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Somali rebels vow more attacks after Mogadishu carnage

Somalia`s Shebab Wednesday vowed more attacks after a massive car bombing killed more than 70 people in Mogadishu in ...

ASEAN election committees pledge to hold more credible polls

Participants of an All-ASEAN Forum of Election Committees concluded their meeting here on Wednesday with a pledge to ...

Russia, China veto UN resolution condemning Syria

Russia and China joined forces on Tuesday to veto a European-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria ...

Jakarta, ASEAN secretariat agree to boost cooperation

Jakarta Governor Dr Fauzi Bowo and Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs Bagas ...

Three dead as twin blasts hit southern Afghan city

Two suicide bombers struck Afghanistan`s biggest southern city Kandahar on Monday, killing three people, officials ...

Younger generation plays important role in green economics programs

Around 1,200 young people from over 100 countries participating in the UNEP Tunza International Children and Youth ...

Six injured in Islamabad hotel blast

Explosion in a four-storey hotel in Islamabad injured at least six people and destroyed one storey of the hotel ...

President to have discourse on cabinet reshuffle in October

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will have a discourse on a cabinet reshuffle on October 20, 2011, Democratic Party ...

Myanmar, US diplomats hold rare talks in Washington

Myanmar`s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin held rare talks Thursday in Washington with senior US State Department ...

Obama, Uzbek leader discuss Afghan supply route

President Barack Obama and Uzbekistan`s President Islam Karimov discussed expanding U.S. use of the central Asian ...

UN chief praises women`s voting right in S.Arabia

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed as an "important step" on Thursday an announcement by Saudi Arabia that ...

E-ID card program crucial for general elections 2014

House Speaker Marzuki Alie said the electronic identity (e-ID) card program is crucial for the success of the General ...

Iraq appreciates RI`s efforts to normalize relations

Iraq appreciates Indonesia for its care and efforts to find the best solutions to various problems still restricting ...

Afghan war violence up nearly 40 percent: UN

Violent incidents in the Afghan war have increased by nearly 40 percent over last year, according to UN figures. ...

Nine die in Kashmir violence: Indian army, police

Nine people have been killed in fierce fighting in Indian Kashmir, the Indian army and police said Wednesday, amid ...