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President receives UN disaster management award

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has received a UN award for his achievement in disaster management and risk ...

Community gives President Yudhoyono UN award

Community leaders and their knowledge on reducing risk of natural disasters in Indonesia have given President Susilo ...

President SBY wins UN disaster management award

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will receive a UN award for his outstanding work in the field of disaster ...

25 killed as Syrian tanks storm Daraa: activists

Thousands of Syrian troops backed by tanks stormed the flashpoint town of Daraa on Monday killing at least 25 people, ...

A.U. chief condemns foreign intervention in Ivory Coast, Libya

African Union chief Teodoro Obiang Nguema condemned foreign military intervention in Ivory Coast and Libya, saying ...

At least 800 killed in I. Coast`s Duekoue

"At least 800 people" have been killed during fighting for control of Ivory Coast`s western city of Duekoue, the ...

ICRC returns to Libya`s Benghazi amid improved security

The international Red Cross said that improvements in the security situation has allowed its team to return to Libyan ...

RI calls for cooperation to stop violence against Palestinian prisoners

Indonesia has called for international cooperation to stop violence against Palestinian prisoners held at a number of ...

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 ...

UN rights forum names investigative team on Libya

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday named a three-member panel of experts to investigate human rights ...

Rising status of women, increased risk of smoking

Millions of women in developing countries risk disease and early death in the coming decades as the tobacco industry ...

UN suspends Libya fom human rights council

The United Nations suspended Libya`s membership in the UN Human Rights Council in an attempt to persuade the country`s ...

UN Assembly suspends Libya from human rights body

The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously suspended Libya`s membership in the U.N. Human Rights Council because ...

"All My People Love Me," Kadhafi Says

"All my people love me," Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi insisted Monday, ignoring mounting global pressure to step ...

Some 100,000 Flee to Libya Neighbors in Past Week: UNHCR

The UN refugee agency said Sunday that close to 100,000 people, mainly foreign migrants, have fled Libya to ...