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Naked Brazilian burglar breaks into houses in Sao Paolo, steals christmas cake

Police in Brazilian city of Sao Paolo arrested on Sunday a naked burglar who broke into two houses on Christmas night ...

Dutch historian seeking answer to Tan Malaka grave mystery

A Dutch historian and researcher is waiting for the result of a DNA test on the remains of a man buried on a hill in ...

No political detainees in Indonesia: Chief political affairs minister

Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs Djoko Suyanto said there is no political detainee in ...

Suu Kyi sees Myanmar on `road to democracy`

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday she was confident about prospects for democratic reforms in Myanmar, ...

Syria releases 912 prisoners arrested during unrest

The Syrian government released Wednesday 912 prisoners who were arrested during the months-old unrest and "don`t have ...

Myanmar clears path for Suu Kyi`s return to politics

Myanmar`s president has approved changes to a law on political parties, paving the way for democracy leader Aung San ...

China deports 5,000 N. Korea refugees annually

China repatriates about 5,000 North Korean refugees each year even though they often face harsh punishment on their ...

Gaza militants fire rockets, testing truce

Gaza militants fired rockets at southern Israel on Monday, in violence that tested a shaky truce brokered by Egypt ...

Kadhafi death poses `number of questions`: Russia`s Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday said the convoy carrying Moamer Kadhafi posed no danger when attacked ...

Key Palestinian prisoners to be freed

Israel is releasing 1,027 Palestinians in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, in a two-stage operation that ...

Gaza prepares to receive prisoners as `heroes`

Palestinian groups are planning celebrations to mark Israel`s imminent release of hundreds of prisoner "heroes" in ...

Aceh police nab four suspected Malacca Strait pirates

Police in Aceh have arrested four men suspected of having committed piracy against ships passing through the Malacca ...

One killed, two injured in Pattani prison riot

Rival groups of inmates rioted in Pattani provincial central prison, Monday, morning resulting in one prisoner dead ...

India asks Sri Lanka to probe war crimes claims

India on Friday urged Sri Lanka to examine claims made in a British documentary that said it targeted civilians while ...

UN rights chief warns of action in absence of S.Lanka probe

The UN`s human rights chief Thursday warned Sri Lanka not to take too long in probing war crimes allegations, saying ...