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Liputan6.com, Tehran: Iran's nuclear scientist who was kidnapped Shahram Amiri United States Central Intelligence Agency or the CIA, eventually arrived at Imam Khomeini Airport, Tehran, Thursday (15 / 7) at 05:30 local time. Amiri's return was greeted emotion by his wife, other family members, and Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister Hassan Ghashghavi. We met with the family, he continues to emit visible glow of victory.

This Iranian nuclear scientist suddenly appeared in Washington DC, U.S., last Tuesday, after missing for more than a year. Amiri allegedly kidnapped by agents of the United States spy. He disappeared in June 2009 in Saudi Arabia ago, when the pilgrimage to Mecca.

Iranian officials have claimed Amiri was abducted by the CIA. However, on the other hand, White House officials denied the allegations [read: Returned to Tehran Iranian scientists]. (AST / ANS / AFP)

Liputan6.com, Jakarta: Four demonstrations will color Jakarta on Thursday (15 / 7). Based on the information the Regional Traffic Management Center Metro Jaya Police, the first action held at the Centre for Orangutan Protection Roundabout Hotel Indonesia Jalan MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta, 8:00 pm until 10:00 pm.

Next action or KAI Congress of Indonesian Advocates will be held at 9:00 until 15:00 pm. They will come back to the Supreme Court Building at Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara, Central Jakarta. Furthermore, they will rally to the Parliament Building on Jalan Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta.

As reported yesterday, hundreds of lawyers from the rail company could create unrest in the Supreme Court Building. The lawyers who were not groomed hesitate to climb over the fence and make a commotion in the Supreme Court Building [read: Attorneys Fence Climbing Supreme Court Building].

The next rally will take place at the Central Jakarta District Court, at around 13:00 until 15:00 pm. Forum held a rally Drug Victims.

While in front of the Istana Negara, Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara, Central Jakarta, at 16:00 until 17:00 pm will also be held demonstrations. The rally was held Victims Solidarity Network for Justice. (ANS)

Liputan6.com, Kupang: The red rooster ate three houses on Jalan Cendana, Village Fontein, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Thursday (15 / 7). Fast winds making new fires can be extinguished after two hours more to bring in eight fire trucks. This fire is presumed to derive from the incinerator and be done by some kid in the complex.

Nora - one of the victims whose houses were burned - was surprised when I got home from work because of seeing the fire had spread to his house. The whole household was not able to be saved. According to Mikael Jaur, Lurah Fontein, no fatalities in this fire. However, losses estimated at hundreds of million rupiah.

Fires also hit a densely populated settlement in Majene district, West Sulawesi, recently. At least three residents sold out house engulfed in flames. A fireman was badly injured, because it fell out of the car while struggling to extinguish the fire [read: Three Houses sold out engulfed in flames]. (ASW / ANS)

Liputan6.com, Sukabumi: National Commission on Child Protection visit incarcerated parents of two children in Sukabumi, West Java, on Wednesday (14 / 7). From the results of the National Commission for Child Protection, both the boy and Badrudin Siti acute autism. Siti and Badrudin plans will be taken to a local hospital to be examined further.

The second family of the boy reasoned, imprison their children due to frequent rages. They claimed to have suffered Badrudin Siti and high heat. But because they do not have the funds, and Badrudin Siti's parents did not treat it [read: Two boy in Sukabumi Kept in a Cage]. (AIS)

Manila (ANTARA News / Reuters) - Typhoon Conson decided to supply electricity in the whole of Metro Manila and surrounding provinces as it moves across Fililpina main island, Luzon towards the South China Sea, but the stock market operates as usual, Wednesday.

Conson, category 1 hurricane with wind speeds of 90km per hour and gusts up to 120km per hour winds moving to the southwest part of the west with wind speeds of 22 km per hour and is in the South China Sea Wednesday evening.

Vast regions of the capital and nearby provinces suffered darkness when the electricity network Tuesday announced a cut off of electrical systems, and supply will not be restored until Wednesday morning.

The buildings in the business center gets supply of electricity from generators after the first typhoon hit the country this season.

Dozens of domestic and international airlines canceled or diverted from the main airport of Manila.

Schools closed but government offices remain open while the country began to do the clean up debris caused by Conson, which locals call it Basyang.

Pekanbaru (ANTARA) - Dozens of Greenpeace activists blocked the pontoon boat PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP), laden natural wood harvested from the company's concession in Kampar Peninsula peat swamp forests, Pelalawan regency, Riau, at around 6:00 pm Thursday.

