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Domestic violence still rampant in Indonesia: Minister

Domestic violence is still rampant in Indonesia, according to women`s Role Empowerment Minister Linda Amalia Gumelar ...

Egypt arrests 47 officers for destroying documents

Egypt has ordered the arrest of 47 state security officers accused of burning documents, in a bid to placate ...

Indonesia`s special forces again exercise with Australia`s SAS

The Indonesian Army`s Special Force`s Anti-Terror Unit 81 again conducts a joint exercise with Australia`s special ...

Jakarta governor cancels decision to ban Ahmadiyah

The Jakarta provincial government canceled issuing a bylaw to ban activities of religious group Ahmadiyah. ...

Ministers undisturbed by cabinet reshuffle issue

Several ministers have said they were undisturbed by the issue of a cabinet reshuffle and they remained focused on ...

USAID helping Borobudur`s rehabilitation with $100,000

US international aid agency USAID is providing 100,000 US dollars to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific ...

Iran hangs three Afghan rapists: report

Iran has hanged three Afghan nationals in a prison in Tehran after they were found guilty of raping an Afghan man`s ...

Suspected Al-qaeda gunmen kill six in Yemen

Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen killed six soldiers, including two officers, in three separate attacks Sunday in several ...

Sri Lanka in talks with UN over war crimes: report

Sri Lanka has held secret talks with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on alleged war crimes during the ...

RI determined to accelerate formation of Asean community

Indonesia is determined to speed up the formation of an ASEAN Community by 2015, Executive Director of the Center for ...

Ahmadiyah controversy prone to politicization, ulema

The controversy of Ahmadiyah`s existence in Indonesia is prone to politicization by certain circles, former chairman ...

Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen kill four in Yemen: official

Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen killed four soldiers from Yemen`s elite Republican Guard in an attack east of the capital ...

Police, pro-government activists block Algerian protest

Algerian police and pro-government activists on Saturday foiled another attempt by opposition protesters to march in ...

UNESCO says suspends all cooperation with Libya

UNESCO has suspended all cooperation with revolt-hit Libya "until the rights of the Libyan people are fully ...

6,000 dead since start of Libya unrest: rights group

At least 6,000 people have died since the start of the revolt against Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi`s regime two weeks ...