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HIV Cases Pass 7,000-mark, With June Infections Up 63 Percent In Phl

A total of 178 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases were diagnosed in the Philippines in June, an increase of ...

Pirates attack oil tanker off Yemen, crew safe - (d)

Pirates fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) into a fuel oil tanker near the Yemeni port of Aden on Wednesday ...

Govt intensifying efforts to protect migrant workers

Things have been developing very fast regarding efforts to protect TKIs overseas, since the beheading of Ruyati, an ...

Philippines Seeks To Solve Saudi Maids Row

The Philippines said Friday it would hold talks with Saudi Arabia after the wealthy Middle East kingdom slammed its ...

Govt reveals efforts to save its citizens overseas

Facing `hails of bullets` from its critics that it has failed to protect Indonesians abroad as showcased by the ...

RI mulling halt to workers dispatch to Saudi Arabia

The Indonesian government is considering suspending the sending of workers to Saudi Arabia, a senior minister said ...

Six dead as storm exits Philippines

Six people were killed and 27 others were missing at sea as Tropical Storm Sarika headed out of Philippine waters ...

Asean to share experiences in dealing with piracy

Three out of ASEAN`s member countries have become victims of Somali pirates so far, therefore it is considered ...

Philippine president says plan for nuclear power needs "thorough study"

- Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said on Friday that any plan now of the government to use nuclear energy ...

Pirates seize Kuwaiti oil tanker off Oman: EU

Pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades on Monday hijacked a Kuwaiti oil tanker carrying 29 sailors including 17 ...

Nigerians sentenced to 18 years in jail over illegal drugs

The district court of Denpasar, Bali, sentenced two Nigerian nationals to 18 years in jail each for involvement in ...

RI joins Southern Philippines` security monitoring team

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here Tuesday that Indonesia was willing to join an international team for ...

Asia plans mass rescue of citizens from Libya

Asian nations on Wednesday prepared "mammoth" evacuation plans for more than 100,000 migrants trapped in Libya, many ...

RI projected to become global seaweed producer

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad has the ambition not only to turn Indonesia into a top global ...

Filipino maid sentenced to life for smuggling heroin

The Denpasar district court has sentenced Carolina Sarmiento Bautista (41), a Filipino house maid, to life ...