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Jokowi granted temporary leave from governor`s post for presidential bid

Current Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, or popularly known as Jokowi, was granted permission by President Susilo Bambang ...

Next president obliged to continue indonesia`s foreign policy: Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has noted that whoever assumes the presidency after him is obliged to maintain ...

Indonesia, EU enter new era of closer relations

After a long process, the European Union (EU) and Indonesian Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) finally came ...

Four parties intensifying efforts to build a grand coalition

The deputy general chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN), Dradjad Wibowo, has said that four political parties ...

Indonesia expresses condolences for death of Chavez

Indonesia`s Foreign Affairs Minister Mary Natalegawa here on Thursday expressed the government`s condolences and ...

Venezuela`s Chavez dies at 58

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lost his battle with cancer Tuesday, silencing the leading voice of the Latin ...

Former VP likens himself to singer without band

Former vice president Jusuf Kalla has likened himself to a singer without a band in the current politics. ...

Zuma says Mandela "comfortable", talking football

South African President Jacob Zuma paid Nelson Mandela a visit Sunday and found the anti-apartheid icon "comfortable ...

"I will never give up my idealism"

The Constitutional Court chief justice, Mahfud MD, has stated that he will never trade his idealism for a political ...

US, China agree on N. Korea sanctions deal

The United States and China have made a deal under which the UN Security Council will expand existing sanctions ...

Constitutional fight over Chavez status intensifies

A constitutional fight over ailing President Hugo Chavez`s status intensified Tuesday with the government planning a ...

Security Council president reaffirms responsibility for international peace and security

Recognizing the constant threats to international peace and security, which include armed conflicts, terrorism acts, ...

World Bank picks Korean-American Kim as president

The World Bank chose Korean-American physician Jim Yong Kim as its next chief Monday in a decision that surprised few ...

Clinton warns Suu Kyi: Democracy isn`t easy

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday offered advice for Myanmar`s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she ...

Venezuela`s Chavez in cuba for 3rd anti-cancer treatment

Cuban leader Raul Castro welcomed his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez as the latter arrived in Cuba midnight ...