Action involves as much as 25 activists who dare to climb as high as about 15 meters pontoon.

According to Greenpeace Southeast Asia Campaigner, Zulfahmi, the action is a protest against the policy of the forestry minister who issued 17 permits cutting in 2010.

"Permission granted logging of natural forests is equivalent to 112 thousand hectares. It threatens the forest moratorium GoI plans to reduce the release of carbon from deforestation by agreement with the Norwegian government," said Zulfahmi.

Spurs' Brazilian Contract

SAN ANTONIO, Kompas.com Club - San Antonio Spurs NBA players decided to sign ceter Brazilian Tiago Splitter who is also the best player the Spanish Basketball League.

Spurs decided to take a splitter in the first round of the draft. "We decided to take the best players currently playing in the NBA tifak," said Spurs manager gemeral, RC Bufford.

Splitter is a player with 2:22 m height. He led the club to win the Caja Laboral Vitoria Spanish league twice during the seven seasons there.

He noted an average of 15.4 points and 7.1 rebounds in the 2010 season. The result has left him twice selected as the best player in both the regular season to even the final.

Although not expressing it openly, the Spurs are expected Splitter contracted for three years with a contract value of 11 million U.S. dollars.

Splitter himself admitted will be happy to play with his idol during adolescence, Tim Duncan. "I am pleased to be with the players like Manu Ginóbili, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker," he said.

Liputan6.com, Jakarta: Two integrated fishery companies signed a cooperation agreement. The signing made by the Director of PT Maritim Timur Jaya Rony Bratawidjaya and President Director of Fisheries Mana Sripitak A Man in Jakarta on Wednesday (14 / 7). This cooperation in order to increase business in the field of fishery product processing industry.

Cooperation between companies is expected to give added value to the local perekenomian. Asa others can contribute to the tourism sector, trade and services in the Moluccas. Present at the signing of the Ambassador of Thailand to Indonesia Thanatip Upatising and Maluku Regional Police Chief Brigadier-General of Police Totoy Husairi Indra, Maluku military commander and Chief of Army Staff General of the Army George Toisutta. (AIS)

Shrinking production due to encroachment of forest

Musi Rawas (AFP) - Forest production in Sub Megang Sakti, Musi Rawas, South Sumatra, experienced a shrinkage in recent years due to intake of citizens to become oil palm plantations.

"The area of production forests continue to shrink because of allegedly kept encroached by plantation companies and local citizens to become oil palm plantations," said Head of Section of the Forestry Service Forest Inauguration Musi Rawas M Rodi ZAINURI, Wednesday.

He explained that until the year 2010 estimated production forest had been encroached upon reaching an area of 200 hectares.

Therefore the local forestry office will record points to the field to ensure that the area has been encroached upon and report to the Ministry of Forestry for the disposal area.

The area was currently still in grammar to forests agreement (TGHK) it changed its status to become another used area (APL), by issuing leases hkak (HGU).

Production forests, he said, could not be opened just like that but there must permit the release of acreage from Kemenhut, according to the rules of disposal areas.

The future the Forest Service will continue to monitor and record kawasa protected forest area, forest and other forest areas to determine extent of damage that occur every year.

In addition it also continues to conduct security to stop the encroachment and to prevent the continuity of forest ecosystems.

Liputan6.com, London: After being deported from the United States, Anna Chapman, losing the status of British citizenship. One of the beautiful Russian spy was also unable to travel to England. Similarly as reported by the BBC, Tuesday (13 / 7).

Chapman is one of 10 Russian agents for foreign countries who were arrested in the U.S.. In the last week, his lawyer said the 28-year-old woman wanted to have a British passport through a previous marriage.

Chapman had been repatriated to Russia in a barter program espionage arrest. The Russians agreed to exchange four U.S. spy by Russian secret agents 10. This exchange was conducted in Vienna, Austria, on July 9th ago [read: Exchange of Spies U.S. and Russia in Vienna].

Chapman, also known as Anya Kushchenko, is the daughter of a Russian diplomat. However, recently, the court decided he had dual citizenship status of Russian-English. According to his lawyer, the official letter of revocation of citizenship and passport have the English is no longer valid.

BBC correspondent Andy Tighe to report, Chapman became a Russian spy agency's most famous. Especially, after his identity and the photos from her Facebook account in the papers scattered all over the world.

Earlier this month, the husband of Anna who is also a psychologist, to preach Alex Chapman will celebrate his wedding anniversary. The couple first met at a party in London, England in 2002. Both were then married five months later. (ANS)