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Rano Karno’s step son arrested for alleged possession of drug

Jakarta police said that Soekarno-Hatta International Airport police had arrested step son of Banten Vice Governor Rano…

UN says 145 ‘presumed dead’ in Afghan avalanche

At least 145 people are missing and “presumed dead” after an avalanche hit a remote village in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province last...

Kabul not against Guantanamo detainees’ transfer

The Afghan government will not oppose the transfer of five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Qatar, a spokesman for President Hamid Karzai has said.

Eyeing resource wealth, Indonesia taps foreign miners

, Jakarta:Indonesia’s government offered a clearer view on Friday of a new regulation that limits foreign ownership in mines to no more than 49 percent, saying the...

Indonesia Seeks Higher Short-Term Yields to Absorb Funds

, Jakarta:Bank Indonesia is seeking to increase yields on its short-term securities to absorb liquidity from the financial system and ease inflation pressures stemming...

Pertamina Anticipates Fuel Scarcities

, Makassar, South Sulawesi:State oil company Pertamina is anticipating the possibility of fuel scarcities, ahead of fuel price hikes this April. “We hope…

Activists say China returned 31 N. Korean refugees

China has repatriated all 31 North Korean refugees it arrested last month despite international pressure against the move, refugee advocates in South Korea said Friday.

Plutonium levels found near Fukushima plant probably pose little risk, study says

LOS ANGELES – The levels of radioactive plutonium around Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant aren’t much higher than the amount of plutonium...

Britain awash in gloom as London Olympics approach

By Stephen Wilson The Associated PressAssociated Press Posted: 03/09/2012 12:07:08 PM PST March 9, 2012 8:7 PM GMT Updated: 03/09/2012 12:07:30 PM PST FILE – In...

Commander of Shalit abduction killed by Israeli air strike

AP – An Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Friday killed the commander of the militant group behind the abduction of Gilad Schalit, an Israeli soldier who was held...