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KPK leader`s arrest is backlash on anti-corruption movement: Activists

The arrest of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Deputy Chairman Bambang Widjojanto is an arbitrary action ...

Ahok`s long and winding road toward gubernatorial seat

The inauguration of Jakarta governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as Indonesias seventh president on October 20, 2014 does not ...

Indonesia Considers Chemical Castration To Deter Pedophiles

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono again chaired a limited cabinet meeting to discuss effective measures to protect ...

Ehsanollah Bayat Selected As Radio Azadi's Nowruz Man Of The Year

- Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty's Afghan Service, Radio Azadi, selected dedicated philanthropist, Afghan Wireless ...

Cruelty reports draws worldwide attention to Surabaya Zoo

The Surabaya Zoo in East Java, once the pride of Southeast Asia, has received worldwide attention after the deaths of ...

Myanmar Must Stop Escalation of Violence Against Rohingya: Activist

The Myanmar government must stop the escalation of violence against the Rohingya minority because it is dangerous and ...

With a hole in its heart, south africa buries mandela - (d)

South Africa buries Nelson Mandela on Sunday, closing one momentous chapter in its tortured history and opening ...

Snowden applies for Russia asylum

Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden applied Tuesday for temporary asylum in Russia, ending three weeks of ...

US reiterates call for russia to hand over Snowden

The United States on Friday reiterated its call for Russia to hand over Edward Snowden to face espionage charges back ...

Yudhoyono leads first meeting of panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono chaired the first meeting of the High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on ...

Jail term of 27 convicts cut back ahead of i-day, Idul Fitr

The government has ordered a reduction in the sentences of corruption convict Gayus Tambunan and murder convict ...

Egypt court says army cannot arrest civilians

An Egyptian court on Tuesday overturned a government decree allowing the army to arrest civilians, a setback ...

President Obama, family, attend wedding in Chicago

President Barack Obama got a brief respite from the euro zone debt crisis and an intensifying general election ...

Guatemalan Human Rights Activist Rosalina Tuyuc Receives 29th Niwano Peace Prize

-     The Niwano Peace Foundation awarded the 29th Niwano Peace Prize to Ms. Rosalina Tuyuc ...

Saudi recalls ambassador to Egypt in lawyer row

Saudi Arabia has decided to recall its ambassador to Cairo and close its diplomatic missions in Egypt after protests ...