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Lebanon not to recognize Syrian National Council: FM

Lebanon will not recognize the opposition Syrian National Council even if the Arab League does, Lebanese Foreign ...

Iran not to stop naval development : Minister

Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said on Tuesday that Iran does not halt its naval development. ...

Top US commander says attacking Iran would be premature

The top US military commander said he believed it would be "premature" to take military action against Iran in ...

N. Korea rejects S. Korea call for talks on reunions

North Korea Saturday rejected the South`s call for talks aimed at restarting reunions for families separated since the ...

No offensive operations in Papua: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono reaffirmed that there has not been offensive military operations in Papua since ...

MUI publicizes edict forbidding valentine`s day celebrations

The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) chapter of Samarinda, East Kalimantan provincial capital, has publicized an ...

Lawmaker urges govt to give sanction to Lion Air

The government should sanction local airline company PT Lion Air due to drug problems involving a number of its ...

Smoking in trains to be banned

PT Kereta Api Indonesia will impose a smoking ban on March 1, 2012 in economy, business and executive coach cars. ...

Iran hails Russia, Chinese UN veto on Syria

Iran on Sunday welcomed the Russian and Chinese veto on a UN Security Council resolution condemning its ally Syria for ...

Yudhoyono dismisses rumor democrat party to suspend its chief

Democrat Party chief patron Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Sunday described as "unfounded" a rumor that the party would ...

Iran benefits from western sanctions: Iranian supreme leader

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said Friday that Iran benefits from ...

Garuda Indonesia workers mulling strike

PT Garuda Indonesia workers are considering to go on strike because of mounting resentment at and dissatisfaction ...

Multiple death accident reminds Indonesians about DUI danger

A beautiful Sunday morning turned into a nightmare for Teguh Hadi Purnomo and his six relatives, who hailed from ...

Myanmar must break ties with n. Korea: McConnell

The top US Senate Republican on Tuesday said he could back easing sanctions on Myanmar if it advances a host of ...

`Act of war` if Iran closes strait of Hormuz: Romney

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Monday he would consider it an "act of war" if Iran was to shut down ...