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NATO jets batter Tripoli, Kadhafi defiant

A wave of NATO air strikes battered Tripoli early Wednesday, piling pressure on embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi ...

Govt hard put to maintain subsidized fuel quota

The government is struggling to maintain its subsidized fuel oil quota at 38.6 million kiloliters this year amid signs ...

Govt hard put to maintain subsidized fuel quota

The government is struggling to maintain its subsidized fuel oil quota at 38.6 million kiloliters this year amid signs ...

Pakistan bakery blast kills 18: officials

At least 18 people were killed on Sunday in a bomb blast at a bakery in northwest Pakistan, police and government ...

Increase in Mt Dieng`s seismic activity, CO2 concentrations

Seismic activity and CO2 gas concentrations in the vicinity of the Timbang Crater of Mount Dieng on Saturday have ...

First NATO strikes in Libya with attack copters: official

NATO announced Saturday it had for the first time used attack helicopters in Libya, striking military vehicles, ...

Rupiah strengthens to US dollar

The US dollar weakened against the rupiah on Friday amidst concern about disappointing US economic data, an analyst ...

Seven policemen killed in checkpoint attack in NW Pakistan

At least seven policemen were killed in a checkpoint attack launched Wednesday morning by unknown militants in Dir ...

RI, Iranian bizmen upbeat about cooperation prospects

Indonesian and Iranian businessmen believe economic cooperation between the two countries will continue to increase ...

Over 100 Libyan army members defect from Gaddafi

Eight high-ranking Libyan army officers appeared in Rome on Monday saying they were part of a group of as many as 120 ...

Obama picks Dempsey as top U.S. military officer

President Barack Obama on Monday nominated General Martin Dempsey, who commanded troops in the Iraq war, as the top ...

Egypt reopens Rafah border with Gaza

Egypt on Saturday reopened its Rafah border crossing with Gaza, allowing people to cross freely for the first time in ...

Pakistani fighter jets kill 26 militants: officials

At least 26 militants were killed and about a dozen of their hideouts destroyed as Pakistan`s air force bombed targets ...

Foreign minister denies frictions within NAM over Palestine

Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa has denied that there were frictions among Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) members over ...

BI: Rupiah to continue appreciating

Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Darmin Nasution said the country`s rupiah currency would continue to strengthen until the ...