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"Boat people" ikely posing as Rohingya for aid, says Myanmar general

Myanmar's military commander-in-chief said some "boat people" landing in Malaysia and Indonesia this month are likely ...

In line with strategy to mature into an emerging economy, Nepal joins the Better Than Cash Alliance

- As part of its national vision to graduate from its Least Developed Country status, Nepal has announced an ...

UN HLP recommends bold framework for Post-2015 Development

Members of the United Nations High-Level Panel (UN HLP) of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda issued ...

UN evacuates some staff from Syrian capital

The United Nations is temporarily evacuating half of its international staff from Syria due to worsening security ...

Palestinians want Obama to end `passivity` on peace

Palestinians want President Barack Obama`s milestone visit this week to lead to a more active US approach to resolving ...

UN Women`s chief quits

UN Women`s chief Michelle Bachelet has decided to step down, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon confirmed in a statement ...

Historic Global Conference on Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons Prepares Ground for New Initiative

-     The historic Oslo Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons has concluded with ...

North Korea's first lady displays Dior-style handbag

North Korea's young first lady has been pictured sporting what appears to be a Christian Dior handbag, in stark ...

Cuba rejects US accusation of sponsoring terrorism

Cuba rejected the accusations of US State Department that the Caribbean nation sponsors terrorism, the official daily ...

Violence in Myanmar not linked to persecution: Myanmar govt

Myanmar government has stated that the current riots in Rakhine state are not linked to the persecution of any ...

Delta Summit ends with "Jakarta Delta Message"

A three-day Delta Summit ended here Friday with the adoption of a "Jakarta Delta Message" that stresses the need to ...

Indonesia hails provisional inclusion of komodo in new7wonders

After high-profile efforts to mobilize the Indonesian people`s support and despite a controversy over its ...

RI disagrees with US on Palestine`s UNESCO membership

Palestine`s bid for UNESCO membership is in accordance with the vision of a two-state solution and therefore Indonesia ...

Deadly suicide bomb rocks UN building in Nigerian capital

A suicide bomb blast rocked the UN compound in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Friday, killing at least 18 people, ...

Solo meeting raises idea of sustainable development council

The high level dialog on sustainable development in Solo, Central Java, has floated the idea of establishing a ...