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Flooding kills hundreds of people in Indonesia in 2012

The Indonesian environmentalist organization (Walhi) expressed concern with the many people falling victims to ...

RI racing against time to meet MDG targets by andi abdussalam - (d)

Indonesia, one of the 189 countries that declared in 2000 their commitment to achieving eight Millennium Development ...

Russia, China join UN demand for Syria peace move

The UN Security Council demanded Wednesday that Syria immediately implement a peace plan by special envoy Kofi Annan, ...

Syria denies receiving special forces from Russia

A Syrian military source on Monday refuted as "baseless" some media reports about the arrival of Russian warships ...

Syria denies receiving special forces from Russia

A Syrian military source on Monday refuted as "baseless" some media reports about the arrival of Russian warships ...

FM Marty receives Myanmar human rights delegation

Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty M. Natalegawa received Chief of Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHCR) U ...

Obama sends 100 troops to fight rebels in central Africa

US President Barack Obama said Friday he is sending 100 combat troops to central Africa to help and advise forces ...

UN rights body fears civil war in Yemen

The UN Human Rights Commission voiced fears Friday that Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh`s government will plunge ...

Thousands protest against US drone attacks in Pakistan

Thousands demonstrated in Karachi on Sunday to demand an immediate end to US missile strikes in Pakistan`s lawless ...

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 ...

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 ...

Legalizing marijuana to create new problems : Minister

The discourse on the legalization of marijuana in Indonesia will only create a new problems, Women`s Empowerment ...

One-hundred flood victims in C Sulawesi still in shelters

Some 100 residents of Salua village, Sigi district, Central Sulawesi province, are still in refuge shelters on ...

100 evacuees to arrive in Jakarta from Japan this evening

A Garuda airplane carrying 100 Indonesians who have been evacuated from Sendai and Fukushima, Japan, is expected to ...

Minister wants women, children prioritized in disaster rescue operations

Indonesian Minister for Women`s Empowerment and Child Protection Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar has asked the Indonesian ...