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  • US, Indonesia open annual CARAT exercise

    Wed, May 22 2013 20:22

    The US and Indonesia opened the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness And Training (CARAT) training exercise on Tuesday, according to the US Embassy here on its official website on Wednesday. US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Kristen Bauer delivered opening remarks along with the Chief of the ....

  • WHO chief urges to put health high on agenda in development plan

    Tue, May 21 2013 22:07

    Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday called for efforts from member states to ensure that health occupies a high place on the post-2015 development agenda..

  • 10 Afghan police kiled in latest violence

    Tue, May 21 2013 22:02

    Ten police officers have been killed in Afghanistan, by a roadside bomb in the west of the country and during fighting in the south, officials said Tuesday..

  • What`s in a name? US starts using Myanmar as well as Burma

    Tue, May 21 2013 17:41

    The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called Myanmar..

  • US diplomat in spy row leaves Russia

    Mon, May 20 2013 11:29

    A US diplomat accused by the Russians of being a CIA spy after they caught him allegedly trying to recruit agents last week left the country on Sunday, Russian television reported..

  • 6.2-magnitude quake hits Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

    Mon, May 20 2013 10:58

    A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia at 2:44 a.m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center..

  • EU says worried by Russia`s human rights record

    Mon, May 20 2013 10:49

    The European Union criticised Russia`s human rights record on Sunday, saying it was increasingly concerned at a wave of restrictive legislation and prosecutions against activists..

  • Topless protest disrupts opening of Barbie House in Berlin

    Fri, May 17 2013 18:52

    Women's rights protesters disrupted the opening of a giant pink doll's house in Berlin on Thursday, saying the Barbie Dreamhouse Experience objectified women..

  • North Korea may have up to 200 mobile luanchers

    Fri, May 17 2013 15:13

    North Korea is now thought to have around twice as many mobile missile launchers as previously estimated by Seoul, a report said Friday, quoting a state-run military analysis unit..

  • Asean, Russian media solve gap within world information flow

    Tue, May 14 2013 19:12

    The Indonesian National News Agency "Antara" has urged the ASEAN and Russian media to play more active role in effort to overcome a gap within the world information flow..

150 ships from 40 countries to take part in Sail Komodo 2013

150 ships from 40 countries to take part in Sail Komodo 2013Around 150 ships from 40 countries have been registered to participate in Sail Komodo 2013 which will be held in ...

DBS waiting for the final nod from central bank for acquisition

DBS waiting for the final nod from central bank for acquisitionSingapore`s DBS Group said it hopes Bank Indonesia (BI) announced its approval for its proposal to acquire Bank ...

FAI team to check paragliding location of Indonesia Open

FAI team to check paragliding location of Indonesia OpenTeam of the Aerosport International Federation (FAI) led by Nixon Ray will soon observe the would be location of the ...

Rare "Harry Potter" first edition fetches record auction price

Rare A unique first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone" annotated by author J.K. Rowling has sold for a ...

Telkom hopes to increase earning from data service

Telkom hopes to increase earning from data serviceIndonesia`s largest telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) said it hoped to increase its ...