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UN, Arab League leaders discuss Syria deadlock

The UN and Arab League leaders on Friday discussed deadlocked efforts to end the Syria war and unrest sweeping the ...

UN Council concerned by new political troubles in Yemen

The UN Security Council on Thursday expressed concern over recent events in Yemen, where followers of former strongman ...

Russia, China step up Syria peace efforts

Russia and China, who twice blocked UN resolutions to condemn ally Syria, were Monday stepping efforts to find a ...

Al Shabaab rebels ban red cross in Somalia

Al Shabaab rebels in Somalia have expelled the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from areas they control ...

UN expresses concern about settlement violence, Gaza border crossing

Valerie Amos, UN under- secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, said here ...

RI expected to raise Palestinian UN membership issue in Bali

Palestine expects Indonesia to raise the issue of its membership in the United Nations at the 19th ASEAN Summit in ...

Somalia famine set to spread to two new areas: UN

Famine is set to spread to two new southern Somali regions with millions of people reeling from extreme drought, the ...

Somali goverment forces warily enter former rebel areas

Somali government forces backed by African Union troops moved cautiously on Sunday into areas of the famine-struck ...

Kadhafi war machine significantly degraded: NATO chief

NATO`s bombing campaign in Libya has significantly degraded veteran leader Moamer Kadhafi`s military power, the ...

Kadhafi regime offers amnesty for Misrata rebels

Libya`s Kadhafi regime on Friday offered rebels controlling the port of Misrata an amnesty if they stop fighting, the ...

Russia calls on Libya to comply with U.N.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged Libyan Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi to implement United ...

Help strengthens Somali marines to fight pirates

Somali Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammud Alow Borow hoped that the world could help strengthen his country`s marine ...

Coalition air strikes on Libya draw condemnation in Indonesia

The western coalition`s air strikes on Libya have been denounced as unacceptable by various parties in Indonesia ...

G8 ministers to discuss Japan quake measures

G8 ministers meeting in Paris Tuesday were set to discuss how best to help Japan, after the massive earthqake and ...

Sixty-one Indonesians still in Libya

Sixty-one Indonesians are currently still in conflict-torn Libya, Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Michael Tene ...