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RI, Australia to formulate animal welfare standards

Indonesia and Australia have agreed to formulate animal welfare standards for cattle slaughtering. The agreement ...

C Jakarta ranks first for criminal offenses in May

Central Jakarta ranked first among areas under the jurisdiction of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police in terms of ...

Missing Pakistani journalist found dead

A prominent Pakistani journalist, who went missing in Islamabad two days ago, was found dead on Tuesday in Punjab ...

Missing Pakistani journalist found dead - police

A Pakistani journalist who went missing two days ago from the capital Islamabad was found dead in eastern Pakistan, ...

NAM demands release of Palestinian political detainees in Israel

The deep concern expressed by Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa about Palestinian political ...

NGO`s complain about caning punishment in Aceh overrated

Amnesty International`s complain about the implementation of canning bylaws in Aceh province is overrated, Secretary ...

Amnesty International asks RI govt to stop lashing in Aceh

Amnesty International has asked the Indonesian government to stop punishment by lashing and revoke such regulations in ...

Venezuelan political journalist murdered

Venezuelan police found the murdered body of a newspaper columnist and opposition political activist dumped on ...

News Focus: RI seeking UN rights council membership for third time

Acclaimed as being the third largest democratic country in the world with high commitment to respect for human ...

Bring back waterboarding, says Cheney

Harsh interrogation methods such as waterboarding played a role in tracking down Osama bin Laden and should be ...

Bin Laden death rekindles torture debate

Osama bin Laden`s death has reignited debate over the George W. Bush administration`s use of harsh interrogation ...

European discomfort grows about Bin Laden killing

European happiness with the death of Osama bin Laden was tempered on Wednesday by details showing he was unarmed when ...

Civilian deaths in Syria protests rise to 500-group

Syrian security forces have killed at least 500 civilians in a crackdown on a "peaceful democratic uprising", Syrian ...

Thousands chant anti-Assad slogans at Syria funeral

Thousands of Syrian mourners chanted slogans calling for the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday at the ...

Gunmen kill 10 road workers in Pakistan

Gunmen on motorbikes shot dead 10 road construction workers on Monday in the restive southwest of Pakistan before ...