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China lifts 17-year ban on Dalai Lama photos at Tibet monastry- group

Chinese officials have lifted aban on Tibetan monks displaying photographs of the Dalai Lama at a prominent monastery, ...

Pekanbaru`s airport shut down due to thick haze

Sultan Syarif Kasim (SSK) II Airport in Pekanbaru was shut down temporarily, from 8 to 9 am local time, due to thick ...

Turkish police use tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Ankara

Turkish police on Sunday used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Ankara as nationwide protests against the ...

Tens of thousands on streets, Turkish PM Erdogan defiant

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told a rally of thousands of flag waving supporters on Sunday that his patience ...

Turkey PM urges end to protests, tells supporters to "go home"

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an immediate end to mass protests against his rule Friday but ...

Turkey situation "calming down"

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday on a visit to Morocco that the situation in his country is ...

Iraq death toll passes 500 in May

Violence in Iraq has killed more than 500 people in May, AFP figures showed on Tuesday, as authorities struggled to ...

Yudhoyono accepts statesman award despite protest from activists

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono decides to accept the Statesman of the Year award presented by a US-based NGO The ...

Topless protest disrupts opening of Barbie House in Berlin

Women's rights protesters disrupted the opening of a giant pink doll's house in Berlin on Thursday, saying the Barbie ...

UN protests Israeli military flights over Lebanon

The United Nations has called on Israel to halt increased military air patrols over Lebanon amid heightened tensions ...

Nine new ministers in Egypt cabinet reshuffle

Egypt`s President Mohamed Morsi swore in nine new ministers in a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday including key economic ...

France says Syria`s use of chemical arms "uncertain"

France is still "uncertain" about the Syrian government`s probable use of chemical weapons in the country`s violent ...

Yudhoyono criticizes politicization over compensation for poor

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has criticized politicization of the issue of fuel price hike compensation for the ...

Bangladesh arrests three atheist bloggers

Bangladesh police have arrested three atheist bloggers for defaming Islam and the prophet Mohammed, police said ...

little faith in china leader`s pollution promises

Thick grey smog pressed against Zhao Jian`s windshield, blotting visibility to two metres as he drove through China`s ...