20 churches face demolition in Indonesia
June 13th, 2012 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 13 (IANS/AKI) At least 20 churches in Indonesia's Aceh province have been closed down and are likely to be demolished by the administration under state regulations on construction ... Read more...
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Quake rattles Indonesian province
April 15th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 15 (IANS) A quake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale Sunday rocked Indonesia's Aceh province but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The quake struck round ... Read more...
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Five killed in Indonesian quakes (Lead)
April 12th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 12 (IANS) Five people were killed and four injured in Aceh province Wednesday after two massive quakes struck off Indonesia, officials said Thursday."Five people were killed... one in ... Read more...
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Indonesia issues tsunami alert after 7.6 quake
January 11th, 2012 - 4:29 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Jan 11 (IANS) Indonesia early Wednesday issued a tsunami warning after an undersea quake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale rocked the country's northern Aceh province.The tremor hit the ... Read more...
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Indonesian Islamic cleric faces death penalty on terrorism charges
December 14th, 2010 - 12:25 am ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- An Indonesian Islamic cleric now faces the death penalty after new terror charges were brought against him, officials said on Monday.72-year-old Abu Bakar Bashir, who is the ... Read more...
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Eight die in Indonesia bridge collapse
June 7th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 7 (DPA) At least eight people were killed and four were missing after a bridge collapsed in Indonesia's Aceh province, media reports said Monday.
The accident occurred Sunday when around ... Read more...
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Tsunami warning after strong quake off Indonesia lifted (Lead)
May 9th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 9 (DPA) A tsunami warning in Indonesia issued after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the Sumatran coast of Aceh province Sunday has been lifted, an official said.
The quake was recorded ... Read more...
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Strong quake jolts Indonesia’s Aceh (Lead)
April 7th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 7 (DPA) A strong earthquake jolted Indonesia's Aceh province at the northern end of Sumatra Wednesday, damaging buildings and injuring at least a dozen people, officials said.
Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics ... Read more...
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7-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
March 14th, 2010 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, March 14 (DPA) An earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale struck the eastern Indonesian islands Sunday morning in North Maluku province, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or ... Read more...
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Magnitude-6 quake strikes Indonesia’s West Papua
March 13th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, March 13 (DPA) A magnitude-6 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua before midday Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, geophysicists said.
The quake took ... Read more...
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Powerful quake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra
March 6th, 2010 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, March 5 (DPA) A 6.5-magnitude undersea earthquake struck off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island late Friday, seismologists said.
The quake struck at 11.07 p.m. at a depth of 10 km, ... Read more...
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Asia marks fifth anniversary of Indian Ocean tsunami (Roundup)
December 26th, 2009 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Dec 26 (IANS) Countries across the Indian Ocean Saturday marked the fifth anniversary of the catastrophic tsunami that killed almost 250,000 people, media reports said.
In Indonesia's Aceh province, where 170,000 died, ... Read more...
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Report accuses Aid agencies of not doing enough under 2004 Tsunami relief programme
December 26th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.26 (ANI): Five years have passed since the devastating Tsunami wrecked havoc in South Asia killing thousands of people across several countries, but British aid agencies carrying out relief and re-building ... Read more...
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Indonesia marks five years after Indian Ocean tsunami
December 26th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Dec 26 (DPA) Relatives of people who died in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that devastated Indonesia's Aceh province prayed at the graves of loved ones Saturday to mark the anniversary.
A ... Read more...
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Hidden fault amplified 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
December 25th, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 25 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found that the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was amplified by a hidden fault.Scientists thought the culprit behind the deadly waves ... Read more...
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Powerful quake hits Indonesia
October 25th, 2009 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 24 (DPA) Authorities lifted a tsunami warning after tidal waves did not materialize late Saturday following a powerful earthquake, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, which struck the Maluku islands ... Read more...
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6.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia’s Papua
October 4th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 4 (DPA) An earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off the easternmost Indonesian province of West Papua Sunday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury or ... Read more...
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7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
October 1st, 2009 - 10:19 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 1 (DPA)A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Jambi province in Sumatra in Indonesia Thursday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, seismologists said.
The quake struck at 8.52 a.m. ... Read more...
