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NAM senior officials discuss political, economic, social issues

Senior officials of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on the second day of their meeting here, Tuesday, discussed ...

Environment minister asks local govts to make biodiversity data

Environmental Affairs Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has asked the local administrations in Indonesia to collect data ...

Princess Beatrice`s wacky wedding hat sells for #81,100

The flamboyant hat worn by Princess Beatrice at last month`s British royal wedding was Sunday sold for the princely ...

Billions of trees to be planted across Indonesia

Realizing that tree-planting can make a valuable contribution to the fight against global warming, the Forestry ...

Some 600 delegates attend NAM meeting in Bali

Some 600 delegates are to attend the 16th Non-Aligned Ministerial (NAM) Meeting which is preceded by a Preparatory ...

France demands Sudan withdraw from seized town

France sharply condemned Sunday the Sudanese government`s seizure of Abyei and demanded it withdraw its forces from ...

RI elected to UN Human Rights Council for third time

Indonesia has been elected member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the period 2011-2014, Indonesian ...

FM pleased RI elected to UN Rights Council

Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said he was pleased that Indonesia has been elected as a member of the UN ...

UN chief condemns Abyei attack on peacekeepers

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned an attack on UN peacekeepers in the troubled Sudanese region of ...

Abbas calls on Obama to press Israel on 1967 borders

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called on US President Barack Obama Friday to press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

At least 34 killed in protests across Syria

Syrian security forces shot dead at least 34 people Friday, including a child, as pro-democracy protests swept the ...

Quartet backs Obama Mideast peace plan

The diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East on Friday expressed "strong support" for US President Barack Obama`s vision ...

At least 21 killed in protests across Syria

Syrian security forces shot dead at least 21 people, including a child, as pro-democracy protests swept the country on ...

Presidential regulation on forest clearing moratorium signed

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has already signed a presidential regulation that imposes a moratorium on forest ...

Kadhafi war machine significantly degraded: NATO chief

NATO`s bombing campaign in Libya has significantly degraded veteran leader Moamer Kadhafi`s military power, the ...