged document forgery

Constitutional Court (MK) chief justice Mahfud MD said here on Monday he had reported former General Elections ...

Head of Georgia`s rebel Abkhazia region dies

The head of Georgia`s rebel Abkhazia region, Sergei Bagapsh, died in a Moscow hospital Sunday, as analysts predicted ...

Democrat remains most popular party: survey

The ruling Democrat Party remains the most popular party and will gain the vast majority votes if general elections ...

PPP`s E Java chapter backs Suryadharma`s bid for second term

The East Java chapter of the United Development Party (PPP) has vowed to support incumbent party chief Suryadharma ...

Pramono concerned over house`s public image

Deputy House Speaker Pramono Anung Wibowo said he was concerned that the (good) image of the legislative body would ...

Mandela in unexpected visit to home village

South Africa`s ailing former president Nelson Mandela has flown to his birthplace in his first trip outside ...

Libyan rebel chief to hold talks in Turkey

The head of Libya`s rebel council is to hold talks in NATO member country Turkey during a two-day visit starting ...

Yemen oposition blames Saleh for Gulf plan failure

Yemen`s opposition blamed President Ali Abdullah Saleh Thursday for the failure of a Gulf plan aimed at ending a ...

President sees no possibility of military coup

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he saw no possibility for a coup by the military to happen in the ...

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 ...

Timor Leste PM exchanges views with ASEAN secretary general

Timor Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao exchanged views with ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan on ...

Egyptians approve constitution change - source

Preliminary indications show a majority of Egyptians who voted in a referendum backed constitutional changes that will ...