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"Godmother" of Japan's Kennedy dies

Tokyo - The mother of former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama, who was dubbed the Godmother of a powerful ...

Indonesia, Japan to Start New Era of Military Cooperation

Whenever Indonesian and Japanese officials meet, their agenda topics usually concern economic issues, particularly on ...

Japan to boost military budget amid China row

Japan will increase military spending in 2013 for the first time in more than a decade, the ruling party said Tuesday, ...

120 sailing ships to participate in Sail Morotai

At least 120 sailing ships from Indonesia and other countries will participate in the upcoming international marine ...

RI ambassadors promote Sail Morotai

Indonesian ambassadors in the United States, Australia, and Japan are helping to promote the upcoming international ...

British army soldier shot dead in Afghanistan

A British army soldier was shot dead Saturday while manning a checkpoint in Afghanistan`s troubled Helmand province, ...

Ratko Mladic transferred from prison hospital to cellian embassy in Moscow

Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic who is facing war crimes charges in The Hague, has been transferred from a ...

Stop disintegration of the family in Europe - Pope

Pope Benedict warned on Sunday that the traditional family in Europe was "disintegrating" under the weight of ...

Mladic arrives in Netherlands to face war crimes charges

Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic arrived in the Netherlands on Tuesday to face genocide and war crimes ...

N Maluku hopes Japan to participate in Sail Morotai

North Maluku hopes Japan could participate in Sail Morotai which will be held in Morotai Island in 2012, despite the ...

Putin to visit Russian island near Japan: official

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will on Saturday make a previously unplanned visit to a Russian island that sits just ...

Japan`s tsunami reminds Indonesians of similar disaster in Aceh

Friday`s post-tsunami scene could be described as one of the country`s deepest traumas since World War II after ...

Japanese tourists visit WW II sites in Biak

A group of 11 Japanese tourists, accompanied by several Indonesian officials, visited various World War II sites in ...

2,600 Americans seek to evacuate Egypt: US

At least 2,600 Americans in Egypt have asked US officials for help in evacuating the crisis-torn Arab nation, the ...

Sargent Shriver, Peace Corps founder, dies

Sargent Shriver, the founder of the Peace Corps and a former vice presidential candidate, died Tuesday in suburban ...