http://www.thejakartapost.com/breaking/feed The Jakarta Post News Channel en http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/05/25/us-teen-takes-danish-supermodel-prom.html A Southern California teenager turned heads at his prom when he showed up with a Danish model as his date. Sports Illustrated model Nina Agdal agreed to step in as Jake ... Sat, 25 May 2013 12:40:35 +0700 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/05/25/healthy-gorilla-born-1st-time-parents-us-zoo.html A baby gorilla has been born to first-time parents at an Ohio zoo. The healthy 5-pound (2.2-kilogram) male gorilla arrived Thursday at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, joining 16 ... Sat, 25 May 2013 12:36:33 +0700 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/05/25/gas-cylinder-blast-pakistan-school-bus-kills-17.html At least 17 children were burned to death in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a faulty gas cylinder exploded on the bus taking them to school, police said. Police officer ... Sat, 25 May 2013 12:26:41 +0700 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/05/25/banker-shot-palu.html A local banker was shot by an unidentified person while heading home from work on Friday night, with the assailant fleeing the scene and taking nothing from the victim. The victim was ... Sat, 25 May 2013 11:29:51 +0700 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/05/25/puerto-rico-approves-anti-discrimination-bill.html Legislators in Puerto Rico on Friday approved a heavily debated bill that outlaws employment discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation. Opponents of the bill prayed on ... Sat, 25 May 2013 06:35:55 +0700 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/05/25/imf-chief-named-key-witness-french-payoff-case.html After two days of intense questioning from French magistrates, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Friday a court named her as a key witness in an investigation into a ... Sat, 25 May 2013 06:29:26 +0700 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/05/25/rare-superman-comic-found-house-insulation.html It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a house he was ... Sat, 25 May 2013 06:24:12 +0700 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/05/25/un-appeals-ruling-favor-whistleblower.html The United Nations is appealing a U.N. tribunal's ruling in favor of a whistleblower who accused senior colleagues of retaliating after he alleged corruption in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in ... Sat, 25 May 2013 06:17:32 +0700 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/05/25/honduran-gangs-announce-truce-cut-violence.html A Roman Catholic bishop says Honduras' two largest and most-violent gangs will sign a truce on Tuesday. Monsignor Romulo Emiliani says the gangs will apologize to the public and ... Sat, 25 May 2013 06:02:05 +0700 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/05/25/sydney-player-racially-abused-fan-mcg.html Adam Goodes of the Sydney Swans was left visibly upset after an apparent racial taunt from a fan marred his side's victory over Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in an Australian ... Sat, 25 May 2013 05:57:19 +0700