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CAPDI calls for peaceful conflict resolution

The fourth plenary and second general assembly of the Centrist Asia Pacific Democrats International (CAPDI) is focusing its deliberations on…

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  • Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman

    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Wednesday with officials in Oman to discuss their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defense system from American manufacturer Raytheon.

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  • Octogenarians race to be oldest Everest climber

    An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest five years ago is back on the mountain to make another…

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  • US parents quit Singapore inquest into son's death

    The parents of an American software engineer who believe their son was murdered last year in Singapore withdrew from the inquest Wednesday, saying they have no confidence in the city-state's…

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  • New report highlights changing nature of EU-RI development cooperation

    A report shows that European Union (EU) and its member states provided more than €300 million (Rp 37.8 trillion) in development assistance to Indonesia in 2012.

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  • Asia stocks rise as Fed official backs easy policy

    Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after investor confidence was boosted by a Federal Reserve official's comments that the U.S. central bank should stick with its super-easy monetary policy.

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  • Search for US tornado survivors nearly complete

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    Rescue workers neared the end of the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare…

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  • Search for survivors

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    A rescuer searches a neighborhood near Telephone Road in Moore, Okla., Tuesday. Rescue workers neared the end of the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb…

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  • SBY encourages D-8 to boost cooperation

    President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked D-8 (Developing 8) secretary general Seyed Ali Mohammad Mousavi to help facilitate improvement of cooperation among its member states, particularly in the sectors of…

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  • UN calls on businesses to help limit risks from disaster

    The United Nation (UN) wants the private sector to share responsibility in reducing risks of both natural and man-made disasters.

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  • Kalla reelected as CAPDI president

    Former vice president Jusuf Kalla has been unanimously reelected as the president of the Centrist Asia Pacific Democrats International (CAPDI).

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