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Indonesia`s Islamic Organizations Strongly Condemn Abduction of Nigerian Schoolgirls

A number of leaders of Indonesian Islamic organizations gathered in the headquarters of the Indonesian Ulema (Islamic ...

Presidential elections can be fairer: observer

The implementation of the upcoming July 9, 2014 presidential elections can be fairer than last April 9 legislative ...

Large protests in Vietnam over China oil rig

Protesters staged one of Vietnams largest ever anti-China demonstrations Sunday, decrying Beijings deployment of a ...

ASEAN expresses `serious concerns` over China sea spats

Southeast Asias regional bloc voiced alarm on Saturday over escalating tensions in the South China Sea after members ...

Indonesia's Ex-envoy To UN Elected Rapporteur on Palestinian Human Rights

Former Indonesian ambassador to the UN Makarim Wibisono was elected by acclamation as a special rapporteur on the ...

Indonesia, EU enter new era of closer relations

After a long process, the European Union (EU) and Indonesian Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) finally came ...

Communal conflicts not affecting plantation development in Papua

Conflicts between two tribal groups in the district of Mimika, Papua, did not hamper development of oil palm ...

HRW denounces "pattern of serious abuses" in Venezuela

Venezuelas security forces have engaged in a "pattern of serious abuses" against anti-government protesters, including ...

Indonesia named president of Association of Asian Constitutional Courts

Indonesia has been named president of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions ...

Workers rally again at president`s palace for marking May Day

Thousands of workers staged another rally by marching from the Hotel Indonesia (HI) Circle to the Merdeka Palace, on ...

Jakarta police to deploy 19,000 personnel on May Day

The Jakarta Police will deploy some 19,557 personnel to guard the May Day rallies in the capital city where about ...

Pakistan journalism `under siege`, warns amnesty

Journalists in Pakistan are "under siege", Amnesty International warned Wednesday, living with the constant threat of ...

Muslim youths urge Czech Republic to offer apology for raid

The Indonesian Muslim Youth Movement (GHPII) has demanded that the Czech Republic offer an apology to the Indonesian ...

Indonesia concerned over Egypt`s mass death penalty

Many countries, including Indonesia, reacted to another preliminary mass death sentence handed by a court in Egypt, ...

President Rouhani: Reconciliation is our domestic, foreign policy

President Hassan Rouhani, in a live interview with the Iranian TV on Tuesday night said his government follows policy ...