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Indonesia mine collapse death toll rises to 17


Rescuers have recovered three more bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant US-owned gold...

Four killed in Indonesia tunnel collapse


At least 40 workers were in the tunnel when the accident happened at 7:30 a.m. local time Tuesday.

Tunnel collapse traps workers at Indonesian mine


As many as 30 miners were trapped underground today after a tunnel caved in at a giant US-owned gold...

Indonesia raids suspects wanted in embassy plot


Indonesia`s anti-terrorism squad today swooped in on the believed hideout of militants suspected of ...

Indonesian militant serving 19 years escapes


A militant serving a 19-year prison sentence for beheading three Christian schoolgirls has escaped w...

3,000-year-old skeletons found in Indonesian cave


Archaeologists have discovered remains of 66 humans dating back to 3000 years in a cave in Sumatra i...

Death toll in Indonesia boat sinking climbs to 18


The death toll from a boat accident in the Indonesian part of Borneo island rose to 18 on Friday wit...

Indonesia boat sinking: 3 dead, dozens missing


Boat accidents are common in Indonesia, the world`s largest archipelago, consisting of some 17,000 i...

Investigators probe Lion Air crash in Bali


The transport ministry has dispatched officials to investigate the crash along with officials from N...

Bali plane lands in sea, all passengers survive


A passenger jet operated by budget airline Lion Air missed the runway at Bali airport and landed in ...

Indonesian murders family, sleeps among bodies: Police


An Indonesian man slit the throats of his wife and three children then slept alongside their lifeles...

Indonesia detains Myanmar Rohingyas heading to Australia


An increasing number of Rohingyas have been arriving in Indonesia as they flee Buddhist-Muslim viole...

Bali court upholds death sentence for British grandmother


An Indonesian court upheld the death sentence handed down to a 56-year-old British grandmother found...

Indonesia detains 80 Myanmar Rohingya on remote island


Indonesian police on Sunday detained 80 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar on a remote island off Sumatra...

Massive earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude rocks Indonesia, no tsunami warning


A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Saturday, the US...

Myanmar`s Muslims kill 8 Buddhists in Indonesia


The Muslims attacked the Buddhists, also from Myanmar, in the early hours at the Belawan Port immigr...

Volcano erupts in Indonesia


Mount Lokon in eastern Indonesia erupted Wednesday, spewing ash up to 2,000 meters high, said a volc...

Egyptian court blocks `YouTube` over blasphemous movie


An Egyptian court on Saturday blocked video- sharing site `YouTube` for a month over hosting a blasp...

Indonesian volcano spews ash into sky; no one hurt


Indonesia scientists say they are closely monitoring a smoking volcano on Java island, urging villag...

Indonesia urged to protect religious minorities


The New York-based Human Rights Watch has urged the Indonesian government to make efforts to protect...

Quake off Indonesia causes panic in East Timor


An undersea earthquake has rocked eastern Indonesia, causing panic among residents in neighbouring E...

Gunmen kill five soldiers, two civilians in Indonesia


Unidentified gunmen shot and killed seven people in two separate attacks against the Indonesian Army...

Landslide, floods kill 10 in Indonesia


Landslide and floods in Manado in central Indonesia on Sunday killed 10 people, officials said.

NRI women in Indonesia seek justice for Delhi gang-rape victim


The campaign for justice for the young woman who died days after her brutal gang-rape in Delhi Dec 1...

Married couple arrested for duping unemployed youth


Police have arrested a married couple involved in duping unemployed youth of their money on the pret...

Anil Bastawade in 10-day Enforcement Directorate remand


A special court allowed Enforcement Directorate`s request to take Anil Bastawade, an aide of former ...

Koda aide expected to be brought back from Indonesia


A close associate of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda is likely to brought back from Indon...

Indonesia landslides leave 16 dead, 17 missing


Two separate landslides triggered by torrential rain in western Indonesia have killed at least 16 pe...

British woman faces death penalty for smuggling drugs into Indonesia


A British woman has been sentenced to death after she was found smuggling cocaine worth 1.6 million ...

Drug-trafficking: British woman gets death penalty in Indonesia


A British woman has been awarded death penalty in Indonesia after being found guilty of drug-traffic...

5.9-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia kills one


A strong quake measuring 5.9 on Richter scale struck Indonesia’s Aceh province at early dawn on Tues...

Floods kill 26 in Indonesia`s capital


Police say floods in Indonesia`s capital have killed at least 26 people and sent more than 100,000 f...

Floods paralyse Indonesian capital; at least 4 die


Floods regularly hit parts of Jakarta in the rainy season, but the inundation following an intense r...

Indonesian judge jokes that victims may enjoy rape


An Indonesian judge interviewing for a job at the Supreme Court has suggested that women may enjoy r...

Quake hits Indonesia


earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia`s Aceh province Thursday.

Seven suspected terrorists killed in Indonesia


Police killed seven suspected Islamist terrorists in a two-day raid in eastern Indonesia, a media re...

Indonesian city bans women from ‘straddling motorbikes’


A city in an Indonesian province that follows Sharia law has banned women from straddling on motorbi...

Indonesia orders 37 Russian amphibious tanks


Indonesia has ordered 37 amphibious tanks from Russia at an estimated cost of $100 million.

New species of primate identified in Indonesia


Scientists have discovered a new species of slow loris, a small nocturnal primate, in Borneo.

7.2-magnitude quake reported off Indonesia


A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has been reported off the coast of Indonesia.

Indonesia hit by 5.5-magnitude quake, no Tsunami risk: USGS


There is no risk of Tsunami as per an Indonesian seismologist Fauzi.

After 19 years, Belgian finds out his wife was a man


A 64-year-old Belgian man wants to have his marriage annulled after he discovered that his Indonesia...

Tagore`s bust unveiled at Buddhist temple in Indonesia


The bust of Indian Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore was unveiled on Monday at Indonesia`s Borobudu...

Moderate quake hits Indonesia


A moderate earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted eastern parts of Indonesia Tuesday, ...

Need to think beyond MDG deadline: Shashi Tharoor


Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor said there is a need to think beyond...

Ninth E-9 ministerial meeting today in Delhi


India in association with UNESCO will host the ninth E-9 ministerial review meeting on inclusive, re...

Flood, landslide kill 10 in Indonesia; 20 missing


Authorities say flash floods and a landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia`s Sulawesi i...

Iran`s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad mocks expense of US vote


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ridiculed the expense of the US election, a day after voters k...

5.3-earthquake hits off Ambon, Indonesia


A mild earthquake measuring 5.3 at Richter scale struck off Ambon city, Maluku province, Indonesia.

Protesters greet Indonesian President in London


Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Indonesia`s First Lady Ani Bambang Yudhoyono were welcomed by the Queen...