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Sri Lanka prisoner caught by his ring tone

A Sri Lankan prisoner who tried to hide his mobile phone during a search of his cell was caught out when guards heard ...

Cuba says Obama `misinformed` on island affairs

A senior Cuban official lashed out at President Barack Obama for linking improved human rights in the country to ...

BNN exposes inter-province narcotics distribution network

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) in East Java managed to uncover a narcotics distribution ring after the ...

Govt to revise information and electronic transactions law

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology will revise the Information and Electronic Transactions ...

Convicted former regent of Sragen surrenders

Former regent of Sragen Untung Wiyono has surrendered to the Central Java high prosecution office after the Supreme ...

Andi Mallarangeng complies with kpk summons - (d)

Former Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Andi Alifian Mallarangeng has been complying with the summons of Corruption ...

Crimes against children increasing in Indonesia

In 2012, crimes against children in Indonesia were dominated by rape cases and sexual assaults, said the Chairperson ...

Heroin smuggled from Malaysia seized

The customs officers of Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali have foiled an attempt to smuggle 372 grams of ...

Asian Agri should pay Rp2.5 trillion

Vice President Boediono has urged the Attorney General to ensure that Asian Agri honours the Supreme Court`s verdict ...

Obama, Karzai meet, Afghan peace effort show flickers of life

President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will discuss matters of war, including future U.S. troop ...

Russian passport in hand, Depardieu heads to Switzerland

French actor Gerard Depardieu, fresh from a rapturous welcome in Russia, flew to Switzerland to attend one of ...

NJ man accused of trying to hire "cannibal cop" to kidnap woman

A New Jersey man was arrested on Friday (Jan. 4) for offering to pay $5,000 to the so-called "cannibal cop" to kidnap ...

Girl`s death triggers gun debate in Philippines

The death of a girl hit by celebratory gunfire on New Year`s Eve sparked calls Thursday for stricter gun controls in ...

President expresses concern over accident of minister's son

President Susilo Yudhoyono has expressed concern over a fatal road accident involving Chief Economic Minister Hatta ...

Indonesia intensively hunts down terror suspects in 2012

Although there were no reports of major terror attacks in Indonesia during 2012, the national police`s special anti ...