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N Korea keeps mum on failure of rocket launch

North Korea remained silent on Friday`s long-range rocket launch, including its failure, as South Korea and the ...

Somali pirates release Panama-flagged ship amid ransom reports

Somali pirates have released a Panama-flagged vessel they seized two months ago allowing it to continue on its way to ...

Clinton warns Suu Kyi: Democracy isn`t easy

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday offered advice for Myanmar`s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she ...

Plenary to vote for election bill

The dead end discussions on the national election bill are to be decided in voting in the House of Representative`s ...

Heated argument expected if elections bill voted on: Pramono

House Deputy Speaker Pramono Anung said a heated debate would occur if three crucial issues in the general elections ...

Mali president formally resigns: mediator

Mali`s President Amadou Toumani Toure, who was toppled by a military coup last month, has formally resigned from his ...

President advised to weigh consequences of ousting PKS from coalition

A political analyst has recommended that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono consider the impact if he decides to ...

Suu Kyi party `wins 43 seats` in Myanmar elections

Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi`s party won almost all the seats it contested in Myanmar elections, becoming the ...

Iran ex-president urges better ties with Saudi Arabia

Iran should forge better ties with regional rival Saudi Arabia to counter Western sanctions on Iranian oil, a former ...

UN leader praises "courage" of Myanmar President

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday hailed the "courage" of Myanmar`s President Thein Sein after an election which saw ...

BPK discovers state losses amounting to Rp13.25 trillion

The State Audit Board (BPK) has discovered 4,941 cases of non-compliance that have caused losses, potential losses and ...

Hungarian President resigns over plagiarism scandal

Hungary`s President Pal Schmitt resigned Monday, after he was stripped last week of his 1992 doctorate title following ...

PLN`s investments down 5.6 pct in 2012

State-owned electricity company PT PLN plans to cut its investments by some 5.6 percent to US$7.49 billion in 2012, ...

National police chief visits parliament building

The National Police Chief General Timur Pradopo visited the House of Representatives (DPR) building here on Friday ...

PDIP member hopes transparent voting on fuel price hike

A parliament member from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Rieke Dyah Pitaloka expressed hope that ...