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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 ...

Ivory Coast`s Gbagbo regains ground

Forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, besieged in his Abidjan residence, have retaken ground and are edging closer to where ...

China detects low levels of radiation on spinach

Chinese authorities have detected extremely low levels of radiation from Japan`s crippled nuclear power plant on ...

Jackie Chan, Asian stars raise funds for Japan

Action hero Jackie Chan and other Asian stars raised over HK$25 million ($3.2 million) at a charity concert Friday in ...

Jackie Chan, Asian stars raise funds for Japan

Action hero Jackie Chan and other Asian stars raised over HK$25 million ($3.2 million) at a charity concert Friday in ...

Almost 600,000 evacuated in Japan after quake: UN

About 590,000 people have been evacuated in Japan over the last three days following the devastating earthquake and ...

All 10,000 Vietnam workers leave Libya: media

All 10,000 Vietnamese workers have escaped from the political turmoil in Libya, official media reported Thursday. ...

Lufthansa halts Tripoli flights

German flag carrier Lufthansa said Thursday it was suspending regular flights to Tripoli until at least Monday owing ...

Chinese workers flee after Libya raid: company

More than 1,000 Chinese construction workers in Libya were forced to flee after gun-wielding robbers stormed their ...