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Illegitimate child rights and its problems in Indonesia

The National Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has estimated that 50 per cent of Indonesian children have no birth ...

Sri Lankans protest US move over `war crimes`

Tens of thousands of ruling party supporters led by cabinet ministers staged demonstrations across Sri Lanka Monday to ...

East Timor`s Ramos-Horta to seek second term

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta will seek another term in March polls, his office said Tuesday, as the young ...

800 Pakistanis protest against US in capital

Around 800 people poured onto the streets in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Thursday to condemn NATO and the ...

Philippine ex-president Arroyo arrested in hospital

Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was arrested on Friday for electoral fraud, which carries a life ...

China deports 5,000 N. Korea refugees annually

China repatriates about 5,000 North Korean refugees each year even though they often face harsh punishment on their ...

Taitung to finally get new cinema in 2013

Taitung residents` hopes of once again being  able to watch a movie in a cinema will finally come true in 2013 ...

Aussie stops anti-dumping investigation into RI`s pineapple

The Australian Customs Service (ACS) has issued a public notice ordering a halt to anti-dumping investigation into the ...

Celebs call on world leaders for urgent horn of Africa funds

Bob Geldof, Stephen Fry and Eddie Izzard joined other celebrities and activists Monday in urging world leaders to step ...

RI welcomes int`l court`s decision on Thai-Cambodian conflict

Indonesia welcomes the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that obliges Cambodia and Thailand to pull ...

Support for Palestine based on RI constitution`s mandate

Chairman of the People`s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Taufiq Kiemas has said Indonesia`s support for the independence ...

Florence requests Mona Lisa`s return

Italy has launched a campaign to convince the Louvre Museum in Paris to lend the Mona Lisa painting to Florence`s ...

Gulf intellectuals say UAE activist arrested

Another Emirati rights activist has been arrested, bringing to four the number jailed in the oil-rich Gulf state in ...

Legislators initiate petition against new parliament building

Several legislators from different parties, initiated a petition to scrap the planned construction of a new Parliament ...

Saudi tries 5,080 `terror` suspects: prosecutor

A total of 5,080 "terror" suspects are being 
tried or have already been sentenced in Saudi Arabia, which ...