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Government Policies Responsible for Half of the Reduction in Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

-     Approximately half of the deforestation that was avoided in the Brazilian Amazon during ...

Mali hit by looting after coup, president "safe"

Soldiers looted petrol stations and hijacked cars in Mali`s capital Bamako on Friday, 48 hours after a military coup, ...

Nigerian forces say kill 9Iislamists in Kano shootout

Nigerian security forces killed nine Islamist Boko Haram militants and captured two in a shootout in northern Kano ...

British hostage Judith Tebbutt released in Somalia

British hostage Judith Tebbutt, captured in Kenya over six months ago by gunmen who killed her husband, was released ...

Opposition ahead in E. Timor election count

Early results from East Timor`s presidential polls on Sunday showed the opposition Fretilin party`s Francisco "Lu Olo" ...

Obama sends 100 troops to fight rebels in central Africa

US President Barack Obama said Friday he is sending 100 combat troops to central Africa to help and advise forces ...

VP Boediono calls on regional govts to develop marine tourism

Vice President Boediono has called on regional administrations in Indonesia to develop marine tourism in order ...

Jagger honorary "ambassador" in Peru`s Amazon

Rock legend Mick Jagger was named an honorary ambassador for tourism in the Madre de Dios region of the Amazon ...

Bhutan`s dragon king crowns a bride

Bhutan`s hugely popular king married a 21-year-old student on Thursday in a colourful ceremony showcasing the rich ...

Airports in E. Kalimantan border regions to be improved

Several airports in regions bordering Malaysia in East Kalimantan will be improved to speed up their economic ...

RI potentially become rice exporter: farmers

The gvernment needs to be more selective in its policies on farm seeds in order to make Indonesia a world rice ...

US, Indonesia announce $28.5 million debt swap for forests

The United States and Indonesia on signed a $28.5 million debt-for-nature swap agreement on Monday, the US Embassy ...

Eight NATO troops, three Afghans killed

Two Afghan policewomen and a civilian were killed by a mine on their way to work Thursday, a day after another eight ...

Indonesia short of 6,000 veterinarians

The agriculture ministry`s Director General of Livestock and Animal Health Prabowo Respatio Caturroso said Indonesia ...

Three Afghans killed in airport road blast in Herat

Two Afghan policewomen and a civilian were killed Thursday when a remote controlled mine blew up the vehicle taking ...