Section: Indonesia
Ukraine defence min. resigns
Ukrainian Defense Minister, Valery Geletey, stepped down with President Petro Poroshenko accepting his resignation officially, after fierce criticism from most political parties in the country. According to Russian news … …read more Source: ANTARA...
Ukraine, Russia leaders to meet in a bid to rescue truce
Ukraines President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday said he will meet with Russias Vladimir Putin next week as Kiev reported rebel attacks have subsided, signalling the possibility of rescuing a truce in the six-month conflict. … …read more Source: ANTARA...
Top finance officials hope to boost growth
Finance officials from the world’s largest economies are being urged to prevent the global economy from falling into a “new mediocre” in which growth remains stuck at subpar levels for years to come, trapping millions of people on unemployment rolls.Finance ministers and central bank presidents of the Group of 20 nations, which...
Finance officials face global economy under threat
Though braced by a resurgent United States, the global economy is under threat from other regions — from Europe and Latin America to China and Japan — where growth is stalling and prospects remain dim.That’s the bleak picture facing global finance officials who are meeting this week in Washington to consider policies to address the...
More Than 330 Killed in Ukraine Since Truce: UN
Geneva. More than 330 people have been killed in Ukraine since a fragile truce began a month ago, with five million people affected by continuing violence, the United Nations said on Wednesday. A report from the UN rights agency also found that before the September 5 ceasefire, pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine had seen their numbers...
Kerry, Lavrov to meet in Paris with Ukraine, Syria on agenda
US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov next week in Paris with issues from Ukraine to Syria set to top the agenda. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki confirmed the two men would … …read more Source: ANTARA...
Yudhoyono hails neutrality of Indonesian armed forces in election
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday hailed the neutrality of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) in the country’s fiercely contested presidential elections this year as proof of its successful reform, even as he urged them to step up their skills, professionalism and preparedness.”TNI, working with the [olice, have secured a...
Eye on would-be militants in Malaysia
Police are keeping track of Malaysians being recruited by Islamic State militants and monitoring their movements.Inspector-general of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said those looking to join the terrorist group in its fight in the Middle East have been identified.“We know who they are.“We also know that they plan to enter Syria and Iraq by travelling...
IMF trims forecast for global economic growth
The International Monetary Fund slightly lowered its outlook for global economic growth this year and next, mostly because of weaker expansions in Japan, Latin America and Europe.The IMF said Tuesday the global economy will grow 3.3 percent this year, one-tenth of a point below what it forecast in July. World growth should then pick up to 3.8...
Putin Celebrates ‘Herculean’ Birthday
Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday marked his 62nd birthday in the Siberian wilderness as supporters compared his takeover of Crimea to one of the “12 Labors of Hercules” and 100,000 marched in his honor in Chechnya. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin had taken a day off from his “extremely intense” agenda to celebrate...
