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Two foreigners in Sukabumi court on human smuggling charges

Two foreign nationals, namely Abdul Qhidir Basyyir Husain (46) from Kuwait, and Qhaidar Ali (43) from Australia were ...

UNHCR asks Sri Lankan immigrants to disembark from boat

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Indonesia has asked 87 Sri Lankan ...

US must do more to halt Mexico violence: UN official

The United States must do its part to halt weapons trafficking and drug use behind some of Mexico`s violence and ...

UN rights chief warns of action in absence of S.Lanka probe

The UN`s human rights chief Thursday warned Sri Lanka not to take too long in probing war crimes allegations, saying ...

UN extends DR Congo mission ahead of elections

The UN Security Council on Tuesday decided to extend by one year its MONUSCO peacekeeping mission in the Democratic ...

Security Council gravely concerned at Yemen chaos

The UN Security Council on Friday expressed grave concern over worsening violence in Yemen and called for new efforts ...

Poor countries host 80% of world`s refugees: UN report

An estimated 80 per cent of the world?s refugees now live in developing countries and yet anti-refugee sentiment is ...

RI intensifying efforts to evacuate citizens from Yemen

With the situation in strife-torn Yemen worsening by the day, the Indonesian government is intensifying efforts to ...

RI intensifying efforts to evacuate citizens from Yemen

With the situation in strife-torn Yemen worsening by the day, the Indonesian government is intensifying efforts to ...

38,000 internally displaced persons in Pakistan return homes: UN

The United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday that 38,000 people, who had been displaced as the result of fighting ...

Indonesia most progressive in strengthening human rights

Indonesia is the most progressive country in strengthening human rights mechanism at national level and among ASEAN ...

14,000 have fled to Italy, Malta from Libya - UNHCR

Some 14,000 people have fled to Italy or Malta by boat from Libya since the beginning of the conflict and thousands ...

Illegal immigrant problem needs efficient tackling

The problem of illegal immigrants is an issue that needs to be tackled efficiently before it has far reaching ...

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, ...

Ivory Coast`s Gbagbo regains ground

Forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, besieged in his Abidjan residence, have retaken ground and are edging closer to where ...