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UN to replace judge who quit troubled KRouge court

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said he will appoint a replacement for a Swiss judge who quit Cambodia`s Khmer Rouge war ...

Nigeria`s Boko Haram kills 4, robs bank

Suspected members of Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram killed four people on Friday when they robbed a bank and ...

Judges grill Strauss-Kahn over prostitution case

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was grilled by three judges on Monday over his role in a prostitution case in ...

Sinai armed group surrounds peacekeeper base

An armed group blocked access to the headquarters of a peacekeeping force in Egypt`s Sinai to pressure the government ...

Potter actor jailed for his part in London riots

A London court on Tuesday sentenced a star of the Harry Potter films to two years in prison after he earlier admitted ...

Malaysian citizen sentenced to life imprisonment for smuggling narcotics

The district court of Pekanbaru, Riau has sentenced Malaysian Muhammad Adenan, who was also a port officer in Port ...

Thailand blocks 5,000 `royal insult` web pages

Thai authorities have blocked thousands of web pages deemed insulting to the monarchy in the past three months, police ...

Rescue, cleanups continue in US Tornado zone, 39 dead - (d)

Rescue teams and residents combed through storm-wracked towns to assess damage on Saturday from a chain of tornadoes ...

Malaysia still detains 17 Indonesian fishermen

Malaysia still detains 17 Indonesian fishermen from North Sumatra over alleged border violations, according to the ...

Chief warden replaced after riot at prison in Bali

The chief warden of Bali`s Kerobokan penitentiary, Bowo Nariwono, as well as the prison`s chief of security, Anang ...

Corby refuses to be moved from Kerobokan penitentiary

Schapelle Leigh Corby, the Australian prisoner over a narcotics case, has refused to be moved from the Kerobokan ...

Mexico prison fight leaves at least 20 dead

Violence at a prison on the outskirts of Mexico`s northern business city Monterrey killed at least 20 people on ...

Poor transportation in spotlight following fatal traffic accidents

More than 1,500 fatal accidents have taken place in just a month and a half on Indonesia`s roads, raising serious ...

Law ministry denies receiving funds from US

Law and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin has categorically denied an allegation his ministry had received Rp1 ...

AGO to recount drug offenders on death row

The Attorney General`s Office (AGO) is to do a recount of prisoners sentenced to death for drug-related offenses in ...