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People urged to remain alert on floods

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono called on the people to remain on the alert against possible ...

Over 60 thousand evacuated due to floods in Karawang

Over 60 thousand residents have been evacuated in Karawang district, West Java, due to floods in 80 villages, 23 ...

Jakarta warmed by morning sun after severe flooding

The people of Jakarta terrorized by big floods on Thursday and Friday may breathe a sigh of relief when weather ...

Rape "significant" factor in Syria conflict: Watchdog

Rape has been a "significant" weapon of war in the conflict raging in Syria since March 2011 and is the "primary" ...

Indonesia Calls for Trust Building, Reconciliation in Myanmar's Rakhine State

Following his visit to Myanmar's State of Rakhine, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa has called ...

Indonesia donates US$1 mln to conflict victims in Myanmar

The Indonesian government has donated US$1 million in relief aid to the victims of the ethnic violence in Rakhine ...

Indonesian FM to visit Rohingya Muslims

Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa will visit Rakhine to observe the condition of the Buddhist-Muslim ...

UN sounds alarm on south Sudan hepatitis E outbreak

The UN`s refugee agency warned Friday that an outbreak of hepatitis E among refugees in South Sudan was worsening and ...

Turkey to open new Syria refugee camps for up to 120,000

Turkey will open four new camps to accommodate refugees fleeing violence in Syria by next week, bringing its total ...

Violence in Myanmar not linked to persecution: Myanmar govt

Myanmar government has stated that the current riots in Rakhine state are not linked to the persecution of any ...

The Bayat Foundation Donates Critical Supplies to Needy Afghans During 2012 Winter Aid Program

-     The Bayat Foundation, led by entrepreneur and philanthropist Ehsanollah Bayat, donated ...

Sri Lanka denies new video on war crimes

Sri Lanka Thursday rejected as "baseless and unacceptable" a new documentary by Britain`s Channel 4 suggesting the ...

Somalia`s president hails Iran`s assistance

Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed referring to historical ties between Iran and Somalia thanked the ...

Aid agency MSF pulls foreign staff from Kenyan camp

Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres said Friday it has pulled all its foreign staff from Kenya`s Dadaab refugee camp ...

Mt Lokon in N Sulawesi erupts again

Mount Lokon in North Sulawesi Province once again erupted at 1.25 pm local time and spewed volcanic ashes. "The ...