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Abbas tells Ban Palestinian statehood bid to come Friday

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas officially told UN chief Ban Ki-moon that he would be submitting an application for ...

RI to bring up global issues at UNGA sessions

Indonesia will bring up global matters at the United Nations (UN) 66th general assembly which will be held in New York ...

Ahmadinejad to visit Venezuela

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would visit the South ...

Palestine to decide for UN membership soon - envoy

Permanent Observer of Palestine in the UN, Riyad Mansour, said the Palestinian groups are finalizing the talks on ...

Crucial for Palestine to get int`l recognition this year

2011 is a crucial year for Palestine to get international recognition including from the UN as an independent state ...

FIFA vice president to visit Indonesia

FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) Vice President Prince Ali bin Al Hussein will visit Jakarta ...

RI Leads Drive For Nuke-free World

Indonesia has been actively pushing for a world free of nuclear weapons at various regional and international fora ...

President slated to meet FIFA vice chief in Geneva

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to meet with the vice president of the World Football Association ...

France backs Ban`s bid for new term as UN chief

France, which holds a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, said Monday it was backing Ban Ki-moon`s ...

World Environment Day focuses on forests

The government organized an Indonesian Environment Week expo in Jakarta June 1-5 to mark World Environment Day (WED) ...

US confirms boycott of UN Racism Summit

The United States will not participate in the Durban III UN summit on racism in September this year, which ...

Ban set to announce run for new UN term

UN leader Ban Ki-moon has called a press conference on Monday at which he is expected to announce he will seek a new ...

Palestinians have no wish to isolate Israel-- Abbas

Palestinians are not seeking to isolate Israel on the international stage, but will pursue their unilateral drive for ...

Foreign minister denies frictions within NAM over Palestine

Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa has denied that there were frictions among Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) members over ...

NAM discusses Palestinian political detainees in Israel

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ministers specifically discussed Palestinian political detainees in Israel on the last day ...