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UN monitors face risky mission in Syria

UN monitors arriving in Syria are starting a perilous mission as there is no formal ceasefire between President Bashar ...

RI concerned about N Korea`s rocket launch

Indonesia through a press statement released by the Foreign Affairs Ministry on Friday expresses concern about North ...

North Korea rocket launch fails

North Korea`s rocket launch failed and did not cause any damage to neighboring countries, Defense Ministry spokesman ...

N. Korea launches rocket: defence ministry

North Korea on Friday launched a long-range rocket, South Korea`s defence ministry and US officials said, with Japan ...

World Environment Day to focus on Green Economy

Indonesia, along with the entire world, will observe World Environment Day (WED), which has been commemorated every ...

World Health Organization and Alzheimer's Disease International Say Dementia Must be a Global Health

-     New Report Calls on Nations to Recognise Dementia as a Public Health ...

Clinton urges NKorea not to launch rocket

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday urged nuclear-armed North Korea not to go ahead with its planned ...

UN convoy targeted in explosion in east Libya - source

A United Nations convoy was targeted on Tuesday when unidentified attackers threw a hand grenade at it in Libya`s ...

RI, UNFPA to hold int`l youth conference

The Indonesian government in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will organize an ...

Indonesia launches national theme for world environment day

The Indonesian government has coined a national theme for World Environment Day; "Green Economy: Change the Habit, ...

Syria envoy lashes Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia

Syria`s UN envoy on Thursday demanded that Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Western nations not undermine Kofi Annan`s ...

Indonesia delegation to attend UN population meeting

An Indonesian delegation will attend the United Nations annual session on population issues scheduled to convene in ...

UN leader praises "courage" of Myanmar President

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday hailed the "courage" of Myanmar`s President Thein Sein after an election which saw ...

Syria accepts april 10 peace deadline: Annan

Syria has agreed to "immediately" start pulling troops out of protest cities, UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said ...

Tuareg rebels seize Timbuktu, say Malian `occupation` over

The Tuareg rebel movement Sunday said it had wrested control of the legendary desert town of Timbuktu, the last ...