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US to send election observers to Myanmar

The US State Department said Wednesday it is sending one observer each from two US-funded pro-democracy groups to ...

Pakistan parliament debate on U.S. sputters to halt

A parliamentary debate in Pakistan on the relationship with the United States has stalled on domestic politics, even ...

Democrat Party temporarily suspends its faction chairman parliament

Democrat Party`s general chairman Anas Urbaningrum has temporarily suspended the ruling party`s faction chairman in ...

House speaker will expel legislators who disrupt fuel debate

House Speaker Marzuki Alie has said he will expel any legislator who breaks the rules at the plenary meeting to decide ...

Indonesian parliament to decide on fuel price hike

The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) is scheduled to decide on the controversial proposed fuel price hike ...

Thousands of workers rally in front of parliament office

Thousands of workers from various labor unions rallied in front of the House of Representatives building in Central ...

Judges grill Strauss-Kahn over prostitution case

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was grilled by three judges on Monday over his role in a prostitution case in ...

Iraq president calls for unity meet in April

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has called for a national conference on April 5 aimed at bridging sharp political ...

Pakistan Taliban to attack lawmakers if Afghan supply routes reopen

The Pakistan Taliban will attack lawmakers if they decide to re-open NATO supply routes to Afghanistan, the militant ...

Mali hit by looting after coup, president "safe"

Soldiers looted petrol stations and hijacked cars in Mali`s capital Bamako on Friday, 48 hours after a military coup, ...

Govt bows to demands for delayed power tariff hike

The Indonesian government has bowed to the demands for the delay of the electricity tariff hike despite worries that ...

Four Turkish police killed in PKK clash - officials

Four special force police officers were killed in a clash with Kurdish militants in a mountainous area of southeast ...

Blast near Indonesian embassy in Paris surprising

Deputy House Speaker Priyo Santoso said he was surprised by the bomb blast that occurred near the Indonesian embassy ...

Myanmar invites US, EU, UN election observers

Myanmar has invited election observers from the United States, the European Union and the United Nations for its ...

Sweden`s princess Estelle to be baptized in May

Sweden`s Princess Estelle would be baptized in the Royal Palace`s Church Slottskyrkan in Stockholm on May 22, the ...