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Britain halts aid to Russia, China, UN agencies

Britain on Tuesday slashed 16 countries including Russia and China from the list of nations it gives financial aid to ...

Bill Gates Releases Third Annual Letter, Calling for Sustained Foreign Aid to Boost Global Health an

-     Speaking at Historic Roosevelt House, Gates Outlines Why the World Should Prioritize Vaccines and ...

Egyptian crisis may have impact on Indonesia

Former vice president Jusuf Kalla said that the political crisis in Egypt could have an impact on Indonesia. ...

Corruption continues to hamper RI`s progress

Although its goivernment has allocated huge sums to tackle such pressing problems aa financial market instability, ...

Govt to set up centers of entrepreneurship at campuses

The government through the Cooperatives and Small-Medium Scale Businesses Ministry, will soon set up centers of ...

Govt continuously monitors food commodity prices

The government would continuously monitor food commodity prices for several months to come to detect possible ...

UK Government and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announce New Commitment to Eradicating Polio

- Citing dramatic gains achieved with polio vaccines, Prime Minister David Cameron, Bill and Melinda Gates call on ...

Yudhoyono says terrorism still a threat

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the world is not yet free from terrorism as shown by the bombing incident in a ...

Indonesia must accomplish positive things as ASEAN chair

Indonesia must be able to accomplish positive things as the ASEAN chair in 2011, an international relations observer ...

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Partner to

- Together pledge $100 million to fight preventable diseases in Afghanistan and Pakistan     His ...

Religious leaders to maintain communication with government

Interfaith leaders grouped in the "movement against lies" have stated they intend to keep a communication line with ...

W Nusa Tenggara needs Rp45 tln in investment

West Nusa Tenggara province needs Rp45 trillion in investment to achieve an economic growth rate of 6-7 percent in ...

Tunisia arrests 33 members of former leader`s family-tv

Thirty-three members of deposed Tunisian leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali`s family have been arrested on suspicion ...

Sargent Shriver, Peace Corps founder, dies

Sargent Shriver, the founder of the Peace Corps and a former vice presidential candidate, died Tuesday in suburban ...

Meeting with president normative, unsubstantive: religious figure

The results of Monday`s meeting between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and inter-faith figures were normative and ...