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Gunmen `armed` by Khartoum kill 40 in south Sudan: official

South Sudan on Monday accused its former foes in the Khartoum government of arming gunmen who killed over 40 people in ...

Fresh explosion in Nigeria`s violence-hit Kano: army

A fresh explosion rocked a bus terminal in Nigeria`s violence-hit city of Kano on Thursday forcing the area to be ...

UN chief praises Myanmar, plans visit there soon

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday praised the government of Myanmar for its democratic reforms and said ...

Myanmar must break ties with n. Korea: McConnell

The top US Senate Republican on Tuesday said he could back easing sanctions on Myanmar if it advances a host of ...

US pleased with myanmar reforms progress

A key US senator on Sunday said the United States was "pleased with the progress" of Myanmar`s reforms but urged the ...

FM: diversity national asset

Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said Indonesia saw diversity as a national asset rather than a problem. ...

US troubled at `alarming` attacks in S. Sudan

The United States voiced concern Tuesday at the latest deadly inter-ethnic clashes in South Sudan, which it said had ...

Indonesian jazz musicians perform in Moscow

Indonesian jazz musician Indro Hardjodikoro and the "Fingers" rock Russian audiences at Elektrosal City Museum in ...

Lunar new year preparations at temple show interfaith tolerance

An example of the practice of Indonesian pluralism and tolerance can be seen in activity at the Jin De Yuan Buddhist ...

Released Myanmar activists pledge to fight on

Free at last after years locked up by the junta, prominent Myanmar dissidents have vowed to keep up their fight for ...

Key U.S. lawmaker heads to Myanmar

A US congressman who has spearheaded sanctions aimed at pressuring Myanmar will pay his first visit to the country ...

Australia eases Myanmar sanctions

Australia said Monday it would scale back sanctions against Myanmar in recognition of steps taken by the formerly ...

Rebellion, violence in world`s newest nation South Sudan

Six months after the world`s youngest country euphorically declared its independence, South Sudan is riven by ...

Democratization process in Myanmar cannot be forced

It is not possible to force the democratization process in Myanmar and therefore Indonesia will only make phased ...

Conflict in Sampang not between Sunnis and Shiites

The chief of the Nahdlatul Ulama Islamic organization, Said Aqil Siradj, said the conflict in Sampang on the island of ...