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Former GAM minister elected as Aceh governor

Former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) foreign affairs and health minister Zaini Abdullah has been elected Aceh Province ...

President calls for recovery of public sense of security

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered Chief Security Minister Djoko Suyanto and National Police Chief General ...

NZ hopes to develop cooperation with RI

Visiting New Zealand Prime Minister John Key expresses hope his country would develop additional economic cooperation ...

North Korea set to stage huge anniversary rally

North Korea will Sunday mobilise tens of thousands for "unprecedented" celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of ...

Al Qaida gunmen kidnap government official in southeast Yemen

Suspected al-Qaida gunmen kidnapped a Yemeni government official in the southeastern province of Hadramout on Sunday ...

Syria opposition hails UN vote on observers

Syria`s opposition on Saturday hailed the UN Security Council resolution on the deployment of observers as a "first ...

Sudomo treated at Pondok Indah hospital

Former manpower minister Sudomo is being treated at Pondok Indah hospital in South Jakarta for allegedly suffering ...

UN monitors face risky mission in Syria

UN monitors arriving in Syria are starting a perilous mission as there is no formal ceasefire between President Bashar ...

British PM meets Myanmar leader on historic visit

British Prime Minister David Cameron met Myanmar's president Friday on the first visit in decades by a Western leader ...

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 ...

Kazakhstan president to visit Indonesia

Kazakhstan`s President Nursultan Nazarbayev will begin a state visit to Indonesia to discuss his country`s plan to ...

British PM admires democracy in Indonesia

British Prime Minister David Cameron expressed admiration to Indonesia`s democracy in his address at Al-Azhar ...

Yemen air force, troops kill 62 militants

Yemen`s air force and ground troops killed at least 62 suspected al Qaeda-linked fighters on Wednesday, officials and ...

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 ...

Democrat Party consistent to support open proportional system: Ibas

The ruling Democrat Party will be consistent in supporting the open proportional system of elections and a ...