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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 ...

Gender equality still little understood in RI : Minister

While International Women`s Day is always observed in Indonesia, gender equality is still a little understood and ...

Domestic violence still rampant in Indonesia: Minister

Domestic violence is still rampant in Indonesia, according to women`s Role Empowerment Minister Linda Amalia Gumelar ...

President urged to end religiously-motivated violence

The National Commission on Women (Komnas Perempuan) has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take appropriate ...

RI decides to evacuate citizens from Egypt

The Indonesian government has finally decided to evacuate its citizens and deploy commercial and military airplanes ...

FM postpones trip to Japan due to Egyptian crisis

Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa postponed his trip to Japan due to Egyptian crisis. A press release ...

Team for evacuating citizens leaving for Egypt

The team that will be assigned to evacuate Indonesian citizens in Egypt is leaving for that country on Monday night, ...

India sends plane to rescue citizens from Egypt

India on Sunday sent a passenger plane to Cairo to evacuate Indian citizens from Egypt due to the ongoing unrest, the ...

Floods hampering evacuation of 93 illegal immigrants

Floods are hampering efforts to evacuate 93 illegal immigrants from Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan stranded on Naikliu ...