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President calls for acceleration of MDG progress

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged all stakeholders to help accelerate and expand the progress of the ...

Myanmar immigrants reportedly escape from SE Sulawesi

Thirteen illegal immigrants from Myanmar, who were detained at a hotel for three weeks in the city of Kendari in South ...

Somalia sets $500 bounty on Al Qaeda-linked rebels

Somalia has set a $500 award for anyone who captures or kills a militant from the al Qaeda-linked militant group of al ...

Experts probe death of rare amur leopard in Russia`s far east

A team of Russian conservation experts have launched a probe into the death of a rare Amur leopard, one of only an ...

Three Somali aid workers shot dead - officials

A gunman killed three Somali aid workers, including two with the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP), in Somalia on ...

AU backs Kenyan troops joining its Somali force

The African Union said Friday it supported Kenya`s offer to send troops to bolster its force protecting the embattled ...

Turkish aid workers freed in Mogadishu

Somali authorities have released three Turkish aid workers they detained for delivering aid to drought victms in an ...

RI committed to helping Somalia overcome famine

The Indonesian government is committed to giving humanitarian aid to overcome Somalia`s famine problem caused by a ...

Sri Lankan immigrants in despair, finally surrender

Some 88 Sri Lankan immigrants who had been living in despair aboard their boat, the MV Alicia, since July 10, 2011, ...

Starving Sri Lankan immigrants finally disembark from boat

After stubbornly refusing to disembark from the MV Alicia since July 10, 2011, 84 illegal Sri Lankan immigrants on ...

Pmi Raises Funds For Somalia

As a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) ...

OIC states pledge $350 mln in aid for Somalia - sec gen

Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) countries have pledged $350 million in aid for Somalia at an emergency ...

AU forces battle rebels in drought-hit Mogadishu

Somali government forces and African Union troops battled insurgents on Thursday in heavy fighting in the capital ...

UN to start airlifting food to Somalia

The UN World Food Programme was set on Tuesday to start airlifting food to Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya after an ...

Celebs call on world leaders for urgent horn of Africa funds

Bob Geldof, Stephen Fry and Eddie Izzard joined other celebrities and activists Monday in urging world leaders to step ...