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Saudi woman beheaded for `sorcery`

A Saudi woman was beheaded Monday after being convicted of practising sorcery, which is banned in the ...

Year-ender: Deforestation Moratorium, REDD+ Decrees In Place For Forests Preservation

Hosting the world's third largest forest area, Indonesia badly needs a legal basis to  protect and preserve its ...

Mexico applauds CTBT`s ratification by RI

The Mexican government applauds the decision of the Indonesian Parliament to approve the Comprehensive ...

Obama hails indonesia`s ratification of nuke test ban pact

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday hailed Indonesia`s ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), ...

Syria civilian death toll at least 4,000: UN rights chief

The number of people killed in Syria following a crackdown on protesters since March has reached at least 4,000, the ...

Saudi beheaded for murder of policeman

A man convicted of murdering a policeman during a drug trafficking arrest was beheaded on Friday, the interior ...

news focus: Aceh`s Saman dance joins UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage

Aceh`s Saman dance, well-known abroad as "Thousand hands" dance, is something warranting a sense of national pride ...

RI hosting UNESCO meeting on cultural heritage

Indonesia is hosting the 6th session of the UNESCO Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage at ...

RI supports Palestine as UNESCO`s full member

Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh said Indonesia joined supporting Palestine for UNESCO`s full membership in ...

President slated to arrive back on Saturday evening

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to leave Cote d`azur airport for Jakarta at 03.45 local time on ...

UN official praises indonesia`s cultural diversity

Indonesia is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, unique cultures, and traditional arts that have to be ...

President Yudhoyono arrives at UNESCO hq

UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova greeted President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono upon arrival at the UNESCO ...

RI disagrees with US on Palestine`s UNESCO membership

Palestine`s bid for UNESCO membership is in accordance with the vision of a two-state solution and therefore Indonesia ...

Us stance on palestine`s membership in UNESCO could boomerang

The US` decision to stop its financial assistance to UNESCO after the UN agency voted to accept Palestine`s ...

Canada freezes voluntary contributions to UNESCO for Palestine admission

Canada is deeply disappointed by the decision taken by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...