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Iran closely monitors U.S.-led naval drill in Persian Gulf

A senior Iranian navy commander said that Iran`s Armed Forces fully are monitoring the naval exercises of the United ...

Sail Morotai expected to boost N Maluku`s tourism and fisheries

The final preparations are under way for Sail Indonesia 2012, or Sail Morotai, which will be held in Indonesia`s ...

At Last! For The Sinuous, Sensual, Billion-Megawatt City That Never Sleeps

- Bustling, purposeful, teeming with traffic by day, New York after dark magically transforms into a city of ...

Arctic sea ice at record low

The Arctic sea ice extent has fallen to 4.21 million square km, its lowest level since satellite observation began in ...

Quake hits Bantul, Yogyakarta

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked the regency of Bantul of Yogyakarta on Wednesday but no ...

Two million flock to Palabuhanratu beach

A coastal fishing village that has seen rapid tourism development in recent years, the beach resort of Palabuhanratu ...

Unmanned U.S. military hypersonic test flight fails

An experimental unmanned aircraft failed in a hypersonic test flight, and dropped into the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Air ...

Philippines storm "Kai-Tak" to bring heat to Indonesia

A tropical storm named Kai-Tak (locally known as Helen) that recently slammed the Philippines could cause temperatures ...

Philippines storm may trigger drought in Indonesia

Tropical storm Kai-Tak, which hit most of the Philippines recently, is likely to cause droughts in parts of ...

UN chief launches initiative to protect oceans

The UN chief Sunday announced an initiative to protect oceans from pollution and over-fishing and to combat rising sea ...

Indonesia urges China to help Indonesian crew displaced in Gabon

The government of Indonesia has called on China to sort out the cases of seven Indonesian crew members of Chinese ...

Madagascar rivals hold first reconciliation talks

Madagascan leader Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled in 2009, Marc Ravalomanana, met behind closed doors on a ...

Shark kills surfer off France`s reunion island

A shark mauled a surfer to death on Monday in an attack off the coast of France`s Indian Ocean island of Reunion, ...

Indonesia`s tuna exports growing

Indonesia hopes to chalk up further increase in its tuna fish exports this year after a strong growth recorded last ...

China rescues fishermen held by Somali pirates for 18 months

China has rescued a group of 26 fishermen, mainly Chinese and Vietnamese, who were taken from a Taiwanese trawler ...