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Five Somali pirates get life in US prison

A US court Monday sentenced five Somali pirates to life in prison plus 80 years for the attack last year on a US naval ...

President to seek "justice" over A`lian media reports

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he would exert all his rights "to be treated justly" following two Australian ...

US `deeply concerned` over Yemen violence: state dept

The United States is "deeply concerned" over the continuing deaths and injuries to protesters in Yemen and demanded ...

France pushes to `speed up` Libya no-fly zone

France is pushing to "speed up" multilateral efforts for a no-fly zone over Libya to curb the civil conflict there, ...

US drone strike `kills six militants in Pakistan`

A US drone strike targeting a rebel vehicle and a compound on Sunday killed six militants and wounded five others in a ...

Quake moved Japan by 8 feet: USGS

Japan`s recent massive earthquake, one of the largest ever recorded, appears to have moved the island by about eight ...

Lady Gaga launches Japan relief bid

Superstar Lady Gaga on Friday launched a bracelet to support relief in Japan as top names in the entertainment world ...

Kadhafi troops advance as EU, US condemns Libyan leader

Libyan fighter jets bombed anti-Kadhafi forces Friday as the European Union called on the Libyan leader to go and ...

US sends second aircraft carrier to Japan: Obama

President Barack Obama said Friday that a second US aircraft carrier was heading to Japan to provide assistance after ...

US drone strike kills six militants in Pakistan: officials

At least six militants were killed in two US drone attacks in Pakistan`s northwestern tribal region near the Afghan ...

RI lodges strong protest with us embassy over Wikileaks information

Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa on behalf of the Indonesian people has lodged a strong protest with the US embassy ...

President Very Unhappy About Wikileaks Reports

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is very unhappy about Wikileaks reports published by Australia`s The Age and Sydney ...

US deeply regrets Wikileaks disclosure on The Age

The US Secretary of State has said the United States deeply regrets the disclosure of any information that was ...

Palace preparing response to A`lian media reports

The presidential palace is making preparations for responding to Wikileaks reports on President Susilo Bambang ...

Govt to ask US to clarify power abuse allegations

The Indonesian government will ask the US government for a clarification concerning diplomatic cables from the US ...