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France`s Sarkozy proposes 1-year mideast peace map

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday proposed the United Nations give the Palestinians status as an observer ...

US hikers freed from Iran arrive in Oman: AFP

The plane carrying two US hikers, released from Iran after more than two years in jail on charges of spying and ...

South Africa `fully supports` Palestinian UN bid

South Africa, a key UN Security Council member, "fully supports" the Palestinian bid for full membership of the United ...

Lebanon backs Palestinian UN bid

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman on Wednesday threw his country`s backing behind the Palestinian drive for full UN ...

Venezuelan president pledges full support for Palestinian statehood

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Tuesday sent a letter to the UN chief, expressing his full support for the ...

Tens of thousands rally for UN bid in West Bank

Tens of thousands were rallying in the West Bank on Wednesday in support of a bid to secure UN membership for a ...

Indonesian, Palestinian FM meet over bid for UN membership

Indonesian foreign minister Marty Natalegawa met with his Palestinian counterpart Riad al-Maliki on the sidelines of ...

Afghan peace council head killed in Kabul

Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani and head of the council tasked with trying to negotiate a political end to ...

RI to continue supporting Palestine`s UN membership bid

Indonesia will continue to support Palestine`s bid to become a member of the United Nations and keep monitoring ...

RI FM discusses Palestinian issue with counterparts at UN

Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa discussed the Palestinian issue with his counterparts in bilateral meetings ...

32nd Asean interparliamentary assembly kicks off in Cambodia

The 32nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-32) was held here on Tuesday to promote ...

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 ...