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Obama swaps Hawaii for reelection heat

US President Barack Obama lands in Washington Tuesday after his Hawaiian vacation, facing a buzz saw of Republican ...

Iraq issues arrest warrant for vp: officials

An Iraqi judicial committee issued an arrest warrant on Monday for Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi based on ...

Ex-opposition leader Marzouki elected Tunisia`s President

Tunisia`s veteran opposition leader Moncef Marzouki was elected president Monday, a month and a half after the north ...

Al-Maliki sets off for US ahead of pullout

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki headed to Washington on Sunday, for the first time as leader of a country virtually ...

Clinton criticism sparks Israeli anger

Israeli ministers reacted angrily on Sunday after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she feared for the future ...

Govt urged not to waste state budget

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo has called on ministries and other state institutions to maximize the absorption of ...

Canadian man completes 11-year round-the-world walk

A 56-year-old Canadian man who left home after his business went bankrupt completed an 11-year walk around the world ...

Malaysia grabbing RI`s territory not true, lawmaker

Malaysia does not grab over Indonesia`s territory in Tanjung Datu area, West Kalimantan, Indonesian lawmaker from ...

RI govt must legally help migrant workers in trouble

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Priyo Budi Santoso has suggested that the government provide ...

RI govt, house planning to ratify convention on disabled`s rights

The government and the House of Representatives` Commission VIII on Wednesday discussed a plan to ratify the ...

President welcomes slovakian counterpart

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was scheduled to receive his Slovakian counterpart Ivan Gasparovic who is making a ...

news focus: President begins discussing cabinet shake-up

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono began on Thursday to discuss a cabinet reshuffle to ...

DPR elects six chief justices

Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR) has elected six of the 18 candidate chief justices through voting ...

Asian parliaments urged to seize opportunities in their `Century``

The "Asian Century" will not mean anything for the welfare of Asian peoples if their parliaments fail to size up the ...

Eleven killed as 6.9 quake rocks India, Nepal

A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeast India on Sunday, killing at least 11 people, including three caught in ...