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Many heritage objects from Majapahit era damaged

Through extensive research and excavation work over a long period of time, hundreds of thousands of artefacts from ...

Israel seizes Palestinian land for settlement: NGO

Israel has confiscated about 20 hectares (50 acres) of Palestinian land in the West Bank in order to give official ...

Abbas calls on EU to recognise Palestina

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas urged European Union nations on Friday to separately or collectively recognise the ...

One dead as elephants run amok in India city

Two wild elephants trampled one person to death in a three-hour rampage in the southern Indian city of Mysore early ...

Settlers try to burn down mosque: Palestinians

Vandals tried to set fire to a mosque in the northern West Bank, causing damage to the inside, Palestinian security ...

RI elected to UN Human Rights Council for third time

Indonesia has been elected member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the period 2011-2014, Indonesian ...

Abbas calls on Obama to press Israel on 1967 borders

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called on US President Barack Obama Friday to press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

Quartet backs Obama Mideast peace plan

The diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East on Friday expressed "strong support" for US President Barack Obama`s vision ...

Israel approves 1,500 settler homes in East Jerusalem: NGO

An Israeli government committee on Thursday approved the construction of more than 1,500 settler homes in east ...

"Mysterious" Sumatran Elephant Deaths Remain Unsolved

Conflicts between Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) and humans have increased over the past few years ...

"Mysterious" Sumatran elephant deaths remain unsolved

Conflicts between Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) and humans have increased over the past few ...

Forestry minister pledges pro-people, pro-growth policies

Indonesia has joined the world in celebrating the International Year of Forest 2011 as declared by The United Nations ...

Israeli intellectuals endorse Palestinian state

Barely audible above the chants of "traitor", an Israeli actress who lost a leg in a Palestinian attack read out on ...

Indonesia commited to solving urbanization problem

Indonesian Public Housing Minister Suharso Monoarfa said his country was committed to solving the urbanization ...

Israel okays 942 new E. Jerusalem settler homes

Jerusalem city council on Monday approved the construction of 942 new homes in Gilo, a settlement neighbourhood in the ...