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Women protest in Jakarta over the staging of the Miss World contest in Indonesia. Indonesian Muslim hardliners have resumed protests against the Miss World pageant as organisers said the event would go on as scheduled this weekend on the resort island of Bali. In Jakarta, the capital, about 1,000 members of the hardline Islamic group Hizbut... Read More

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August 3, 2013

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Tragic news: At least 40 missing after boat sinks off Malaysia

Rescue teams were looking Saturday for some 40 people who have been missing since their boat sank off Malaysia in rough seas, local media reported. The vessel carrying 44 Indonesians who were returning to their country to celebrate the end of Ramadan sank Thursday night while en route to the Indonesian city of Batam, the... Read More

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