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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 ...

China opposes `unilateral` US sanctions on Iran

China said Wednesday it opposed "unilateral" sanctions against Iran, after US President Barack Obama signed into law ...

UN chief welcomes CTBT`s ratification by RI

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the ratification by Indonesia of the Comprehensive ...

Israel pm orders UNESCO funding halt

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday ordered a halt to Israel`s financial contributions to UNESCO ...

Ban `deeply concerned` by Israel setllements

UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday he is "deeply concerned" over Israel`s move to allow more settlements in the ...

UN General Assembly condemns lengthy U.S. embargo of Cuba

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution to condemn the U.S. blockade of Cuba and urge ...

Kadhafi death poses `number of questions`: Russia`s Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday said the convoy carrying Moamer Kadhafi posed no danger when attacked ...

South China Sea needs legally-binding code of conduct

Overlapping or competing sovereignty claims to archipelagoes, special economic zones, extended continental shelves in ...