Jakarta - More than 300 Muslim leaders from around the world kicked off a three-day meeting in Jakarta Wednesday to discuss the role of Islam in conflicts in Muslim-populated countries.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in his keynote remarks that Muslims throughout the world are responsible for fostering global peace through religious tolerance.

"Too much attention and energy has been spent on resolving conflicts but still not enough on preventing them," Yudhoyono said.

Jakarta - At least 14 workers, most of them Thai citizens, died of suspected alcohol poisoning after having mixed drinks during a party in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua, a police spokesman said Tuesday.

National police spokesman Sulistyo Ishak said the incident took place Sunday night in the Merauke district of Papua. The alcohol also also caused up to 90 other people to fall sick.

"Fourteen workers have died after they drank the drink. There are some Thai workers among the dead people," Ishak said, adding that the the workers mixed several types of drinks.

Jakarta - Crude oil prices above 120 dollars a barrel are "abnormal" but they could fall to around 78 dollars under the right circumstances, the president of OPEC said Tuesday.

"If the dollar continues to strengthen and the political situation improves, then the long-term prices will be about 78 dollars," Chakib Khelil said while on a visit to Indonesia.

He added that the market was well-supplied with oil, refuting arguments that there is a world shortage of the commodity and members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) should increase production.

Jakarta - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) would like Indonesia to remain a member, the president of the oil cartel said Tuesday on a visit to the country that has become an oil importer.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced in May that his country was considering quitting OPEC because its interests have come into conflict with the cartel's policies since it began importing oil in 2003.

Jakarta - Indonesian police on Monday unearthed five more bodies buried outside the house of an alleged serial killer in east Java, bringing the number of victims to 10, police and media reports said.

Two weeks ago, the capital city police arrested Verry Idham Henyansyah after a bag of body parts was discovered on a roadside in southern Jakarta. The suitcase contained a torso, legs, a head and neck.

Henyansyah, 30, who is also known as Ryan and is a Koran recital teacher, confessed to police to have murdered and dismembered Herry Santoso on July 11.

Jakarta - Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said Friday that the European Union's (EU's) ban on the country's airlines, imposed after a spate of air accidents that killed hundreds of people in recent years, has been good for spurring the improvement of local aviation safety.

Kalla made the statement one day after the EU decided to continue its ban on 51 Indonesian airlines, which was imposed on July 6 last year. The EU said a lot of improvements are still needed by Indonesia to fully meet with international air safety standards.