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EU ends arms embargo against Syrian rebels

The European Union agreed Monday to lift its embargo against arming Syrian rebels, but no member state intends to send ...

Papua police to probe Freeport`s collapsed tunnel case

Papua police have formed an investigation team to probe causes of the collapse of an underground training tunnel at ...

Indonesian govt forms independent team to probe Freeport`s collapsed tunnel

The government has set up an independent team to probe the collapse of an underground training tunnel at Freeport ...

What`s in a name? US starts using Myanmar as well as Burma

The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its ...

Indonesian govt to announce national exam investigation results

Minister of Education and Culture Mohammad Nuh said the investigation results on the delayed national examination for ...

Indonesia urged to extend, strengthen moratorium on deforestation

A number of non-governmental organizations have urged the Indonesian government to extend two-year moratorium on ...

Consumers agency calls for heavy sanctions against cheater fuel stations

Oil and gas company PT Pertamina should take sanctions against fuel stations which sell subsidized automotive diesel ...

Japan ready to ink military pact with S. Korea "at any time"

The Japanese ambassador to Seoul said Wednesday that Tokyo is prepared to sign a military intelligence pact with ...

South activists call on gov`t to send special envoy to N. Korea

South Korean activists from various social circles called on the government Thursday to send a special envoy to North ...

Indonesia monitors developments in North Korea

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono keeps monitoring developments in the Korean Peninsula especially North Korea ...

Seoul plays down possibility of imminent N. Korean nuke test

South Korea`s defense ministry said Monday that satellite imagery showing the movement of vehicles and personnel near ...

UN`s Ban urges N. Korea to refrain from `further provocation`

UN chief Ban Ki-moon made an urgent appeal to North Korea on Monday to refrain from "any further provocation", ...

Japan orders shooting down of N Korea Missile

Japan has ordered its armed forces to shoot down any North Korean missile headed towards its territory, a defence ...

N. Korean defector in South crosses western sea border

A North Korean defector who was living in South Korea crossed the tensely guarded western sea border on a fishing ...

US deploys destroyer off tense Korean peninsula

The United States has placed a destroyer off the South Korean coast to defend against a possible missile strike, the ...