Jakarta, Dec 12 (ANTARA) - The poverty rate in Indonesia has since 1990 continued to drop dramatically from 60 percent to 14.1 percent in 2009, Vice President Boediono said.

Jakarta, Dec 12 (ANTARA) - Vice President Boediono has said the government needed Rp20 trillion per year in funds to step up national development.

Bandarlampung, Dec 12 (ANTARA) - Earthquakes with different intensities jolted Maluku in eastern Indonesia and Papua on Satruday morning.

Jeddah, Dec. 12 (ANTARA) - The number of Indonesian hajj pilgrims who passed away in Saudi Arabia during this year's hajj pilgrimage season rose to 243 on Friday.

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- The visiting head of Japan's ruling party said
Saturday his country should apologize for wrongdoings it committed during its

MOSCOW, December 12 (By Itar-Tass World Service writer Lyudmila
Alexandrova) -- Comments in Russia on the news US President Barack Obama

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GUNSAN, South Korea, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- One crew member was dead and two others

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GUNSAN, South Korea, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- Rescuers were searching for three