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UN declares Somali famine over for now

An exceptional harvest after good rains and food deliveries by aid agencies have ended famine in Somalia for now but ...

IPB to conduct greening drive around campus

The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) is to conduct a greening drive in villages around its campus based on the ...

Disease fears grow for Philippines flood survivors

Survivors of devastating flash floods in the southern Philippines face growing threats from disease, officials warned ...

Four trapped miners found dead in China: govt

Tragedy struck a rescue operation in a north China colliery Sunday when rescuers found the lifeless bodies of four ...

President draws regional chiefs` attention to nine areas

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked all district heads and city mayors in the country to address nine areas ...

Thousands stranded after 41 die in Japan typhoon

Thousands of people remained stranded in western Japan Tuesday after the death toll from a fierce typhoon rose to 41, ...

Sri Lankan immigrants in despair, finally surrender

Some 88 Sri Lankan immigrants who had been living in despair aboard their boat, the MV Alicia, since July 10, 2011, ...

Pmi Raises Funds For Somalia

As a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) ...

UN to start airlifting food to Somalia

The UN World Food Programme was set on Tuesday to start airlifting food to Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya after an ...

Flash floods hit eight villages in Gorontalo

Flash floods triggered by incessant heavy rains over the past week, hit eight villages in Gorontalo Province, ...

Dominican Republic`s cholera death toll climbs to 36

The number of cholera-related deaths in the Dominican Republic jumped from 23 to 36 over the past two weeks, while the ...

Half of RI`s oil palm plantations foreign-owned

The Environmental Forum of Indonesia (WALHI) says fifty-percent of the country`s oil palm plantations are owned by ...

10-year-old Bolivian seeking mom ends up in Chile

A 10-year-old Bolivian boy who hid on a truck in an effort to visit his mother in prison ended up in Chile after an ...

President Yudhoyono calls for lifestyle changes to meet global problems

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for changes in lifestyles to meet global challenges. In his ...

Global climate treaty still elusive objective

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here Thursday that despite the long time spent and enormous efforts made by ...