No survivors in Sukhoi crash, Russia opens criminal case (Second Lead)
May 10th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 10 (IANS) Rescuers who Thursday spotted on a mountain slope in Indonesia the wreckage of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 that went missing a day earlier with around 50 ... Read more...
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No survivors found in Sukhoi crash (Lead)
May 10th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 10 (IANS) Rescuers who Thursday morning spotted on a mountain slope in Indonesia the wreckage of a Sukhoi super-jet 100 that went missing a day earlier with around ... Read more...
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Missing aircraft found in Indonesia
May 10th, 2012 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 10 (IANS) Rescuers have spotted the wreckage of the Sukhoi super-jet 100, which had gone missing with over 50 people on board, on the slope of a mountain ... Read more...
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Russian plane goes missing in Indonesia
May 9th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 9 (IANS) A Russian plane with 46 people on board went missing Wednesday over Indonesia's West Java region, officials said.The Sukhoi super jet 100, carrying Russian businessmen and ... Read more...
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Russian plane carrying 44 people goes missing near Jakarta
May 9th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- A Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft disappeared near a mountain south of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Wednesday while carrying out a demonstration flight, officials said. ... Read more...
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Indonesian Health Minister Endang dies from lung cancer
May 3rd, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Indonesian Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih passed away as a result of lung cancer on Wednesday morning, just days after stepping down due to her illness, the ... Read more...
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Barcelona builds football school in Indonesia
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, March 22 (IANS) Spanish giant FC Barcelona has started the construction of a 100 million euro ($132.3 million) football academy in Indonesia, the Spanish club's first fully-residential campus outside ... Read more...
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Indonesian hitmen offer services in blogs
March 9th, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, March 9 (IANS/AKI) Most mafia members want to keep a low profile while conducting their illegal businesses. But that is not the case with some professional killers in Indonesia ... Read more...
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Indonesia: 14 dead, 40 injured in West Java bus accident
February 11th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 14 people were killed on early Friday evening when a bus lost control and crashed into several vehicles in the Indonesian province of West Java, ... Read more...
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Tornado hits Indonesia
January 26th, 2012 - 7:46 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Jan 26 (IANS) A powerful tornado has ripped through the Indonesian island of Java, killing one person and injuring dozens of others.Jakarta, East Java and West Java provinces were ... Read more...
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Indonesian arrested for not believing in god
January 22nd, 2012 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Jan 22 (IANS/AKI) A 30-year-old Indonesian civil servant has been arrested on charges of blasphemy after he created a Facebook page that said he did not believe in ... Read more...
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Seven migrants dead in boat capsize off Indonesia
November 1st, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Nov 1 (IANS) At least seven migrants -- reportedly from Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan -- died Tuesday, while 14 others were missing after their boat sank off the coast ... Read more...
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Helicopter crash in south-central Indonesia kills 2
September 26th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by BNO News
SUMBAWA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Two people were killed on early Sunday afternoon when a helicopter chartered by a mining company crashed in south-central Indonesia, officials said on Monday.The helicopter, operated by ... Read more...
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Two dead in Indonesia bombing
September 25th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Sep 25 (IANS) A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday at a Protestant church in Indonesia's Java island, killing two people and injuring at least 14, Xinhua reported.However, ... Read more...
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Toyota plans to make Indonesia its production base
September 13th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Sep 13 (IANS) Toyota Motor Corp. plans to make Indonesia, a fast growing car market, its production base, Indonesian Industry Minister M.S. Hidayat said Tuesday.The plan came as the ... Read more...
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Train hijacking foiled in Indonesia
August 27th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 27 (IANS) An attempt to hijack a train carrying hundreds of passengers to their hometowns ahead of Eid was Saturday foiled by the police, an official said.Three hijackers ... Read more...
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Suicide blast in Indonesian mosque injures 28
April 15th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 15 (IANS) A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up during Friday prayers in a mosque in Indonesia, injuring 28 people, BBC reported.The blast occurred around 12.15 p.m. when ... Read more...
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Tsunamis in the past 10 years
March 11th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 11 (IANS) A massive earthquake measuring 8.9 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Japan Friday, triggering a 10-metre-high tsunami that washed away houses and buildings and inundated large ... Read more...
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Jakarta cancels ban on Indonesia’s Ahmadiyah religious group
March 7th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- The Jakarta provincial government on Monday canceled the ban on the Indonesia's Ahmadiyah religious group and its activities, the Antara news agency reported.Jakarta governor Fauzi Bowo made ... Read more...
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Six people killed in religious clash in Indonesia
February 6th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by BNO News
BANTEN, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Six followers of a minority sect declared heretical by the government died after clashing with about 1,000 Muslims in Indonesia's West Java province of Banten on Sunday, ... Read more...
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Indonesia considering new Jakarta airport
January 7th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- An airport spokesman on Friday confirmed that the government is considering building a new airport in the area surrounding the Indonesian capital city, the Jakarta Globe reported.Feri ... Read more...
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Road accidents claim about 130 lives in Indonesian
September 9th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Sep 9 (DPA) At least 128 people have been killed in road accidents this week as millions of Indonesians home to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr, local media reports ... Read more...
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Indonesian hardline Muslim cleric arrested
August 9th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 9 (DPA) Indonesian police Monday arrested Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, the alleged spiritual leader of terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, his lawyer and police officials said.
Lawyer Achmad Michdan said the ... Read more...
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Radical Indonesian cleric Bashir arrested on terror charges
August 9th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 9 (ANI): Radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has been arrested by Indonesian Police on the charges of terrorism.The Kompas.com website said Bashir was arrested in Ciamis regency in ... Read more...
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Magnitude-6.0 earthquake strikes Indonesia
May 18th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 18 (DPA) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the Indonesian province of West Java Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, officials said.
The ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabian goes on trial for hotel bombings in Indonesia
February 24th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Feb 24 (DPA) A Saudi Arabian citizen went on trial Wednesday for his alleged role in financing the bombings of JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta last year.
Prosecutors charged Al ... Read more...
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Dozens feared buried by mudslide in Indonesia
February 23rd, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Feb 23 (DPA) Dozens of people were feared killed by a mudslide triggered by a heavy downpour at a residential hillside area on Indonesia's West Java province, local media reports said ... Read more...
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Indonesia bombing suspects stand trial
February 10th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Feb 10 (IANS/AKI) The trial of two suspects in the suicide bomb attacks on JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in July 2009 started in Indonesia Wednesday.
The suspects, Amir Abdillah and Aris ... Read more...
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38 injured as 6.7-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
November 9th, 2009 - 9:05 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Nov 9 (IANS) At least 38 people have been wounded and scores of houses, school buildings and a health clinic have collapsed after a quake of 6.7-magnitude on the Richter scale ... 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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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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Death toll of Indonesia’s quake rises to 70
September 6th, 2009 - 1:32 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Sep 5 (Xinhua) The 7.3-magnitude earthquake that jolted Indonesia's West Java Wednesday has killed 70 people and wounded 966 while 32 are still missing, the national Antara news agency reported Saturday.
Rano ... Read more...
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Java quake toll reaches to 64 (Lead)
September 4th, 2009 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Pangalengan (Indonesia), Sep 4 (DPA) The toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Indonesia's Java island Wednesday rose to 64 Friday as rescuers searched for 37 people missing, officials said.
The missing people ... Read more...
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Search for missing resumes as Java quake toll hits 59
September 4th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Pangalengan (Indonesia) Sep 4 (DPA) Rescuers Friday searched for 34 people missing after a powerful earthquake devastated Indonesia's Java island and the toll from the disaster reached 59, officials said.
The missing people ... Read more...
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