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Jordan hopes Bin Laden`s death ends "terror era"

Staunch U.S. ally Jordan said on Monday it hoped the death of Osama bin Laden would end an era of "terror" by radical ...

Syria protesters given surrender ultimatum

The Syrian authorities on Monday set a deadline of 15 days for people who had committed "unlawful acts" to surrender, ...

Near-silence from Gulf Arabs on Bin Laden death

The death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was greeted with near-silence on Monday from Gulf Arab states, including ...

Dutch tourist jumps off leaning tower of Pisa

A Dutch tourist committed suicide on Friday by jumping off the Leaning Tower of Pisa just days after the completion of ...

Up to 40 drown as Egypt ferry capsizes : reports

Up to 43 people drowned on Friday when a ferry capsized in the Nile River in a southern Egyptian province, state media ...

Probe of Bolivian journalist`s death urged

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights called Thursday for a probe of the death of Bolivian journalist David ...

President Yudhoyono calls for save-electricity-fuel movements in regions

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered all regional heads to join a movement to save fuel and electricity to ...

Govt`s serious, concrete actions needed to crack down on IPR Piracy

Indonesia, which has been seen as a heaven for intellectual property right (IPR) piracy, observed World Intellectual ...

Govt committed to keeping Papua`s forest regions intact

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said his ministry remains committed to keeping Papua`s primary forest regions ...

Jimmy Carter in Beijing for N. Korea visit

A group of former statesmen led by ex-US president Jimmy Carter on Sunday said they were in Beijing on the way to ...

Russia calls on Libya to comply with U.N.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged Libyan Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi to implement United ...

Turkey slams Obama over remarks on Armenian killings

Turkey on Sunday voiced "deep regret" over US President Barack Obama`s remarks on Armenian massacres under the Ottoman ...

New strikes as Libya vows to leave Misrata to tribes

NATO launched fresh air raids on the Libyan capital Saturday as Moamer Kadhafi`s government said it was ready to ...

South Korean jailed over cooked-up phone

A South Korean who cooked his mobile phone in a microwave and then claimed compensation from the maker Samsung ...

Egypt former oil minister detained over corruption

Egypt`s former oil minister has been detained for 15 days in connection with a corruption probe, the latest member of ...