Mr. Gede Joni Suhartawan added that beside local artists, the event will also be participated in by artists from Japan, the United States, Iran, Malaysia, the Philippines, China, India and Thailand.

Greek parliament approved early on Thursday a new austerity and reform bill which contains mass job cuts in the public sector in a key step to unlock further international bailout aid to the debt-laden country.

Thieves stole a horde of exotic reptiles from an Australian zoo, including a baby alligator, leaving their keepers fearing they could be destined for the black market.

Myanmar President Thein Sein on July 11 signed a new law making the country’s central bank an independent body.

The Vietnam-India Inter-Governmental Committee on Economic and Science-Technology Cooperation convened its 15 th meeting in New Delhi , India on July 11.

Canada's main opposition party called Thursday for tougher rail-industry regulations after a weekend derailment and explosion in a small Quebec town left 50 people dead or missing.

Tami Reller, Microsoft corporate vice president and chief marketing officer for Windows, said Windows 8.1 will be delivered to hardware makers in late August and should be available on PCs and tablets in time for the holiday buying season, the Houston Chronicle website reported.

The United States condemned clashes across Egypt on Friday and urged all leaders including the army to stop the violence after 14 people were killed following the toppling of president Mohamed Morsi.

"The president assured the chancellor that the United States takes seriously the concerns of our European allies and partners," according to a readout of the call between the two leaders.