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JAKARTA, Indonesia—He didn’t say much in Indonesian, but it was more than enough. Whether thanking his hosts for going to the trouble of making his favorite food or recalling the shouts of street vendors from […] […]

LONDON—Three British soldiers have been referred to a senior military prosecutor over allegations that they abused Iraqis in the aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion, the Ministry of Defense said Tuesday. If the allegations are substantiated, […] […]

THE CIA’s former top clandestine officer and others will not be charged over the destruction of interrogation videotapes of suspected terrorists. Another part of the criminal investigation is continuing into whether CIA interrogators went beyond […] […]

BARACK Obama lauded Indonesia’s unity between people of different faiths as as a model for Islam and the West in a keynote speech in Jakarta today. Indonesia’s evolution from the rule of the “iron fist” […] […]

Police are urging Markham residents to safeguard their homes and come forward with any information that could help catch three suspects wanted in a random and deadly home invasion. “Given the very brutal nature of […] […]

CUBA will hold a long-delayed, and much-anticipated, Communist Party Congress in April. Leaders will use the meeting to chart a new economic future for the island, President Raul Castro announced yesterday. The congress, which last […] […]

DOZENS of Chinese intellectuals, dissidents, writers and human rights activists have been put under house arrest – and one admitted to hospital after a police attack. This was ahead of the prize-giving ceremony for Nobel […] […]

PAKISTAN has decried Barack Obama’s support for an Indian seat at the UN Security Council. The Muslim country has branded India’s bid as “power politics” and warning that US intervention could complicate the world body’s […] […]

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced accusations of sabotaging the Middle East Peace talks yesterday. This came after Israel announced 1300 new homes in Arab-dominated East Jerusalem. The announcement was made while Mr Netanyahu was […] […]

US President Barack Obama arrived in Indonesia today as he continued his Asian tour ahead of this week’s G-20 summit in Seoul. But the president may be forced to leave the nation earlier than previously […] […]