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Judges grill Strauss-Kahn over prostitution case

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was grilled by three judges on Monday over his role in a prostitution case in ...

UN says more than 9,000 dead in Syria unrest

The United Nations on Tuesday increased its death toll estimate for the Syria unrest to more than 9,000. ...

Blasts shake Homs, Syria rebels hit back

Blasts rocked the flashpoint city of Homs on Sunday as Syria`s regime pressed its assault on protest hubs, while ...

Thousands of HTI activists reject fuel price hike

Thousands of activists of the hard-line Islamic group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) staged street a rally against the ...

MP asks fuel price hike protesters not to vandalize public property

An Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) lawmaker has asked the people not to vandalize public property while ...

Govt grants seclusion day remissions to 333 prisoners

The Law and Human Rights Ministry granted remissions to a total of 333 prisoners on the occasion of Seclusion Day on ...

China installs alarm system to grab refugees

China has installed a silent alarm system inside every house in a border town as part of its strengthened crackdown on ...

Sri Lanka should punish civil war crimes - UN forum

Sri Lanka should ensure government troops who committed war crimes during the final stages of its war against Tamil ...

Russia, China join UN demand for Syria peace move

The UN Security Council demanded Wednesday that Syria immediately implement a peace plan by special envoy Kofi Annan, ...

Russia accuses osce of double standards

Russia on Wednesday accused the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for not sending a ...

Thousands of Tunisians demonsrate, demanding secular state

Tens of thousands of Tunisian people gathered on the main avenue in the capital Tunis until late into Tuesday night, ...

Civilian deaths up in 2011 Israeli-Palestinian fighting: NGO

The past year saw a sharp rise in the number of civilians killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an Israeli human ...

Indonesia potential for international cargo port investment

Indonesia`s strategic geographic position in the North Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean shipping lanes has the ...

UN prioritizes termination of violence in Syria

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said that stopping the violence in Syria was the UN`s priority. At a ...

President Yudhoyono, UN Chief discuss Papua issue

President Susilo Yudhoyono and UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon discussed security issues in Papua during their bilateral meeting ...