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RI`s economy to expand 6.5 pct in 2010: BI

Bank Indonesia (the central bank/BI) has predicted the domestic economy may expand by a range of 6-6.5 percent in 2011 ...

Gaddafi defiant as west mulls action

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi stood firm Wednesday, accusing the West of plotting to seize his country`s oil and the ...

Britain, France could try no fly zone resolution this week

Britain and France are drafting a UN resolution on a no fly zone over Libya which could be put to the Security ...

Kadhafi seeks UN, AU probe into Libyan unrest

Moamer Kadhafi said he wanted the United Nations or the African Union to probe the unrest rocking Libya and promised ...

Thousands march to Bahrain`s Pearl Square

Thousands of Bahrainis took to the street 
Tuesday in an anti-regime protest heading to Pearl Square, the focal ...

Government not to change assumptions for Indonesian crude price yet

The government will not change the assumption for the Indonesia Crude Price set for the 2011 budget at US$80 a barrel, ...

US, S. Korea Launch War Games Amid N.Korea Threat

The US and South Korean militaries Monday launched major annual land, sea and air exercises, amid North Korean threats ...

French foreign minister quits over Tunisia gaffes

Michele Alliot-Marie resigned as French foreign minister on Sunday following a series of gaffes over Tunisia which ...

Oman police fire rubber bullets at protesters, two dead

Omani police fired rubber bullets on stone-throwing protesters demanding political reform in an industrial town on ...

Finance minister hopes world oil prices to stabilize

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo hopes that the world crude price will return to a stable level after fluctuating ...

US urges restraint, reform in Bahrain

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged restraint in Bahrain on Sunday, blasting as unacceptable any violence by ...

Stormy days finally over for Egyptians

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak finally resigned from his administration on Friday night (Feb 11), with the ...

Egypt`s revolution reminds the world about people`s power : Muhammadiyah

The revolution in Egypt recently reminds the world about the strong impact of people`s power, Secretary of ...

Egypt releases Google executive

The Egyptian authorities on Monday released an executive from Internet search giant Google who was arrested last week ...

UN rights chief urges Egypt to end violence, free those detained

The United Nations human rights chief called for an end to the "shocking" violence in Egypt and the immediate release ...