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US says crashed drone drifted into Philippine Sea

The United States confirmed Tuesday that it owned a drone found in Philippine waters, but said the craft only drifted ...

Asian Agri should pay Rp2.5 trillion

Vice President Boediono has urged the Attorney General to ensure that Asian Agri honours the Supreme Court`s verdict ...

Obama, Karzai meet, Afghan peace effort show flickers of life

President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will discuss matters of war, including future U.S. troop ...

Tehran hails Switzerland move to reject banking sanctions on Iran

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast praised Switzerland's decision to reject sanctions on Iran's banking ...

Natural disasters, energy and food security become ASEAN`s concern

Terrorism, natural disasters, human trafficking, energy and food security and cross-border crime are among the issues ...

Indonesian labor movement not yet influential: LIPI

The labour movement in Indonesia has not yet become an influential power in the country`s political arena, even though ...

Indonesia Promotes Fishery Products to Attract European Market

Indonesia is promoting the potential of fishery products in order to improve penetration into the European market as ...

EU agrees to suspend most Myanmar sanctions, keep arms embargo

The European Union agreed on Monday to suspend most of its sanctions against Myanmar for a year despite a dispute over ...

Pakistan police shoot dead `two sectarian killers`

Pakistani police shot dead two people allegedly involved in sectarian violence in the troubled southwestern province ...

RI welcomes EU`s decision to suspend sanctions against Myanmar

Indonesia welcomes the European Union`s decision to suspend most of the sanctions imposed upon Myanmar as a show of ...

Westwood wins Indonesian Masters 2012

British golfer Lee Westwood came out as the winner of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Master 2012 golf tournament here on ...

Annan asks Syria to stop using heavy weapons

UN envoy Kofi Annan on Sunday asked the Damascus regime and the opposition to immediately halt violence and the use of ...

France votes as Sarkozy era hangs by thread

French voters headed to the polls on Sunday for the first round of a presidential election that is expected to mark ...

Darfur rebels `seize` army posts near Heglig

Rebels from Sudan`s Darfur region on Thursday said they seized two Sudanese military positions north of the Heglig oil ...

Govt to repatriate 116 migrant workers from Syria

The Indonesian government is to repatriate 116 migrant workers from Syria because of tense political and security ...