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Over 50,000 prisoners` sentences reduced on RI's Independence Day

Prison sentences of more than 50,000 inmates lodged throughout Indonesia were reduced on the country`s Independence ...

Pakistan frees 55 Indians for independence day

Pakistan on Wednesday released 55 Indian fishermen, 15 of them teenagers, as a "goodwill gesture" to mark independence ...

Afghan meeting with jailed Taliban leader denied

The Afghan embassy in Islamabad on Tuesday denied reports that Afghan government representatives had met with a key ...

Pakistan military court jails officers for extremist ties

A Pakistan military court sentenced five army officers to prison on Friday for having ties with a radical Islamist ...

Paparazo charged with crime in Justin Bieber chase

A freelance paparazzo was charged on Wednesday with driving recklessly after speeding through a Los Angeles ...

Madagascar rivals hold first reconciliation talks

Madagascan leader Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled in 2009, Marc Ravalomanana, met behind closed doors on a ...

Miranda accused of bribing lawmakers

The public prosecutor from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has accused Miranda S Goeltom of bribing ...

Ariel "Peterpan" not allowed to go abroad

Indonesian singer Nazriel Ilham, popularly known by his stage name Ariel "Peterpan", has been barred from traveling ...

Ariel "Peter Pan" out of prison

Popular Indonesian singer Nazriel Ilham, well-known as Ariel Peter Pan, was released from Kebonwaru Detention Centre, ...

US calls on Iran to release "all political prisoners"

The United States called on Iran to "release all political prisoners" Wednesday, expressing concern for a Kurdish ...

Mubarak back to prison on prosecution`s order

Egypt`s former president Hosni Mubarak has been moved back to the prison over the prosecution`s order to his transfer, ...

Azerbaijani newspaper editor accused of spying for Iran

The chief editor of an Azerbaijani newspaper has been arrested over accusations of collaboration with Iranian ...

Customs seizes 311,148 illegal cigarettes

The Kudus (Central Java) Customs Duty Control and Service Office (KPPBC) has again seized 311,148 illegal cigarettes ...

Book bomber`s wife sentenced to two years in jail

The wife of book-bomb convict Pepi Fernando was sentenced to two years in jail on Monday for withholding information ...

Prison raid frees 40 inmates in restive Nigerian city

Attackers with guns and explosives raided a jail in a restive Nigerian city on Sunday, leaving four prison guards dead ...