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Venezuelan president pledges full support for Palestinian statehood

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Tuesday sent a letter to the UN chief, expressing his full support for the ...

Cabinet reshuffle only matter of time: former minister

Former forestry minister MS Kaban expressed optimism here on Wednesday that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would ...

Indonesian, Palestinian FM meet over bid for UN membership

Indonesian foreign minister Marty Natalegawa met with his Palestinian counterpart Riad al-Maliki on the sidelines of ...

RI to continue supporting Palestine`s UN membership bid

Indonesia will continue to support Palestine`s bid to become a member of the United Nations and keep monitoring ...

Jakarta city govt urged to evaluate public transportation system

The Jakarta-based Association of Legal Aid and Human Rights (PBHI) has urged the local government to evaluate the ...

RI to host Aspac reproductive, sexual health conference

Indonesia is expected to host the 6th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (6th ...

Britain`s Ian Martin named head of un Libya mission

The United Nations said on Monday it had chosen British diplomat and human rights activist Ian Martin to head its new ...

Three slain Chechens buried in Turkey

Three Chechens, one of them closely linked to Russia`s most-wanted militant leader, were buried on Monday after they ...

Tamil protesters ask for probe into war crimes allegations

Tamils from across Europe demonstrated at the UN`s European headquarters on Monday, calling for a probe into alleged ...

Lankan army chief meets UN peace keeping officials

Sri Lanka`s top most military official has had talks with the United nations Agency which handles peace keeping ...

W Sumatra`s forests suitable for kyoto protocol projects : observer

West Sumatra`s forests have the potential of being ideal hosts for climate change projects under the Kyoto Protocol, ...

PT Freeport workers on month-long strike over wage rise

Thousands of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) workers left the mining site of Tembagapura for Timika, Mimika District, ...

Workers` strike causing US$9 mln potential loss daily to Freeport

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Darwin Zahedy Saleh said the ongoing workers strike at PT Freeport was causing ...

David Padgett Joins SAP(R) Strategic Partner Utopia, Inc.

-     Padgett brings a broad understanding of data migration and data governance  ...

RI to bring up global issues at UNGA sessions

Indonesia will bring up global matters at the United Nations (UN) 66th general assembly which will be held in New York ...