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Foreign ministers issue three recommendations on Myanmar

Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said ASEAN foreign ministers have issued three recommendations to ASEAN leaders in ...

Some ASEAN countries support Myanmar`s bid for ASEAN chairmanship

Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said a few ASEAN member countries have expressed strong support for ...

Crowds attack diplomatic missions in Syria - residents

Crowds armed with sticks and knives attacked the Saudi Arabian embassy in Damascus and French and Turkish consulates ...

At least 18 killed in renewed Yemen violence

At least 18 people have been killed and more than 40 others wounded in renewed clashes in Yemen`s capital and its ...

Syria, US recall envoys in new spat

Syria has recalled its ambassador to Washington, an official television station reported Monday, shortly after the ...

US welcomes Myanmar release of political prisoners

The United States on Thursday welcomed Myanmar`s release of some political prisoners but called on the Southeast Asian ...

Russia, China veto UN resolution condemning Syria

Russia and China joined forces on Tuesday to veto a European-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria ...

Iran`s Ahmadinejad attacks west, prompts walk-out

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flayed the West on Thursday for a catalogue of misdeeds, but his address to the ...

RI wants to see Palestine gain statehood through UN by fardah

The Indonesian government has expressed its support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas`s intention to secure ...

Indonesian, Palestinian FM meet over bid for UN membership

Indonesian foreign minister Marty Natalegawa met with his Palestinian counterpart Riad al-Maliki on the sidelines of ...

Bahrain King pardons protest abusers

King Hamad of Bahrain said Sunday he was pardoning all those who insulted him during a month of Shiite-led ...

US, Egypt cancel military exercise

The United States and Egypt have canceled a major military exercise this year to allow Egypt`s generals to focus on ...

US urges Turks, Saudis to press Assad to step down

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other governments should call on Syrian ...

Berlusconi and Obama deplore crackdown as death toll keeps rising

United States president Barack Obama and Italy`s prime minister Silvio Berlusconi have condemned the violent crackdown ...

Kuwait has no plan to expel Syrian ambassador

The Gulf state of Kuwait, which has called for a halt to bloodshed in Syria, said on Sunday it has no plans to expel ...