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January 18, 2019 at 12:48 am

Indonesia leader to free radical cleric behind Bali bombings

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The ailing 80-year-old radical cleric who inspired the Bali bombers and other violent extremists in Indonesia will be released from prison,...

January 17, 2019 at 8:09 am

Indonesian presidential candidates spar over corruption VIEW

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo accused his election rival of allowing corrupt candidates on his legislative ticket and failing to include women...

Commander of Indonesian Navy Western Fleet Rear Admiral Yudo Margono shows the newly recovered cockpit voice recorder of Lion Air flight 610 that crashed into the sea in October during a press conference on board of Navy ship KRI Spica in the waters of Tanjung Karawang, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Navy divers found the device beneath 8 meters (26 feet) of seabed mud, Indonesian officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) XAI102 XAI102

January 13, 2019 at 7:41 pm

Indonesia recovers Lion Air jet’s cockpit voice recorder

The cockpit voice recorder of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed into the Java Sea in October has been recovered, Indonesian officials said Monday

A man cleans the debris from a house at a tsunami-hit area in Carita, Indonesia, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. Indonesia has widened the no-go zone around an island volcano that triggered a tsunami on the weekend, killing hundreds of people in Sumatra and Java. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) AI113 AI113

December 26, 2018 at 7:31 pm

Indonesia raises alert, widens danger zone around volcano VIEW

CARITA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia raised the danger level for an island volcano that triggered a tsunami on the weekend, killing at least 430 people...

People watch as Mount Krakatau, left, and Anak Krakatau, right, is seen in the background off Carita beach, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. Indonesian authorities asked people to avoid the coast in areas where a tsunami killed more than 420 people last weekend in a fresh warning issued on the anniversary of the catastrophic 2004 Asian earthquake and tsunami. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) AI124 AI124

December 25, 2018 at 5:34 pm

Indonesia says avoid coast near volcano, fearing new tsunami WATCH

CARITA BEACH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities urged people to avoid the coast in areas where a tsunami killed at least 430 people over the...

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December 24, 2018 at 7:27 pm

Indonesia tsunami survivors remain jittery as deaths hit 429 WATCH

SUMUR, Indonesia (AP) — Panicked residents, police and soldiers in this remote fishing village clobbered by a devastating weekend tsunami ran to higher ground Tuesday,...

December 24, 2018 at 9:09 am

Stealth Indonesia tsunami turns perfect night into nightmare WATCH

TANJUNG LESUNG, Indonesia (AP) — As the white strobe lights flashed hypnotically, the band's lead singer screamed into the crowd: "We are! We are Seventeen!...

A man stands on the debris following a tsunami in Carita beach, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. Doctors worked to save injured victims while hundreds of military and volunteers scoured debris-strewn beaches in search of survivors Monday after a deadly tsunami gushed ashore without warning on Indonesian islands on a busy holiday weekend. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) XTS127 XTS127

December 23, 2018 at 5:17 pm

Death toll climbs past 370 in Indonesian tsunami disaster WATCH

More than 1,400 people were injured and at least 128 were missing after the killer waves slammed into western Java and southern Sumatra without warning...

December 22, 2018 at 3:46 pm

Tsunami hits without warning in Indonesia, killing over 220 VIEW

A tsunami in Indonesia has killed more than 200 and injured hundreds of more people.

December 21, 2018 at 6:41 am

Indonesia gains majority ownership of giant Freeport mine

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia finalized the transfer of majority control over a giant gold and copper mine from U.S. company Freeport-McMoRan, the government said...

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