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13 Qaeda militants killed : South Yemen official

Thirteen Al-Qaeda militants were killed in clashes on Tuesday with Yemeni soldiers in the southern province of Abyan, ...

Govt raises cocoa bean export tax to 15 pct

The government has raised export tax on cocoa beans for April 2011 shipment to 15 percent from 10 percent previously. ...

RI temporarily moves Tripoli embassy to Tunis

Indonesia has decided to temporarily move the operations of its embassy in Tripoli to Tunis due to the security ...

RI calls on int`l community to cut narcotics demand

Indonesia has called on the international community to cut global demand for narcotics and drugs as part of a ...

RI should demand halt to coalition strikes against Libya

The Indonesian government should call for a halt to the western coalition`s air strikes in Libya as the UN Security ...

Western air strikes violate Libya`s sovereignty

Theo L Sambuaga, a Golkar party politician, condemned the Coalition`s air strikes against Libya, considering the ...

FM expresses concern over violence in Libya

Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa has expressed concern over the violence in Libya - both the attacks by ...

Gunmen kill 10 road workers in Pakistan

Gunmen on motorbikes shot dead 10 road construction workers on Monday in the restive southwest of Pakistan before ...

Bomb terror grips Bogor city

People in Bogor city were gripped by fear of bomb explosions following the discovery of a parcel suspected of ...

RI hopes UNSC resolution`s implementation not to hurt Libyans

The Indonesian government hopes the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 on a no-fly zone ...

Rapper Wyclef Jean wounded in Haiti shooting

Haitian-born rapper Wyclef Jean said Sunday he was grazed by a bullet in the hand on the eve of his country`s historic ...

RI calls for protection of innocent civilians in Libya

The Indonesian government in a statement on recent developments in Libya stated it had consistently called for the ...

Bomb squad deployed to S Jakarta

The Jakarta metropolitan police deployed a bomb squad to examine a suspicious package at "The Energy" building inside ...

Iran frees 80-year-old opposition head: IRNA

Ebrahim Yazdi, the 80-year-old head of a banned liberal party who was arrested last October 1, was released from ...

Elbaradei attacked when voting in Egypt`s referendum

Egypt`s prominent opposition figure Mohammed ElBaradei was attacked Saturday by stones and bricks thrown from crowds ...