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RI racing against time to meet MDG targets by andi abdussalam - (d)

Indonesia, one of the 189 countries that declared in 2000 their commitment to achieving eight Millennium Development ...

Menthol smokers have more strokes: study

Among smokers, people who prefer mentholated cigarettes tend to have more strokes than non-menthol smokers - and this ...

Ttwin sisters become brothers after sex op

Two young Chinese women have become the country's first transexual twins, according to local newspaper reports. ...

About Nauryz in Kazakhstan

Nauryz is one of the oldest holidays on Earth. This holiday of spring and the renewed life of the Earth has been ...

UN to add more women to its peacekeeping missions

Visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has committed himself to encouraging the participation of women in UN ...

PMI allocates Rp1 billion for cataract operations

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has allocated Rp1 billion for free cataract operations in 2012 for poor people ...

British envoy admires participation of RI women

The British Ambassador to Indonesia and ASEAN, Mark Canning, admires the role of Indonesian women, which is superior ...

Sexual harassment is often complex and undercover: ILO

Sexual harassment of women in the workplace is often complex and undercover, said Deputy Director of the International ...

Indonesia participates in UN session on women

An Indonesian delegation is participating in the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United ...

Minister Linda attends women`s session in New York

Minister of Women`s Empowerment and Child Protection Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar is attending the 56th session of the UN ...

About 97 percent of family guidance books show gender bias

Minister of Women Empowerment and Children Protection Linda Gumelar has said that about 97 percent of family life or ...

RI, Indian youths expected to unite

Youths of Indonesia and India are expected to unite, Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Biren Nanda said here on ...

Female violence victims seeking help double over 5 yrs

The number of Seoul women seeking help after experiencing violence has more than doubled over the past five years, ...

Aussie govt to organize "meet and greet" economic developing stars

Australian Community Development and Civil Society Strengthening Scheme (ACCESS), a cooperation program of Australian ...

German Jews "ashamed" of holocaust protest in Israel

The head of Germany's Jewish community Tuesday expressed "shock" and "shame" after ultra-Orthodox protesters in Israel ...