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Marty: RI concerned about conditions of Palestinian political prisoners

Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa has expressed concern about the conditions of Palestinian political ...

Bring back waterboarding, says Cheney

Harsh interrogation methods such as waterboarding played a role in tracking down Osama bin Laden and should be ...

Bin Laden death rekindles torture debate

Osama bin Laden`s death has reignited debate over the George W. Bush administration`s use of harsh interrogation ...

News Focus : Why Justin Bieber was not deterred by RI bomb scares

World pop star Justin Bieber performed last week in Bogor, West Java, while the media rap continuing stories on the ...

Egypt frees 14 Palestinian prisoners

The Egyptian authorities released late on Tuesday 14 Palestinian prisoners detained during the rule of ousted ...

UN welcomes RI`s wish to become hub of peacekeeping centers

Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Alain Le Roy said Indonesia`s initiative as hub of ...

UN wants RI police women in peace-keeping missions

UN Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Alain Le Roy praised Indonesian peacekeepers` performance ...

RI calls for cooperation to stop violence against Palestinian prisoners

Indonesia has called for international cooperation to stop violence against Palestinian prisoners held at a number of ...

Libya arrests Arab `network` for destabilizing country

Libyan authorities have arrested dozens of members of a "network" of Arab nationals allegedly seeking to destabilise ...

32 police killed in Egypt`s unrest

The mass protests in Egypt which began on Jan. 25 have left 32 police staff dead and 1,079 policemen and soldiers ...

Egypt frees political detainees as part of reforms

Egypt has released 34 political prisoners, the state news agency said on Tuesday, the first men set free since the ...