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Inflation in 2012 could reach 8.5 pct: Economist

Economist Aviliani said the rate of inflation could reach 8.5 percent in 2012 if the government decides to raise the ...

Ban calls for calm in Sudan after clashes

UN chief Ban Ki-Moon appealed for calm after Sudan on Tuesday suspended an April summit between President Omar ...

East Java police on alert ahead of fuel price hike

East Java police personnel have been alerted ahead of the fuel price hike since Friday, March 23 for any uncertain ...

Mali`s capital returning to normal, north threatened

Life in Mali`s capital slowly returned to normal on Sunday after most mutinous soldiers returned to their barracks, ...

Iraq president calls for unity meet in April

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has called for a national conference on April 5 aimed at bridging sharp political ...

Blasts shake Homs, Syria rebels hit back

Blasts rocked the flashpoint city of Homs on Sunday as Syria`s regime pressed its assault on protest hubs, while ...

Muslims in France worry about rising bias in wake of Toulouse shootings

Although the Toulouse scooter-riding shootings ended with the al-Qaeda-inspired gunman being killed, to Muslims in ...

South China Sea issue moves to codes of conduct

Jakarta (ANTARA News) President Susilo Yudhoyono has asked all claimant countries not to view the South China Sea as ...

Mali hit by looting after coup, president "safe"

Soldiers looted petrol stations and hijacked cars in Mali`s capital Bamako on Friday, 48 hours after a military coup, ...

12 killed in operation on Kurdish rebels in Turkey

Six Kurdish rebels and six policemen have been killed during a massive operation targetting PKK militants in ...

Indonesia to continue promoting reduction of nuclear weapons

Indonesia will continue urging that nuclear weapons be reduced, while working to prevent an increase in the stock of ...

Russia, China join UN demand for Syria peace move

The UN Security Council demanded Wednesday that Syria immediately implement a peace plan by special envoy Kofi Annan, ...

RI, China ties based on three Gs

The Chinese government is gearing up to receive President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his upcoming state visit to ...

Thousands of Tunisians demonsrate, demanding secular state

Tens of thousands of Tunisian people gathered on the main avenue in the capital Tunis until late into Tuesday night, ...

Myanmar invites US, EU, UN election observers

Myanmar has invited election observers from the United States, the European Union and the United Nations for its ...