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Fouad Masoum (center) in a July 27, 2010 picture

Kamis , 24 Jul 2014, 19:57 WIB

Iraq elects senior Kurdish politician Fouad Masoum as president

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BAGHDAD - Iraq's parliament elected senior Kurdish politician Fouad Masoum as president of the country on Thursday, the second step in the process of forming a government. Iraq's politicians...

Afghans shout slogans during a protest to support presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, in Kabul June 27, 2014.

Jumat , 27 Jun 2014, 15:40 WIB

Thousands march on Afghan president's palace to protest election

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KABUL - Thousands of angry protesters marched on the Afghan president's palace on Friday in support of candidate Abdullah Abdullah's allegations that mass fraud had been committed during the presidential election by organizers and state officials. Abdullah joined protesters aboard a small truck, driving alongside the crowd and waving a flag. The run-off pitting the former Northern Alliance leader...

Jumat , 13 Jun 2014, 22:11 WIB

Thailand's junta lifts curfew throughout country

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANGKOK - Thailand's military government has fully lifted...

Senin , 02 Jun 2014, 13:14 WIB

Thai army rulers prepare emergency economic measures

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANGKOK - The military junta running Thailand has...

Jumat , 23 May 2014, 22:25 WIB

Thai coups makers hold ex-PM after coup

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANGKOK - Ousted members of Thailand's former government...

Thai soldiers take their positions in the middle of a main intersection in Bangkok's shopping district May 20, 2014.

Selasa , 20 May 2014, 17:07 WIB

Thai Army: This is not a coup

Workers wave Vietnamese national flags during a protest at an industrial zone in Binh Duong province May 14, 2014.

Jumat , 16 May 2014, 01:05 WIB

Up to 21 dead as anti-China riots spread in Vietnam

Protesters hold signs during a march in support of the girls kidnapped by members of Boko Haram in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington May 6, 2014.

Rabu , 07 May 2014, 23:57 WIB

Boko Haram attack kills 125 in northeast Nigeria

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (file photo)

Rabu , 07 May 2014, 17:08 WIB

Thai court: Yingluck must step down

Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (right) and Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul arrive before a meeting with the Election Commission at the Royal Thai Air Force Academy in Bangkok April 30, 2014.

Selasa , 06 May 2014, 12:45 WIB

Thai PM in court for hearing that may lead to her dismissal

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar (file photo)

Selasa , 06 May 2014, 12:33 WIB

US to sanction both sides of South Sudan conflict in days

Members of the pro-government ''red shirt'' group take part during a rally in Nakhon Pathom province on the outskirts of Bangkok, April 6, 2014.

Senin , 21 Apr 2014, 17:02 WIB

Clock ticking for Thai PM as court verdict nears

African Union (AU) peacekeepers guard a commercial convoy making its way to the border of Cameroon, near Bangui March 8, 2014. Picture taken March 8, 2014.

Ahad , 06 Apr 2014, 01:21 WIB

UN chief: Central African Republic peacekeepers 'overwhelmed'

Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (center) leaves the Government Complex after a meeting with the Election Commission in Bangkok December 20, 2013.

Jumat , 04 Apr 2014, 16:40 WIB

Thai PM's supporters head for huge Bangkok rally

Anti-government protesters hold Thai baht banknotes to donate to protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban (unseen) as he leads a march through central Bangkok March 28, 2014.

Jumat , 28 Mar 2014, 16:51 WIB

Grenade attack on Thai anti-graft office ahead of PM hearing

In this file photo taken on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, Anti-Balaka Christan youth loot the Muslim market in the PK13 district of Bangui, Central African Republic.

Jumat , 21 Mar 2014, 00:25 WIB

UN: Central African Republic hatred at terrifying level

Riot police officers stand guard as anti-government protesters gather during a rally outside the Ministry of Energy in Bangkok March 6, 2014.

Selasa , 18 Mar 2014, 14:05 WIB

Thai government to lift Bangkok emergency

An anti-government protester waves a Thai national flag during a rally at the Shinawatra building in central Bangkok March 10, 2014.

