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  • North Korea warns foreigners in south to evacuate

    Tue, April 9 2013 21:24

    North Korea warned foreigners in South Korea to take evacuation measures on Tuesday in case of war, in the latest escalation of warnings from Pyongyang..

  • France withdraws first batch of soldiers from Mali

    Tue, April 9 2013 20:18

    France has withdrawn its first batch of soldiers from Mali, the army said Tuesday, as it begins to pull out troops sent to battle Islamist fighters in the west African nation..

  • Britain`s "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher dies

    Mon, April 8 2013 19:54

    Margaret Thatcher, the "Iron Lady" who dominated British politics for two decades, died on Monday, following a stroke, a spokesman for her family said. She was 87..

  • Seoul plays down possibility of imminent N. Korean nuke test

    Mon, April 8 2013 19:50

    South Korea`s defense ministry said Monday that satellite imagery showing the movement of vehicles and personnel near North Korea`s nuclear test site is seen as normal activity, refuting speculation that the latest actions point to an imminent atomic test..

  • H7ZN9 fatalities rise to 7 in China

    Mon, April 8 2013 19:42

    A 64-year-old man in Shanghai has become the seventh Chinese to die from H7N9 avian flu, local authorities reported on Monday, as the total number of infection cases in China climbed to 24..

  • UN`s Ban urges N. Korea to refrain from `further provocation`

    Mon, April 8 2013 18:44

    UN chief Ban Ki-moon made an urgent appeal to North Korea on Monday to refrain from "any further provocation", following reports that the increasingly isolated state is preparing a fresh missile test launch..

  • Police bust overseas korean sex trafficking rings

    Mon, April 8 2013 18:10

    Two South Korean women have been arrested on charges of running overseas prostitution rings in Hong Kong and the United States, police here said Monday..

  • Japan orders shooting down of N Korea Missile

    Mon, April 8 2013 10:10

    Japan has ordered its armed forces to shoot down any North Korean missile headed towards its territory, a defence ministry spokesman said Monday as speculation grows Pyongyang may fire one this week..

  • Syria urges rebels to lay down weapons

    Mon, April 8 2013 10:05

    The Syrian government on Sunday urged the armed militant groups across the country to be "rational " and lay down weapons because "the Syrian army is coming." The government`s demand came in a text message sent to Syrians nationwide, in which it said: "to all those carrying weapons against ....

  • Pakistan rejects cia deal on drone campaign

    Mon, April 8 2013 09:42

    Pakistan on Sunday rejected U.S. media reports that the country has struck a deal with the CIA over a secret drone campaign in the tribal regions..

National
US admits mistake of violating Indonesian airspace

US admits mistake of violating Indonesian airspaceThe United States admitted the mistake made by its military aircraft, Dornier 328, that had illegally flown into the ...

Business
28 people found dead after incident at freeport mine

28 people found dead after incident at freeport mineTwenty eight people have been found dead after an underground training facility at a US-owned PT Freeport Indonesia ...

Sports
Sports minister hints ISG to be held in Jakarta

Sports minister hints ISG to be held in JakartaYouth and Sports Minister Roy Suryo has hinted that Islamic Solidarity Games (ISG) will be held in Jakarta.

Entertainment
New "Star Wars Episode VII" to be filmed in England

New Filming of the new "Star Wars" movie will take place in England, returning the franchise to its British roots, ...

Science/Tech
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 ...