MARIB, May 02 (Saba)- Minister of Electricity Awad al-Socatri
headed on Saturday a meeting in Marib province to discuss measures

SANA'A, May 02 (Saba) - President Ali Abdullah Saleh held on
Saturday a telephone conversation with Custodian of the Two Holy
Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia.

TOKYO, May 3 Kyodo -
The exodus of people heading for their hometowns or traveling to resorts at
home and abroad for the Golden Week holiday reached its peak Saturday,

At least 26 people were killed in a bus accident in the Central Asian republic of
Uzbekistan on Friday, according to media reports on Saturday.

Australia's defence focus on the Asia-Pacific region is a reflection of the
significant military and naval build-up in the area, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.

Doha, May 02, SPA -- The Ministers of Health of Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) States and Yemen held here today an emergency meeting

Banda Aceh, May 3 (ANTARA) - Some Malaysian tourists visited some of the areas in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) which had been devastated by a tsunami on December 26, 2004.

London, May 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia, the world's third biggest cocoa producer, is taking part in the Chocolate Festival in Belfort Brugge, Belgium, on May 1-4.

Denpasar, May 3 (ANTARA) - The National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) has expressed optimism that the country's poverty rate in 2009 can be further lowered despite economic slowdown.

Manado, N Sulawesi, May 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will not hamper the participation of delegates from Mexico to attend the World Ocean Conference (WOC) in Manado, North Sulawesi, on M