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Jakarta calls for diplomatic solution to South China Sea conflict

Indonesia calls for all parties involved in the South China Sea conflict to refrain from conducting violent acts and ...

Indonesian Constitutional Court Starts Handling Election Disputes

After working hard until the last minutes before the May 9 deadline, Indonesias General Elections Commission (KPU) ...

Large protests in Vietnam over China oil rig

Protesters staged one of Vietnams largest ever anti-China demonstrations Sunday, decrying Beijings deployment of a ...

Brazil deploys troops to secure borders for World Cup

Brazil began deploying 30,000 troops on Saturday to patrol its borders and beef up security for the World Cup soccer ...

HRW denounces "pattern of serious abuses" in Venezuela

Venezuelas security forces have engaged in a "pattern of serious abuses" against anti-government protesters, including ...

1 killed, two injured in Cairo car explosion

One person was killed and two others injured in an explosion in downtown of Egypts capital Cairo on Friday night, ...

Indonesia`s next president must prioritize human rights: Amnesty

Indonesias next leader must urgently tackle the ongoing human rights violations and repeal repressive and ...

PDIP office in Surabaya asks for vote recount

Board of Directors of the Surabaya Branch of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (DPC PDI-P) asks for vote ...

"Deadly shootout" in east Ukraine shatters easter truce

Four people were reported killed Sunday in a gun battle in restive eastern Ukraine, shattering a fragile Easter truce ...

Venezuela`s Chavez dies at 58

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lost his battle with cancer Tuesday, silencing the leading voice of the Latin ...

Two US sailors admit okinawa rapel reports

Two US sailors Tuesday admitted raping a Japanese woman in Okinawa last October, news reports said, in a case that ...

US urges Palestinians, Israelis to exercise restraint

The Obama administration on Monday urged both the Palestinians and the Israelis to exercise restraint as tensions were ...

Tibetan teens in rare double immolation

Two Tibetan teenagers died after they set fire to themselves in protest at Chinese rule, reports and Western rights ...

Bulgaria government resigns amid growing protests

Bulgaria`s government resigned on Wednesday after violent nationwide protests against high electricity prices, joining ...

Tunisian president`s party quits government

The Tunisian Congress for the Republic (CPR) party decided to withdraw from the Islamist Ennahdha-led coalition in ...