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Rio+20: 5 key takeaways
Here are some of the promising developments and bigger disappointments of the Rio+20 global sustainability conference, which ends today.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/25
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In Pictures: Indonesia tsunami
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Backchannels As Indonesia gears up for election, fears of corruption soar
Indonesia has set itself up nicely for fair presidential elections next year, but corruption and party oligarchs threaten the its future.
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Backchannels Heavy metal, Islamist politics, and democracy in Indonesia
Heavy metal band Jamrud and a major Indonesian Islamist party throw a gig together. That's one of the smallest changes in Indonesian politics.
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Backchannels Did members of the Indonesian military storm a prison, murder inmates?
Indonesia's tradition of stonewalling civilian investigation of military misbehavior could stand in the way of confirming or dispelling the allegations.
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Is Indonesia, one of big tobacco's last frontiers, closing?
Not fast enough for anti-smoking campaigners. But Indonesia is slowly taking steps to end its status as one of the great growth markets for tobacco companies.
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Jakarta, Indonesia's megacity of 10 million, is under water (+video)
A state of emergency has been declared after heavy rains have paralyzed much of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. Analysts worry the flooding could affect economic investment.
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Obama: Nations must 'honestly address' tensions
In an speech on Tuesday at the United Nations, President Barack Obama touched on issues such as the Syrian civil war and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict without offering any new solutions. He also urged free speech and an end to 'mindless violence.'
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How rising food prices are impacting the worldHigh grain costs, caused by severe drought, are hitting dinner tables from Guatemala to China. But the world has learned valuable lessons since the food shocks of 2008. Will it be enough to prevent social unrest?
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Rio+20: 5 key takeaways
Here are some of the promising developments and bigger disappointments of the Rio+20 global sustainability conference, which ends today.
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A decade after independence, East Timor's surprising best friend? Indonesia.
Ten years ago, East Timor was reeling from Indonesia's scorched-earth withdrawal after two-plus decades of occupation. Today it sees its huge neighbor as a crucial partner.
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Backchannels The sacred and the profane: Indonesian churches and Lady Gaga
The pop-star Lady Gaga and Indonesian churches have both been the recent target of a thuggish group called the Islam Defenders Front.
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Indonesia backs off plans to hike price of gas after protests
But pressure continues to mount to increase prices from their current, government-subsidized $2 per gallon, as the subsidies sap resources from education, health care, and other programs.
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Indonesia targets crumbling roads to boost economy
Collapse of Indonesia's 'Golden Gate' bridge highlights inadequate roads that hold back the Indonesian economy, at a time when other Asian economies are prospering.
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Outsourcing democracy promotion
Turkey, after seeing atrocities in Syria, joins a club of other regional, democratic powers like Brazil and Indonesia helping their neighbors.
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What the Japan crisis means for Asian manufacturing hub
The immediate economic crunch across East Asia is expected to ease. It may then give way to a boom in exports of materials that Japan needs for reconstruction, a boost to Asian producers.
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Tsunami gives Indonesian leader a reprieve from WikiLeaks
Newly leaked US cables accuse Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of spying on his opponents and paying off judges to protect allegedly corrupt allies.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/25
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Indonesian military trial outrages activists who charge torture
An Indonesian military court sentenced three soldiers to less than a year in jail for their role in the torture of two farmers from Papua, sparking an outcry from human rights activists.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/06
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Jakarta too crowded? Move it, some say.
Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, lacks the infrastructure to support its huge population. Some say the best way to fix the situation is to move the capital.
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How Indonesia keeps Islamic extremists at bay
Indonesia's version of counterterrorism could be a helpful example to follow in the campaign against extremism.
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Obama lauds Indonesia for religious tolerance, democratic reform
While visiting his former hometown of Jakarta, Indonesia, President Obama focused his speech Wednesday on development, democracy, and religious tolerance while sprinkling his delivery with cultural references.
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Obama trip to 'Muslim' Indonesia: Why stereotypes don't work
The Obama trip to Indonesia had the potential to go beyond praise for that country as a model of Islamic moderation. Indonesia is much more diverse than the label 'Muslim' implies.
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Obama arrives in Indonesia to fanfare, but Mount Merapi ash will cut visit short
President Obama's visit to Indonesia, the world’s fourth-largest democracy and the country with more Muslims than any other, is expected to cover a broader range of issues than his trip to India.
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New Mt. Merapi eruption in Indonesia raises death toll into triple digits
The latest Mt. Merapi eruption, which began late Thursday night, pushed the death toll from the eruptions that began Oct. 26 to more than 100 and burned villages up to nine miles from the crater.
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Indonesia's Mt. Merapi shelters overflow with restless evacuees, flights canceled
One week after Indonesia's Mount Merapi unleashed its major blast, evacuation centers have reached capacity. Ongoing eruptions have sent more people fleeing and forced cancellation of some international flights.
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