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Taipei ranked as 11th most expensive city in Asia

Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, has jumped one notch to become the 11th most expensive city in Asia and has ...

Military, police preparing security measures for WEF-EA

The Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) and National Police (Polri) are preparing security measures to safeguard ...

WEF report: RI`s economic competitiveness improving

Since 2005, Indonesia has improved its score on each of the 12 pillars of competitiveness, according to Thierry ...

Indonesia`s military prefer peacekeeping than peacemaking

In its active role in the UN Peace and Security Department, the Indonesian Military (TNI) prefers to play a role as ...

Police arrest three wanted suspects in police attack in Palu

Police have arrested three other suspects wanted so far in connection with the shooting of police officers in Palu ...

11 held after attack on Italian base in Afghanistan

Afghan authorities said Sunday they had captured 11 people accused of carrying out a deadly attack on an Italian-led ...

Stop disintegration of the family in Europe - Pope

Pope Benedict warned on Sunday that the traditional family in Europe was "disintegrating" under the weight of ...

Blast at Afghan university kills two: police

Two students were killed in a blast at a university in Kandahar on Saturday, one of the most troubled places in ...

Taliban border attack kills 34 in Pakistan

Hundreds of heavily armed Taliban besieged a Pakistani checkpost on the Afghan border for a second day Thursday, ...

Argentina bans smoking in public places

Argentine lawmakers approved a nationwide law Wednesday that would ban tobacco advertising and smoking in public ...

BMKG plays down 8.7-magnitude quake prediction

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has played down a prediction that a 8.7-magnitude earthquake ...

Black pants for Tour de Singkarak cyclists

The Tanah Datar district administration will present the "Sarawa Galembong", Minangkabau traditional black pants that ...

RI youth organization wins ASEAN champions biodiversity award

The Green Community youth organization from Indonesia along with HSBC Brunei, the GMA Network`s "Born to be Wild" ...

Lawmaker wants more Indonesian women in UN peacekeeping missions

A member of the House of Representatives` Commission I covering defense and foreign affairs, Nurhayati Ali Assegaf ...

Sukabumi police ordered to shoot dangerous criminals on sight

Police in Sukabumi district, West Java, have issued a shoot-on-sight order against suspected criminals who threaten ...