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Six in the running to be next WHO leader

Six international health experts, including four from Europe, are to compete to become the next director general of ...

Egyptian court jails five juveniles over Red Sea island protest

An Egyptian court sentenced five juveniles to five years in prison and a fine of 100,000 Egyptian pounds ($11,000) for ...

Head of hospital in rebel-held Aleppo says bombardment killed 91

The number of people killed in the bombardment of rebel-held eastern districts of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday ...

Lost Toddler survives three days in Siberian Taiga alone

A Russian toddler who went missing in the Siberian taiga was found three days later, alive and healthy, Russian media ...

Second U.S. flight over S. Korea since North`s nuclear test

Two US supersonic bombers flew over South Korea on Wednesday, with one of them landing at an air base 40 km (25 miles) ...

President of UN General Assembly calls for order in hall in an unusual manner

Peter Thomson, president of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, on Tuesday banged the gavel several times in ...

More active role needed to settle refugee problems: Indonesian VP

Indonesia has urged the international community to play a more active role to resolve the refugee problem. ...

NAM must be ready to meet 21th century challenges: VP

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said member countries of the Non-Alligned Movement (NAM) must be able and ready ...

Explosion rocks Manhattan neighborhood, at least 29 hurt

An explosion rocked the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan on Saturday night, injuring at least 29 people, authorities ...

Malaysian democracy group to stage 1MDB protest, calling for PM to resign

Malaysian democracy group Bersih said on Wednesday it would hold a protest rally calling for the immediate resignation ...

Duterte says he wants U.S. special forces out of southern Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called for the withdrawal of U.S. military from a restive southern ...

Jokowi, Turnbull agree to strengthen bilateral ties

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull agreed to intensify bilateral ...

Jokowi holds informal conversation with Duterte

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) engaged in an informal dialog with his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte after the ...

President Jokowi calls on ASEAN countries to maintain regional stability

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged ASEAN member countries to maintain regional peace and stability. "ASEAN ...

President Jokowi attends ASEAN leaders` retreat

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) attended the ASEAN Leaders Retreat along with leaders of nine ASEAN members on day two ...