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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 ...

President yudhoyono calls for end to Syrian violence

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, along with other leaders of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation ...

Governor prohibits coal transportation on public roads

South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin continues to prohibit coal transportation on public roads in the face of protests ...

Constitutional fight over Chavez status intensifies

A constitutional fight over ailing President Hugo Chavez`s status intensified Tuesday with the government planning a ...

LIPI protests breach of property right by US researcher

The Chief of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Lukman Hakim, has protested a breach of property rights by a ...

Tehran hails Switzerland move to reject banking sanctions on Iran

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast praised Switzerland's decision to reject sanctions on Iran's banking ...

Obama to announce new sanctions

US President Barack Obama will issue an executive order Monday allowing sanctions to be imposed against foreigners who ...

17 Qaeda militants killed in Yemen air raid: ministry

Seventeen suspected Al-Qaeda militants were killed in an air raid that struck one of their hideouts in the southern ...

Yemeni troops kill seven Qaeda suspects in south

Seven Al-Qaeda suspects, including four Somali nationals, have been killed in battles with Yemeni troops near the ...

Dalai Lama eyes reform in China, fearing "revolution"

The Dalai Lama said Monday there are hopeful signs that China will push through political reforms in China and Tibet ...

Children killed in restive Yemen south

Three children were among four people killed on Sunday in Yemen`s restive east and south by suspected Al-Qaeda ...