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Afghan presiden jokes he is "oppressed" by wife

Afghan President Hamid Karzai joked Tuesday that he was "oppressed" by his wife during a speech to mark International ...

Ministry optimistic poverty rate to drop to MDG-sanctioned level

The Social Affairs Ministry is optimistic Indonesia will be able to cut its poverty rate to 7.5 percent by 2015 in ...

New Research Shows Virtual Presence Akin to Physical for Kids

-     For parents in Indonesia that have to make international business trips, video communications ...

Domestic violence still rampant in Indonesia: Minister

Domestic violence is still rampant in Indonesia, according to women`s Role Empowerment Minister Linda Amalia Gumelar ...

Japan Approves UN Sanctions Against Libya

Japan approved sanctions Tuesday against Libya, including an assets freeze and travel ban against several regime ...

Yemen opposition vows "escalation" against president

Yemen`s opposition coalition vowed on Monday to escalate protests that have swept the country demanding the ...

Not getting enough sleep? Turn off the technology

Dependence on televisions, cellphones and laptops may be costing Americans dearly -- in lack of sleep. The ...

Korean online game limits inch forward, but glacially

South Korean efforts to battle online game addiction among teenagers, a move set off by the death of a baby whose ...

Demand for Female Directors on Asia Pacific Boards Remains High, but Representation is Still Low

-- Females continue to be under-represented in boards of Asia Pacific companies- Demographic characteristics of female ...

International Women's Day, 2011: Time to Make the Promise of Equality a Reality

-    The following is a message by Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director, UN Women:    A ...

AJI : journalist`s stabbing in Papua not ordinary crime

The Independent Journalists Alliance (AJI) thinks the stabbing of a journalist of Vivanews, Banjir Ambarita, in Papua ...

ICC prosecutor to probe Libyan violence

The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Wednesday he would investigate the violence in Libya after the ...

Some 216 Indonesian evacuees leave Libya

Some 216 Indonesians left Tripoli, Libya on Tuesday at 9.45 pm local time or Wednesday at 4.45 am Western Indonesian ...

"Engaged Buddhist" Sulak Sivaraksa of Thailand to receive 28th Niwano Peace Prize

-     The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the 28th Niwano Peace Prize to Sulak Sivaraksa of Thailand ...

Javan rhinos breed at Ujung Kulon: WWF

Rare and endangered Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) are found to have bred calves in Ujung Kulon National Park, ...