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Kalla hopes RI to learn from Japan in dealing with post-disaster situation

Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Jusuf Kalla expressed his hope that Indonesia could learn from Japan in ...

Japan death toll tops 10,000: Kyodo

The death toll from a massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan`s northeast coast topped 10,000 on Friday, ...

Japan quake dead, missing nears 22,000: police

The number of people confirmed dead or listed as missing in Japan neared 22,000 on Monday, 10 days after a massive ...

Yemeni president sacks government

Yemen`s embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Sunday sacked his government in the face of massive protests ...

Iran frees 80-year-old opposition head: IRNA

Ebrahim Yazdi, the 80-year-old head of a banned liberal party who was arrested last October 1, was released from ...

Coalition Launches Military Action In Libya

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday announced the launch of military action in Libya, backed by Western ...

Yemen seethes as death toll climbs to 52

Yemenis seethed with anger as medics raised the death toll from a sniper attack on protesters to 52 and thousands ...

ICRC returns to Libya`s Benghazi amid improved security

The international Red Cross said that improvements in the security situation has allowed its team to return to Libyan ...

41 dead in Yemen protest bloodbath: medics

Beleaguered Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh ordered a state of emergency Friday after regime loyalists killed at ...

RI sends biggest delegation to ARF Direx

Indonesia sent the biggest delegation to the ASEAN Regional Forum - Disaster Relief Exercise (ARF-Direx) being held ...

Some 175 Jembrana residents in Japan safe

A total of 175 residents of Jembrana district, Bali province, were safe from Japan`s recent earthquake and tsunami, a ...

Kyodo News Stories, Photos Now Available in English on Facebook

-     K.K. Kyodo News has opened a page on Facebook to send out information in English on the ...

Radiation "not threat outside nuclear plant zone"

Radiation from a quake-hit Japanese nuclear power plant poses no immediate health threat outside a zone which has ...

VP Boediono: sound cooperation in disaster responses needed in Aspac

Sound regional cooperation in natural disaster responses among Asia Pacific rim countries is highly needed, Indonesian ...

Three killed, dozens wounded in fresh Yemen violence

The United States expressed deep concern over escalating violence in Yemen, where at least three people were killed in ...