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Iran says U.N. ignores Israeli threats to Tehran
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Iran says U.N. ignores Israeli threats to Tehran

United Nations, NU Online Iran accused the U.N. Security Council of ignoring Israeli threats to attack the Islamic Republic and called on the body, in a letter made public on Monday, to demand that the Jewish state desist. The letter from Iranian Ambassador Javad Zarif to Security Council President Johan Verbeke of Belgium appeared to be a response to denunciations by Western members of the council of comments by Iran’s president forecasting Israel’s destruction.

Indonesian police to get three new Japan-made patrol boats
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Indonesian police to get three new Japan-made patrol boats

Tokyo, NU Online The Indonesian Police will have three new Japan-made patrol boats late this year and will use them to deal with crimes like piracy in Malacca Straits, where Japanese ships frequently pass the area, a Japanese official has said. "The three motorboats will set sail to Indonesia next December or three months faster than schedule," Sumidagawa Shipyard Co. Ltd`s overseas development assistance project general manager K. Fujiwara said here Monday.

Chavez warns against opposition-led protests during Copa America
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Chavez warns against opposition-led protests during Copa America

Caracas, NU Online President Hugo Chavez warned Sunday that government opponents were planning to interrupt the Copa America in Venezuela by staging streets protests and possible transportation strikes. Chavez urged authorities — including Venezuela’s Armed Forces and state intelligence services — to neutralize any effort aimed at disrupting the tournament, which is being hosted in Venezuela for the first time from June 26 to July 15.

Mental health an issue in Sidoarjo
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Mental health an issue in Sidoarjo

Jakarta, NU Online The government should immediately and carefully handle socio-psychological aspects of the Sidoarjo mudflow, especially among children, to prevent possible anarchy in the near future. Speaking at a public discussion Saturday on the psychological effects of the mudflow disaster, Roostien Ilyas from the National Commission for Child Protection (KPAI) said the government was focused on relief works but should pay immediate attention to the psychological health of children who had suffered the disaster.

American Muslim Group Says Anti-Muslim Discrimination on Rise in US
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American Muslim Group Says Anti-Muslim Discrimination on Rise in US

Washington DC, NU Online An American-Muslim group says incidents of hate crimes and other discrimination against Muslims in the United States are on the rise. The group said Muslims especially face delays in their efforts to attain U.S. citizenship,  VOA’s Stephanie Ho reports from Washington. The 2007 annual report of the group CAIR, or the Council on American-Islamic Relations, reports what it says is an increase in anti-Muslim discrimination and harassment in the United States. The group’s executive director, Nihad Awad, says this finding continues a trend that his group pointed out in its first report 10 years ago.

SBY endorses RI-UK group's proposals on Islam's issues
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SBY endorses RI-UK group's proposals on Islam's issues

Jakarta, NU Online President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has endorsed recommendations by the Indonesia-UK Islamic Advisory Group to counter religious extremism and promote Islam as a religion of peace. Presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said that during a meeting with members of the group, Yudhoyono said the recommendations, if implemented, would contribute to presenting Islam as a peace-loving, moderate religion.

Yenni Wahid gives up job on President`s staff
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Yenni Wahid gives up job on President`s staff

Jakarta, NU Online Zannuba Ariffah Chafsoh Rahman Wahid, popularly known as Yenni Wahid, announced on Friday her resignation as the president`s special staff for political communications to concentrate on her job as secretary general of the National Awakening Party (PKB). "I have resigned and I have just been received by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to discuss the matter," Yenni said at the Presidential Office here on Friday.

RI people advised to support nuclear power development program
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RI people advised to support nuclear power development program

Gorontalo, NU Online The Indonesian people should support the national nuclear energy development program and can rest assured they will be adequately protected from the radiation hazards associated with nuclear power plants, a nuclear energy supervision official said. "Technology always poses risks, so does the use of nuclear energy. But this should not lead us to consider nuclear technology negatively as Indonesia will need huge energy sources in the future," Sukarman Aminjoyo, head of the Nuclear Energy Supervisory Agency (Bapeten) as quoted by Antara news agency as saying here Thursday.

Public health needs attention, says Abdullah
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Public health needs attention, says Abdullah

Kuala Lumpur, NU Online The quality of public health in OIC member countries should be raised, as infants and children in the Islamic countries face the highest risk in the spread of infectious diseases and mortality rates. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said it was unfortunate that the population in Muslim countries had been left behind in combating mortality rates and risked more in catching infectious diseases.