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Minibus bomb kills 18 in nw Pakistan: police

A timed bomb blast in a minibus that killed 18 people in Pakistan`s northwest on Monday targeted a Shiite Muslim ...

Nine killed by Afghan bomb en route to wedding

Nine civilians including a child were killed by a roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan as they travelled to a wedding ...

Teresa Scanlan of Nebraska crowned Miss America

Nebraska`s 17-year-old Teresa Scanlan was named Miss America Saturday becoming the youngest winner ever in the ...

Mortars across Afghan border kill five in Pakistan: official

Five civilians were killed and six wounded when mortar shells fired from Afghanistan hit a border village in northwest ...

64 Pilgrims dead in Indian stampede: state minister

The toll from a deadly stampede at a pilgrimage site in southern Indian on Friday rose to 64, with 75 injured, the ...

Georgian women offered `rent-a-husband` service

A new business in Georgia is offering single women who need household help the chance to hire `husbands` by the hour ...

Sweden aims to extradite Assange to US: lawyer

Julian Assange`s lawyer in Britain has accused Swedish authorities of secretly planning to extradite the WikiLeaks ...

Manado to host Asia Pacific women`s congress

Manado, North Sulawesi, is to host an Asia-Pacific Female Officials Congress and an Indonesian Women Legislators ...

Egyptian to stand trial for Israel spying--court

An Egyptian businessman charged with spying for Israel`s Mossad and recruiting agents in telecoms firms will stand ...

RI`s chance to Address rights issues in ASEAN

In its position as ASEAN chairman for 2011, Indonesia will have valuable chance to give special attention to and take ...

Minister : Some quarters want marriage law amended

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said some quarters had been questioning the marriage law recently because ...

RI hopes to see more human rights` development in Myanmar

Indonesia during its chairmanship of ASEAN in 2011 hopes to contribute to the development of human rights in Myanmar, ...

Philippine boy survives three days at sea

A 15-year-old Philippine schoolboy who was sent alone to sea by his grandmother to fish survived three days adrift ...

Jakarta should use ASEAN chair term to promote rights

During its term as ASEAN chair in 2011, Indonesia should be giving high priority to human rights issues, a ...

Papua believed to be human traffickers` market : minister

Women`s Empowerment and Children`s Protection Minister Linda Amalia Sari said here Tuesday there were indications that ...