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China backs Palestinian UN bid

China on Monday highlighted its support for the Palestinian bid for full membership of the United Nations but called ...

82 journalists killed worldwide so far this year

A total of 82 journalists have been killed worldwide so far this year in the pursuit of their jobs, with Mexico being ...

RI likely to cut gas exports to Singapore

Indonesia is likely to cut its gas exports to Singapore due to increasing demand for the commodity at home, but a ...

RI`s reason for supporting palestine`s UN membership bid

Indonesia is fully supporting Palestine`s efforts to bring its cause to the United Nations because two decades of ...

US cultural envoy discusses film, multiculturalism with Indonesian youths

United States Cultural Envoy Mustafa Davis will visit Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Magelang and Palembang from September ...

Clinton asks Israel, Palestinians to seize talks offer

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged Israel and the Palestinians to seize an offer by the Quartet of ...

Quartet sets timetable for new Mideast talks

The "Quartet" of Middle East mediators proposed on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians should meet within one ...

Major countries launch new anti-terror group

Twenty-nine countries from around the world, plus the European Union, on Thursday launched a new multilateral ...

Abbas to hand over un state bid friday

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will hand over a formal application for the state of Palestine to be granted full ...

RI wants to see Palestine gain statehood through UN by fardah

The Indonesian government has expressed its support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas`s intention to secure ...

S. Africa voices support for Palestine`s statehood

South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday voiced his country`s support for Palestine`s statehood, urging the UN ...

France`s Sarkozy proposes 1-year mideast peace map

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday proposed the United Nations give the Palestinians status as an observer ...

Venezuelan president pledges full support for Palestinian statehood

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Tuesday sent a letter to the UN chief, expressing his full support for the ...

Abbas tells Ban Palestinian statehood bid to come Friday

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas officially told UN chief Ban Ki-moon that he would be submitting an application for ...

Palestinian pm meets Israel minister over UN tensions

Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad held talks Sunday with Israel`s Defense Minister Ehud Barak as the two sides ...