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North Kalimantan province expected to be established in 2013

Indonesia, the world`s fourth most populous country, will soon have its 34th province as the House of Representatives ...

Iran to host 30 leaders at historic NAM Summit

Iran is to host some 30 leaders, including those of India, Egypt and Cuba, at an August 30-31 summit of the ...

Borobudur temple recognised as world`s largest Buddhist monument

The Guinness World Records has officially listed Indonesia`s Borobudur temple as the largest Buddhist monument in the ...

British PM`s former spokesman arrested

British Prime Minister David Cameron`s former spokesman has been detained on suspicion of committing perjury in a ...

World Bank picks Korean-American Kim as president

The World Bank chose Korean-American physician Jim Yong Kim as its next chief Monday in a decision that surprised few ...

Obama: Not to talk but to take actions

World leaders gathered here for the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit "not to talk but to take actions", U.S. President ...

Indonesia hopes to boost cpo exports to Pakistan

Indonesia, the world`s largest crude palm oil (CPO) producer, hopes it will boost its annual exports of palm oil to ...

Global pc market to grow 4 percent in 2012

The world`s personal computer (PC) market is expected to expand 4 percent in 2012, up from the estimated 0.5 percent ...

Year-ender: Deforestation Moratorium, REDD+ Decrees In Place For Forests Preservation

Hosting the world's third largest forest area, Indonesia badly needs a legal basis to  protect and preserve its ...

RI to achieve growth targets despite worsening crisis

Although the world economic crisis and recession are deepening at an increasingly worrying pace, Indonesia will still ...

Piers morgan welcomes his fourth child

Television host Piers Morgan became a father for the fourth time on Friday after his wife gave birth to a baby girl, ...

In developing world, poor still means thin

"First world" health problems such as obesity and heart disease may be gaining ground in developing nations, but they ...

World of "contradiction" awaits 7 billionth person

The world`s seven billionth person will be born Monday into what UN leader Ban Ki-moon calls a "world of ...

South Sudan wants to join Commonwealth

The world`s newest nation, South Sudan, wants to join the Commonwealth, the bloc`s Assistant Secretary General Stephen ...

Jakarta to host world Delta Summit

The first World Delta Summit will be organized here on November 21-24, 2011, according to Secretary of the ...