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January 2, 2009

Former Spy Cleared of Activist’s Murder

JAKARTA ~ A court has cleared the former deputy head of the country’s spy agency of masterminding the 2004 poisoning – Read More...
January 2, 2009

Quake Strikes off Sumatra

JAKARTA ~ A 5.4-magnitude quake struck off Sumatra late on Wednesday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of – Read More...
January 2, 2009

Drug-Smuggling Ring Busted

JAKARTA ~ Police have cracked a smuggling ring that was importing drugs worth over US$1 million to Indonesia and China, – Read More...
January 2, 2009

FM Encourages Sending Aid Instead of Fighters to Gaza

JAKARTA ~ Sending aid to Palestinians in Gaza would be more useful than dispatching fighters as some Indonesian militant Muslim – Read More...
January 2, 2009

S. Korea Buys Indonesian Aircraft

SEOUL ~ South Korea has signed a US$90-million deal with Indonesia to buy four transport planes for the coastguard, officials – Read More...
January 2, 2009

Boat Sinking Kills 10

JAKARTA ~ At least 10 people, including women and children, were killed on Monday after a strong wave capsized a – Read More...
January 2, 2009

Israeli Raid Kills Hamas Leader on Sixth Day of Blitz

GAZA CITY ~ Israel killed a top Hamas commander on Thursday in the biggest blow yet to the Islamist’s leadership – Read More...
January 2, 2009

Communist Cuba Celebrates 50 Yrs of Revolution

HAVANA ~ Communist Cuba marked the 50th anniversary of its Revolution on Thursday faced with an uncertain future, its iconic, – Read More...
January 2, 2009

Alleged Crook Madoff Given ‘Ethics Lesson’

WASHINGTON ~ Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff, accused of masterminding a massive investment fraud, has been handed an ethics lesson – Read More...
January 2, 2009

Lovesong

By Ted Hughes He loved her and she loved him. His kisses sucked out her whole past and future or – Read More...