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Indonesian quake kills 200
October 1st, 2009 - 7:37 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 1 (DPA) At least 200 people were killed and many were still trapped under collapsed buildings one day after a powerful earthquake struck Indonesia's West Sumatra province, officials said Thursday.
"The ... Read more...
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Powerful quake strikes off Sumatra island (Lead)
September 30th, 2009 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Sep 30 (DPA) A powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday, toppling buildings and sparking panic among residents, officials and local television reports said.
TV ... Read more...
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Powerful quake strikes off Sumatra island
September 30th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Sep 30 (DPA) A strong undersea earthquake measuring at 7.6 on the Richter scale struck off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island late Wednesday afternoon, sparking panic among residents, seismologists ... Read more...
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Magnitude-6.4 quake jolts Bali, injuring seven (Second Lead, Changing Dateline)
September 19th, 2009 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Bali (Indonesia), Sep 19 (DPA) An earthquake registering 6.4 on the Richter scale struck off the Indonesian resort island of Bali Saturday, triggering panic among tourists and residents.
At least seven people were ... Read more...
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6.4-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia (Lead)
September 19th, 2009 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Sep 19 (DPA) An earthquake registering 6.4 on the Richter scale struck off the Indonesian resort island of Bali Saturday morning, triggering panic among tourists and residents.
At least seven people were ... Read more...
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Major earthquake jolts Indonesia
September 19th, 2009 - 6:56 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Seo 19 (DPA) A strong earthquake registering 6.4 on the Richter scale struck off the Indonesian resort island of Bali Saturday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury or ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake jolts Indonesia
September 8th, 2009 - 1:07 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Sep 7 (DPA) A strong earthquake registering 6.8 on the Richter scale struck off the southern coast of the Indonesian island of Java late Monday, but there were no immediate reports ... Read more...
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Quake jolts Indonesia’s West Sumatra, four injured (Second Lead)
August 16th, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 16 (DPA) An undersea earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck near the western coast of Sumatra Sunday, injuring at least four people, officials said.
The quake struck at 2.38 ... Read more...
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Strong, undersea quake strikes off Indonesia (Lead)
August 16th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 16 (DPA) A strong earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck the western coast of Sumatra Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, the Indonesian ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake jolts off Indonesia
August 16th, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 16 (DPA) A strong earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck off the western coast of Sumatra Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, the ... Read more...
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Yudhoyono wins Indonesian presidential poll
July 24th, 2009 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 24 (DPA) Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won the country's July 8 presidential election with 60.8 percent of the votes, the General Elections Commission said.
Yudhoyono collected nearly 74 million votes ... Read more...
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Voting begins in Indonesia elections
April 9th, 2009 - 8:52 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 9 (Xinhua) Indonesians began voting Thursday morning in parliamentary elections, the third since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998.
Voting began at 7 a.m. in Indonesia's easternmost Papua province ... Read more...
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Rebel turned politician killed in Indonesia
February 13th, 2009 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Feb 13 (DPA) A politician and former separatist rebel was shot dead in Indonesia's Aceh province in the latest attack targeting former separatists, an official said Friday.
Taufik, who headed a district ... Read more...
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Series of quakes rock eastern Indonesia, three killed (Second lead)
January 4th, 2009 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Jan 4 (Xinhua) A series of powerful earthquakes rattled the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua Sunday morning, killing at least three people and collapsing a number of buildings, officials said.A ... Read more...
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Moderate earthquake jolts eastern Indonesia
December 21st, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Dec 21 (Xinhua) An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted eastern Indonesia's Papua province Sunday morning, the meteorological department said.The quake occurred at 12:44 a.m. with its epicentre located ... Read more...
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Powerful quake strikes off central Indonesia
December 12th, 2008 - 6:12 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Dec 12 (DPA) A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's North Sulawesi province Friday morning, seismologists said.The quake's epicentre lay about 101 km southeast of Gorontalo ... Read more...
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Indonesia lifts tsunami warning issued after powerful quake (Lead)
November 17th, 2008 - 2:24 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Nov 17 (DPA) Indonesia has lifted a tsunami warning after tidal waves failed to materialise following a powerful earthquake that struck off the country's north Sulawesi province early Monday.An official at ... Read more...
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