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Hundreds protest in Ghana over abduction of Nigerian schoolgirls by Boko Haram

Hundreds of women here Sunday staged a peaceful protest against the kidnapping of the over 200 students from a ...

President Yudhoyono encourages ASEAN leaders-parliamentary cooperation

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had encouraged an increase of cooperation between leaders of the ASEAN and ...

MERS coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia increases to 480, including 139 deaths

Saudi Arabias registered number of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus cases has increased to 480 by ...

Penalty for perpetrators of child violence must be increased: President Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said penalty for perpetrators of child violence and abuse must be made stringent by ...

President calls for movement on preventing crime against children

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for a joint movement from the government, stakeholders, and people at ...

President suggests family should help prevent child abuse

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono suggested that Indonesian families, particularly the parents, can help prevent ...

Sukabumi pedophilia case "top of an iceberg"

After the reports of sexual abuse of a 6-year-old pupil, AK, last month at the Jakarta International School (JIS) ...

Saudi announces 3 more deaths from MERS coronavirus cases

The Saudi Health Ministry announced on Monday (May 5) three more deaths and three new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ...

Nobel-winning U.S. economist Gary Becker dies at 83

Gary Becker, whose work applying the principles of economics to a wide range of human behavior won the Nobel Prize in ...

Indonesia`s next president must prioritize human rights: Amnesty

Indonesias next leader must urgently tackle the ongoing human rights violations and repeal repressive and ...

US Faith Groups Unite to Call for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Stressing Devastating Humanitarian Impact

AsiaNet 56598WASHINGTON DC and TOKYO, Apr. 25 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --On April 24, 2014, Buddhist association Soka Gakkai ...

Gerindra party wants more women as government officials

The Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) party wants to see women occupy 30 percent of high positions in the government ...

Seven die on good friday ceremony in Flores

At least seven persons died after a ship that carried hundreds of passengers for the Good Friday Sea Ceremony in ...

20 Somali women conduct rally in front of UNHCR Jakarta

About 20 women and children asylum seekers from Somali conducted a rally in front of the UNHCR office in Jakarta here ...

Fashion Week 2013, Indonesia`s Dream To Be World Fashion Hub

February is the fashion month for Indonesia as it has successfully organized Indonesia Fashion Week (IFW) 2013. ...