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Indonesia`s next president must prioritize human rights: Amnesty

Indonesias next leader must urgently tackle the ongoing human rights violations and repeal repressive and ...

President meets with DPR leadership

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the leadership of the House of Representatives (DPR) met to discuss hurdles ...

Change in Brazil Credit Legislation Reduced Amazon Deforestation by 15%

- Resolution 3545 prevented over 2700 km2 of forest from being cleared between 2008 and 2011     ...

Hundreds of thousands rally againts gay marriages in Paris

Hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday marched through the streets of the French capital Paris to protest President ...

Somali pirates release Panama-flagged ship amid ransom reports

Somali pirates have released a Panama-flagged vessel they seized two months ago allowing it to continue on its way to ...

House aims to pass bill on nursing into law this year

The House of Representatives (DPR) is determined to pass the bill on nursing into law later this year, a lawmaker ...

Government Policies Responsible for Half of the Reduction in Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

-     Approximately half of the deforestation that was avoided in the Brazilian Amazon during ...

East Java police on alert ahead of fuel price hike

East Java police personnel have been alerted ahead of the fuel price hike since Friday, March 23 for any uncertain ...

Malaysia to start security law reforms next week

Malaysia will move to abolish two minor security laws next week but wait to scrap the tougher Internal Security Act ...

UN chief praises women`s voting right in S.Arabia

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed as an "important step" on Thursday an announcement by Saudi Arabia that ...

NU leader calls for closure of websites spreading radicalism

An Islamic leader has called on the government to close down internet sites that spread radicalism so as to eliminate ...

House to conduct fit-and-proper test on supreme justices

House Commission III on legal affairs will conduct a fit-and-proper test on 18 would-be supreme justices for one week ...

Owners of killer dogs to face jail in Australia

Owners of killer dogs could be jailed for up to 10 years under new laws announced Tuesday, after the death of a ...

Libya`s interim chief says not to accept "extremist ideology"

A new Libya will become a country with law, government institution and welfare, and Islamism will be the main source ...

Koranic literacy to be required at Makassar schools

Makassar`s City Council has proposed a bylaw to make proficiency in the reading and writing of Koranic texts a ...