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Fuel depot blast in Libya`s Sirte kills 100

A fuel tank exploded in Moamer Kadhafi`s hometown Sirte killing more than 100 people less than a week after the ...

Turkey evacuates dozens of Somali blast victims

Turkey evacuated dozens of severely wounded blast victims from the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, two days ...

Syria woman thought mutilated turns up alive on TV

Syrian state television has aired an interview with a woman who had reportedly been found decapitated, armless and ...

Five killed in clash in South Yemen - report

Four militants and one soldier were killed in a clash in southern Yemen on Sunday. The September 26 government ...

Merkel Serukan ASEAN Bahas Masalah Myanmar

Kanselir Jerman, Angela Merkel, pada Kamis mendesak Perhimpunan Bangsa Asia Tenggara (ASEAN) untuk secara terbuka ...

Missing Pakistani journalist found dead - police

A Pakistani journalist who went missing two days ago from the capital Islamabad was found dead in eastern Pakistan, ...

RI`s forest cutting moratorium begins gaining int`l acclaim

The recently introduced moratorium on forest conversions has begun winning international acclaim with Norway ...

Gulf intellectuals say UAE activist arrested

Another Emirati rights activist has been arrested, bringing to four the number jailed in the oil-rich Gulf state in ...

UN, French helicopters attack Gbagbo`s residence

UN and French helicopters opened fire on Sunday at the presidential residence in Abidjan, the largest city of Cote ...

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 ...

Syria must stop shooting at protesters

Human Rights Watch called on Syria`s president to rein in his security forces and stop them from firing on ...

Bahrain forces launch crackdown on protesters

Bahraini forces, backed by helicopters, fired tear gas in a crackdown on protesters on Wednesday, clearing ...

NU concerned over crisis in Libya

One of Indonesia`s largest Islamic organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has been concerned over current political and ...

At Least 640 dead in Libyan unrest: rights group

At least 640 people have been killed in Libya in protests against the regime of Moamer Kadhafi since they started last ...

NGO: state loss from deforestation reaches Rp71 trillion

Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) has estimated that Indonesia suffered loss amounting up to around Rp71 trillion from ...