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NATO air strike kills 14 civilians: Afghan officials

At least 14 civilians were killed and six wounded in a NATO air strike in southern Afghanistan, the local authorities ...

Joplin tornado death toll hits 89-officials

At least 89 people have died in Joplin, Missouri and the toll is expected to climb, after a monster tornado roared ...

At least 12 dead in Malaysia orphanage landslide

A landslide caused by heavy rains hit an orphanage in Malaysia on Saturday, killing at least 10 children and two ...

CTI countries renew talks on world largest coral reefs

Local authorities of six countries grouped in the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) began four days of talks at ...

Nine new marine species found in Bali waters

Conservation International (CI) in Indonesia and its local partners have found nine new coral fish and one coral ...

News Focus: RI seeking UN rights council membership for third time

Acclaimed as being the third largest democratic country in the world with high commitment to respect for human ...

Dalai Lama urges restraint in Tibet monastery crisis

The Dalai Lama has urged restraint in a standoff with security forces at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in China, ...

Caterpillar invasion reaches Denpasar

After breaking out in several eastern parts of Bali, a caterpillar population explosion is now also happening on the ...

Govt to act fast over hostage taking

The Indonesian government will act soon in releasing the 22 Indonesian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates aboard ...

Philippine minister calls for preparation for possible evacuation near Taal volcano

Philippine Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse M. Robredo called on Monday the provincial government ...

Hikmahanto: Govt to free its captured crew members soon

Professor in international law at the law faculty of University of Indonesia (UI) Hikmahanto Juwana said the ...

Thick haze blankets Riau`s Pekanbaru city

Haze that has blanketed the sky of Pekanbaru, Riau province`s capital city, over the past three days has thickened on ...

Flood-related death toll reaches 21

Thailand`s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department on Friday reported a cumulative total of 21 flood-related ...

Myanmar`s quake death toll rises to 65

The death toll of Myanmar`s Thursday earthquake has risen to 65 with 111 injured so far, official sources said on ...

Over 1,000 houses along code river flooded

A flood triggered by heavy rains inundated at least 1,190 houses along Code riverbank in Yogyakarta on Saturday ...