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Marty condemns bomb exploding near UN office in Pakistan

Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa expressed sympathy over victims of a bomb in Pakistan that exploded near the ...

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 ...

US and Britain warn Syria against chemical weapon threat

British Prime Minster David Cameron and US President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned they would be forced to consider ...

UN ends Syria mission as Aleppo under renewed attack

The United Nations called an end to its observer mission in Syria on Thursday, while activists reported more ...

Australia says refugee boat missing with 67 people on board

Great fears are held for 67 people, presumed to be asylum seekers, on board a boat that has been missing since it left ...

Syrian general among 1,000 refugees fleeing to Turkey

About 1,000 Syrians, including a defecting brigadier-general, have fled to Turkey in the past 24 hours to escape ...

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 ...

Myanmar urged to stop violence against rohingya muslims

The violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has drawn serious attention from many parties including ASEAN ...

ASEAN demands Myanmar`s explanation on Rohingnya conflict

ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan expects a detailed explanation by the Myanmar government on the bloody conflict ...

House speaker condemns killings of muslim Rohingya

Indonesian House Speaker Marzuki Alie condemned the killings of Muslim Rohingya ethnic group members in Myanmar and ...

UNHCR assures no Timor Leste refugee stranded in Indonesia

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has assured that there has been no Timor Leste refugee being ...

1-1.5 mln Syrians need humanitarian help-U.N.

The number of people needing humanitarian assistance in Syria has risen to 1.5 million from the previous ...

Lebanese army clashes with Palestinians, one dead

A Palestinian man was killed on Friday in clashes between the Lebanese army and Palestinian residents of a refugee ...

Indonesia disappointed with Australian asylum for alleged human trafficker

Indonesia has been disappointed by Australia`s offer of asylum to an alleged mastermind of human trafficking, foreign ...

Somali islamists vow revenge after fall of rebel bastion

Al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants vowed Saturday to intensify the war against government and African Union troops, ...