Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - The government has claimed that its performance in the first 30 days had been satisfying, proven by the implementation of most of the action plans in the period.

Jakarta, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - Foreign Minister Marty M Natalegawa said the possibility of reaching a binding commitment at the climate change summit in Copenhagen next week is relatively slim.

Medan, Dec 4 (ANTARA) - At least 20 dead victims (11 male and 9 female) were found in M City entertainment center in Medan, following a fire which destroyed one of the biggest entertainment cent

BERLIN, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- A former South Korean ambassador to China, Kwon
Byong-hyon, was appointed Friday as a U.N. envoy for the global fight against
desertification.

CHIBA, Japan, Dec. 4 Kyodo -
The hair of British woman Lindsay Hawker had been cut and her hands and feet
were tied with ropes when police officers found her body buried in a

Nouakchott, Mauritania, December 04, SPA -- The Mauritanian Council of Ministers
has approved two loan accords signed here on December 02, 2009, between the

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is dismayed at a Swiss referendum
banning the construction of minarets, describing it as a setback to the

(ATTN: UPDATES with comments from labor groups at the last 4 paras)
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Representatives from the government, employers and

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 4 (Bernama) -- Activities to popularise the 1Malaysia concept
nationwide will involve government agencies and the private sector and will be

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