Thais seen lifting state of emergency as business suffers

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANGKOK - Thailand was expected to lift a state of emergency in Bangkok, almost two months after it was imposed to quell anti-government protests, because of pressure from businesses and in light of improving security, a top official said on Tuesday. Protesters trying to bring down Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and end what they see as the pervasive influence...

A man walks out of a mosque near Kilometre 12 (PK12) where internally displaced Muslims are stranded due to the ongoing sectarian violence in Bangui, March 6, 2014.

Jumat , 07 Mar 2014, 12:24 WIB

UN: West of Central African Republic 'cleansed' of Muslims

Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov (file photo)

Jumat , 07 Mar 2014, 00:05 WIB

Russia wants IMF to move ahead on reforms without US

A general view of damage after what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Al-Maysar neighbourhood of Aleppo February 23, 2014.

Rabu , 05 Mar 2014, 19:32 WIB

UN: World powers responsible for failing to stop Syria war crimes

Civilians sift through rubble and stand in the ruins of a home after a car bomb attack in the Shula neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014.

Sabtu , 01 Mar 2014, 20:21 WIB

UN says 703 Iraqis killed in violence in January

Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban addresses anti-government protesters at their encampment in central Bangkok February 28, 2014.

Jumat , 28 Feb 2014, 23:41 WIB

Thai minister rejects proposal for talks from protest leader

Anti-government protesters gather outside the Royal Thai Police headquarters as anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban (center, on vehicle) speaks during a rally in central Bangkok February 26, 2014.

Kamis , 27 Feb 2014, 17:21 WIB

Thai PM faces negligence charges

A man mourns at the site where anti-Yanukovich protesters have been killed in recent clashes in Kiev February 24, 2014.

Senin , 24 Feb 2014, 22:34 WIB

Ukraine's fugitive president wanted for mass murder

Anti-government protesters are brought by trucks to the foreign ministry compound in Bangkok February 24, 2014.

Senin , 24 Feb 2014, 15:02 WIB

Thai PM leaves Bangkok

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (file photo)

Ahad , 23 Feb 2014, 17:38 WIB

Gorbachev: Ukraine fails to act democratically

Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko addresses anti-government protesters gathered in the Independence Square in Kiev February 22, 2014.

Ahad , 23 Feb 2014, 05:51 WIB

Yanukovich toppled from power

A general view shows anti-government protesters gathering around tents and barricades near Independence Square in central Kiev February 20, 2014.

Jumat , 21 Feb 2014, 07:03 WIB

EU seeks peace as Ukraine death toll hits 75

A man walks amid rubble of damaged buildings in the al-Myassar neighbourhood of Aleppo February 19, 2014.

Kamis , 20 Feb 2014, 20:52 WIB

UN Syria aid vote likely Friday, Russia or China support unclear

Anti-government protesters carry an injured man on a stretcher in Independence Square in Kiev.

Kamis , 20 Feb 2014, 18:55 WIB

Ukraine clashes kill 21 more, EU talks shifted

An anti-government protester uses a clapper during a rally near the Government Complex in Bangkok February 16, 2014.

Senin , 17 Feb 2014, 18:52 WIB

Thai PM under siege, lengthy protests take toll on economy

French soldiers search a house used as an armed cache in the Christian sector of PK12, the last checkpoint at the exit of the town, in Bangui, Central African Republic Tuesday Feb. 11, 2014.

Rabu , 12 Feb 2014, 19:14 WIB

Amnesty: Muslim exodus in CAR is ethnic cleansing

Anti-government protesters react as they listen to a leader's speech at an intersection protesters are occupying in downtown Bangkok February 8, 2014.

Senin , 10 Feb 2014, 15:09 WIB

Unpaid rice farmers protest as Thai government's problems mount

Ballot papers are pictured in a ballot box during vote counting at a polling station Bangkok February 2, 2014.

Thai vote goes peacefully, but political paralysis looms

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANGKOK - Elections in Thailand passed off peacefully on Sunday but the country was no nearer to ending its intractable political conflict, with the government facing the prospect of months of paralysis, protests and complex legal challenges. Voting was disrupted in about a fifth of the country's constituencies, but no major violence was reported, despite armed clashes between supporters...

Anti-government protesters take part in a rally in central Bangkok January 30, 2014.

Kamis , 30 Jan 2014, 19:03 WIB