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ICRC to clear explosives from Libya`s Sirte, Bani Walid

The International Committee of the Red Cross said Monday it will begin this week to clear unexploded munitions in ...

Campaign on komodo unites Indonesian people

The komodo dragon, the world`s last remaining prehistoric giant lizard, is to be found only in Komodo National Park, ...

news focus: Jakarta bracing for potential major floods

Jakarta is bracing for the possibility of floods happening in early 2012 on the same scale as the 2002 and 2007 ...

RI's govt urged to mitigate impacts of Jakarta floods

Public policy observer Andrinov Chaniago has urged the government to mitigate the impacts of big floods which usually ...

Jakarta to build another dam to address flood problem

Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo has said the capital city will build another dam to overcome a chronic flood problem in ...

`Thousands` buried under rubble in Turkey quake

The Red Cross said Tuesday that hundreds or even thousands of people remain buried under the rubble after a ...

ICRC appoints top Swiss diplomat as next president

The international Red Cross on Wednesday (Oct. 19) appointed a top Swiss foreign service official Peter Maurer as its ...

Hollywood actress Lohan`s probation revoked

Troubled Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan, who has been put under a probation stemming from a misdemeanor theft and ...

Amnesty calls on Canada to arrest Bush

Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities Wednesday to arrest and prosecute George W. Bush, saying the ...

Komodo Island promotion activities being intensified

The tourism and culture ministry has decided to withdraw the candidacy of Komodo for inclusion in the New Seven ...

Israel police arrest Hamas lawmaker in e.Jerusalem

Israeli police arrested a Hamas lawmaker on Monday who had been sheltering for more than a year in the International ...

PMI to distribute water to drought-affected regions

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) will distribute clean water to 15 drought-affected districts/cities in five ...

RI unable to make progress with its natural resources: Kalla

Former vice president Yusuf Kalla said Indonesia was rich in natural resources but until now it was not yet able to ...

Aisha abudction, Somalia stories : true or false ?

Indonesian media have for the past few days published stories on medical volunteer Dr Aisha Wardhana that have ...

RI committed to helping Somalia overcome famine

The Indonesian government is committed to giving humanitarian aid to overcome Somalia`s famine problem caused by a ...