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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 ...

RI evacuates citizens as US weighs limited action in Syria

Indonesia is evacuating its citizens from Syria as a United Nations expert team left Syria on Saturday, heightening ...

US sends fifth destroyer to eastern Med: Official

The US Navy has deployed a fifth destroyer to the eastern Mediterranean, a defense official told AFP on Thursday, as ...

Syria will defend itself against any aggression: Assad

President Bashar al-Assad said Thursday that Syria will defend itself against any attacks, as Washington and its ...

Obama says more work needed to achieve ideals from King`s `Dream` speech

The United States is struggling to realize the vision that civil rights leader Martin Luther King described in his ...

Obama says no decision made on Syria

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that he has not made a decision about how to respond to the use of ...

Hagel concludes Indonesian visit

US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has concluded his Indonesian visit on August 26-27 after having meetings with ...

Obama doesn`t need Congress to intervene in Syria

US President Barack Obama has the authority to launch air strikes against Syria. But he has to notify lawmakers in ...

Putin, Cameron discuss Syria by phone: Russian media

Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed reports of chemical weapons use in ...