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Al-Qaeda front group claims deadly Eid attacks in Iraq

Al-Qaeda front group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on Sunday claimed a wave of attacks that killed 74 ...

Indonesian government pledges to fix overcrowded prisons

Two jailbreaks that happened in Sumatra in July alone have exposed how poor and vulnerable the condition of ...

Bombings kill at least 54 in Iraq

Attacks including car bombs mainly targeting Shiite-majority areas of Iraq killed at least 54 people on Monday, ...

Indonesian govt to build 40 more new prisons

An official from the ministry of justice said the government would build 40 new prisons to accommodate all ...

President regrets slow official statement on prison riot

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyoho has expressed his regret at the slow official statement from both central and ...

President orders investigation of Medan prison riot

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered an investigation of rioting at the Tanjung Gusta prison in Medan, North ...

Mandela on life support, Zuma cancels foreign trip

Nelson Mandela is on life support, unable to breathe on his own, an elder in the South African icon`s clan said, all ...

43 percent of prisoners proven as drug suspects: Deputy minister

Around 43 percent of inmates sheltered in the penitentiary institutions throughout Indonesia were already proven as ...

Abbas blames Israel for prisoner`s cancer death

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas blamed the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday for ...

Palestinian prisoner serving life of cancer

A Palestinian prisoner, who was serving a life sentence in an Israeli jail, died of throat cancer on Tuesday, the head ...

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 ...

6,491 Christian prisoners granted remission on Christmas

A total of 6,491 Christian prisoners have been granted remission by the Directorate General of Correction (Ditjen PAS) ...

1,793 prisoners granted Christmas remission in NTT

More than 1790 Christian prisoners in the East Nusatenggara province will receive Christmas remission on Tuesday. ...

446 Indonesian boat crew still at Australian detention cells

A total of 446 Indonesian boat crew members are still held in Australian prisons until this month for smuggling asylum ...

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 ...