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British queen sends message of sympathy to Japan

Britain`s Queen Elizabeth II sent a message of sympathy to Japan on Friday following the massive earthquake that ...

More than 45 nations ready to help quake-hit Japan: UN

The United Nations said Friday that search and rescue teams from more than 45 countries were ready to head to quake ...

ASEAN chief expresses sympathy over disaster in Japan

ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan has expressed sincere sympathy to the Japanese government and people following ...

250,000 have fled Libya: UN

More than 250,000 people have now fled Libya into neighbouring countries since the revolt against Moamer Kadhafi ...

Gaddafi defiant as west mulls action

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi stood firm Wednesday, accusing the West of plotting to seize his country`s oil and the ...

Sixty-one Indonesians still in Libya

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

EU mission to Libya to assess humanitarian needs

The European Union dispatched a fact-finding mission to Tripoli on Sunday charged with reporting back on humanitarian ...

UAE sends relief aid to Libya

Under the directives of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE has launched a relief ...

US Planes Carrying Relief Supplies Land in Tunisia

Two US military transport planes landed in Tunisia on Friday with water, blankets and other supplies for people who ...

Muzammil: Indonesia urges OIC to help deal with Libyan crisis

Coordinator of the Indonesian Parliamentarian Caucus for Palestine Al Muzzamil Yusuf has urged the Indonesian ...

Kadhafi has lost legitimacy, must leave: Obama

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has lost legitimacy and must leave office, US President Barack Obama said Thursday. ...

Actress Jolie visits Afghanistan: UNHCR

US film star Angelina Jolie has made a surprise two-day visit to Afghanistan to meet refugees in the war-torn country, ...

China says 36,000 evacuated from Libya

China said it has evacuated nearly 36,000 nationals from strife-ridden Libya as well as more than 2,000 people from ...

US warships headed to Libya enter Mediterranean

Two US warships carrying marines and equipment on Wednesday steamed into the Mediterranean Sea en route to Libya, the ...

Canada ship sets off to join US flotilla near Libya

The war ship HMCS Charlottetown set sail from the port of Halifax in eastern Canada Wednesday to join a US-led ...