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Mel Gibson breaks silence on domestic violence scandal

Mel Gibson has broken his silence on his damaging domestic violence scandal, calling the leak of angry personal phone ...

Indonesian police gearing up to hunt down terrorists

Bombing action is haunting Indonesia again after parcel bombs sent to three different places in Jakarta last month and ...

US, China to hold human rights talks

China and the United States will hold human rights talks in Beijing next week, the State Department announced Friday, ...

World youth assembly in Ambon to have strategic impact

A World Assembly of Youth (WAY) scheduled to be held in Ambon, Maluku, in July this year is expected to have a ...

Ban stresses cultural tolerance

The recent burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in the US and similar actions anywhere else contradict the efforts of ...

Obama condemns Koran burning "bigotry"

President Barack Obama on Saturday condemned a US pastor`s burning of the Koran, after violent protests at what he ...

Nowrouz has brought historical gifts to humanity: President

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Monday that Nowrouz has brought two historical gifts to humanity which are ...

Legislator: don`t use parcel bomb issue to discredit Islam

The current parcel bomb issue should not be used to discredit Islam, a legislator from PKS (Prosperous Justice Party) ...

Clerics emphasize peaceful nature of Islam

Islamic clerics and academics from various countries have emphasized in a seminar the peaceful nature of Islam as a ...

Jakarta to ask for bigger hajj quota

Indonesia will ask for a bigger hajj quota from the Saudi government for this year`s hajj pilgrimage season, Religious ...

Muzammil: Indonesia urges OIC to help deal with Libyan crisis

Coordinator of the Indonesian Parliamentarian Caucus for Palestine Al Muzzamil Yusuf has urged the Indonesian ...

President urged to end religiously-motivated violence

The National Commission on Women (Komnas Perempuan) has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take appropriate ...

US hopes Indonesia can overcome religious conflict : Ambassador

The United States hopes Indonesia would overcome religious problems which have emerged due to many recent ...

"Engaged Buddhist" Sulak Sivaraksa of Thailand to receive 28th Niwano Peace Prize

-     The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the 28th Niwano Peace Prize to Sulak Sivaraksa of Thailand ...

Din Syamsudin: Pluralism test by God

An Islamic leader said pluralism was God`s way of testing man`s ability to live peacefully with others who were ...