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Fifty aid groups call for end to Gaza blockade

Fifty international NGOs and United Nations agencies on Thursday called on Israel to lift its Gaza blockade, first ...

govt must give an explanation for Corby clemency

The Indonesian government must provide an explanation for President Yudhoyono's decision to cut the sentence of ...

Amnesty critisizes US for unlawful Bin Laden raid

Amnesty International criticized the United States on Wednesday for its use of lethal force, particularly for the ...

News focus - Clemency for drug offender draws harsh criticism

The decision of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to cut the sentence of Australian marijuana smuggler Schapelle ...

Corby clemency is an oddity: Observer

The granting of a five-year clemency for an Australian drug convict Chapelle Leigh Corby is something of an oddity, ...

Govt`s clemency to Corby could create negative perception: Expert

The granting of clemency to Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Leigh Corby must not create a perception that the ...

UN chief "deeply troubled" by approval of israeli settlements in West Bank

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday said that he is "deeply troubled" by Israel`s announcement that it has ...

N Korea keeps mum on failure of rocket launch

North Korea remained silent on Friday`s long-range rocket launch, including its failure, as South Korea and the ...

North Korea rocket launch fails

North Korea`s rocket launch failed and did not cause any damage to neighboring countries, Defense Ministry spokesman ...

South China Sea issue moves to codes of conduct

Jakarta (ANTARA News) President Susilo Yudhoyono has asked all claimant countries not to view the South China Sea as ...

Extradition agreement no longer needs negotiations

Indonesia and Singapore no longer need to negotiate an extradition agreement as the agreement has actually been signed ...

US judge dismisses Sri Lanka President abuse suit

A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse alleging he was responsible for ...

Amnesty urges China not to return N. Korea refugees

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International urged China Wednesday not to repatriate North Korean refugees, joining ...

Palestine invites UN Security Council to visit occupied territories

Riyad Mansour, the permanent observer of Palestine to the UN, said here Tuesday that he has invited members of the UN ...

Malaysia defends deporting Saudi in Ttwitter row

Malaysia on Monday defended its deportation of a Saudi journalist wanted at home for comments deemed insulting to the ...