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John Kerry to visit Indonesia

US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Tokyo, Japan and Bali, Indonesia October 1-7, 2013, the US Embassy ...

Hollywood to bring iconic US-Sovyet chess standoff to silver screen

A movie dramatizing the iconic 1972 showdown between US chess prodigy Bobby Fischer and Soviet grandmaster Boris ...

US to ease security screening for "low-risk" travelers

More US travelers may soon be able to keep their shoes on and water bottles filled as they pass through airport ...

Syrian chemical arms plan "important step"

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared Monday (Sept. 9) to give cautious support to an initiative to ...

Obama welcomes proposal to put Syrian chemical weapons under int`l control

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed a Russian proposal to put Syrian chemical weapons under international ...

Assad warns US will `pay the price` if it attacks Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned Washington on Monday to brace for retaliation if US forces attacked his ...

China backs UN effort on Syria

China supports the United Nations effort on resolving the Syria issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on ...

World leaders pressure Obama over Syria at G20 summit

U.S. President Barack Obama faced growing pressure from Russia`s Vladimir Putin and other world leaders on Thursday to ...

US assists Indonesian government in combating tuberculosis

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided US$12 million in assistance to help combat ...

US public opposed to Syria strike: Polls

Two new polls out Tuesday have found strong opposition to US military intervention in Syria among a war-weary American ...

World Cocoa Foundation Seeks Applicants for Cocoa Research Projects in Eastern Indonesia

- The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) announced today the opening of its application period for farm productivity and ...

Black carbon likely to blame for mysterious mid-1800`s Alps glacier retreat

U.S. researchers said Monday they have uncovered "strong evidence" that soot, or black carbon, sent into the air by a ...

Assad warns of `regional war` if West takes military action: Report

Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad warned Monday that Western military strikes would risk igniting a "regional war" in the ...

AL-Qaeda try to infiltrate US intelligence

Al-Qaeda and other hostile groups have repeatedly sought to infiltrate US intelligence agencies, which are ...

Economy needs financial stability to grow

An Indonesian presidential staff hoped that the US would be cautious in carrying out its plan to reduce its financial ...