Indonesia
Indonesian medics overwhelmed by quake casualties
Doctors in hazard suits treated patients with broken limbs and other injuries at a makeshift medical centre set up outside the only one of the city's hospitals...
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Hunt for buried survivors after Indonesia quake
At least 45 people died after the 6.2-magnitude quake struck in the early hours of Friday, triggering panic among residents of the island.
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Powerful Indonesia quake kills at least 34, topples buildings
Hundreds more were injured when the 6.2-magnitude quake struck in the early hours, triggering panic among the terrified residents of Indonesia's Sulawesi island.
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Thousands flee as Indonesian volcano bursts to life
The evacuation of more than 4,400 residents came as Mount Ili Lewotolok erupted Sunday, spouting a thick tower of debris four kilometres (2.5 miles) into the sky, triggering a flight warning and the closure of a local airport.
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Indonesian volcano belches huge tower of smoke and ash
There were no reports of injuries or damage from the eruption in a remote part of the Southeast Asian archipelago.
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Group of S.Africans stuck in Indonesia plead for repatriation
Most of the South Africans there are tourists, but many say they need urgent medical attention.
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Nine killed in Indonesia mining accident
The accident happened Saturday in South Solok in West Sumatra province when a group of 12 people were digging for gold at an abandoned mine.
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Dutch king apologises for violence during Indonesian independence war
Indonesia declared its independence on 17 August 1945 following a brief wartime occupation by the Japanese and several hundred years as a Dutch colony.
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Indonesia braces for more downpours as flood toll hits 66
Authorities have warned residents to take precautions and safeguard their possessions ahead of more pounding storms over the coming weeks.
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Indonesia floods leave nearly 30 dead, several missing
Tens of thousands fled to temporary shelters across the capital region - home to some 30 million - with scores of houses damaged in the deadliest flooding in years, after torrential rains on New Year's Eve.
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Indonesia New Year flood death toll doubles to 18: official
Tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters, and the Southeast Asian nation's disaster agency warned the number killed could increase.
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Indonesia mourns 15 years after Boxing Day tsunami
On a grassy field in Aceh Besar district where at least 47,000 victims were laid to rest, family members and relatives prayed, scattered flower petals and comforted each other.
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Indonesia bus crash death toll up to at least 28
A local rescue team said it has evacuated at least 13 survivors and the search is still ongoing to find more bodies over the fear that some might have been carried away in the river.
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Indonesia slapped with Fifa fine over match crowd trouble
The Football Association of Indonesia was slapped with a $45,000 sanction over the chaos in Jakarta last month, when Malaysian fans were threatened and pelted with projectiles during the visiting side's 3-2 win.
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Tens of thousands homeless a year after Indonesia quake - Red Cross
The magnitude 7.5 quake and subsequent deluge razed swathes of the coastal city on Sulawesi island last September, killing more than 4,300 people and displacing some 170,000 residents.
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Malaysia raises diplomatic temperature as Indonesia burns
Blazes to clear agricultural land in the archipelago are sending toxic haze across Southeast Asia, with Jakarta's efforts to fight them using water-bombing aircraft and thousands of security forces proving futile.
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Indonesia arrests nearly 200 over raging forest fires
On Monday, authorities said they had arrested some 185 people suspected of being involved in activities that led to out-of-control fires sweeping the country.
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Hundreds of schools shut as forest-fire haze blankets SE Asia
Massive jungle areas in Sumatra and Borneo island are ablaze as thousands of personnel battle to quell the fires, frequently started to clear land for crop plantations.
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Here’s where Indonesia wants to build its new capital
A map of Indonesia showing the approximate area of the proposed site of the country's new capital.
