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"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 ...

Hungarian President resigns over plagiarism scandal

Hungary`s President Pal Schmitt resigned Monday, after he was stripped last week of his 1992 doctorate title following ...

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 ...

Russia`s Medvedev warns west over missile shield

President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday time was running out for the West to come up with new proposals to secure ...

Nigerian forces say kill 9Iislamists in Kano shootout

Nigerian security forces killed nine Islamist Boko Haram militants and captured two in a shootout in northern Kano ...

Six Somalis killed in Mogadishu mortar attack: witnesses

At least six Somali civilians were killed after mortar shells struck their camp for displaced people near the ...

East Timor votes in test for young nation

East Timor voted Saturday in the country`s second presidential election as a free nation, seen as a key test for a ...

President vows to dedicate himself to forest preservation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said, during the last three years of his presidency, he would dedicate himself to ...

More aggressive action on pirates, EU

European Union states on Friday called for "more robust" action from the international fleet in the Indian Ocean to ...