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  • April 2008

    • Indonesia Torch Run Stays Inside Stadium

      newser  |  BBC  |  Apr 22, 08 10:56 AM CDT

      Indonesia Torch Run Stays Inside Stadium

      The Olympic torch passed through Indonesia today with little incident and less fanfare, the BBC reports. What was originally supposed to be a 15-mile relay was abbreviated to a few laps around a Jakarta stadium before a crowd of 5,000 carefully credentialed spectators. Outside, police broke up a pro-Tibet demonstration, arresting six of the roughly 100 protesters. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Olympic torch  • Indonesia  • Olympic protests  • torch relay  • Jakarta

  • February 2008

    • Indonesian Floods Kill 12

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Feb 1, 08 8:36 AM CST

      Indonesian Floods Kill 12

      Heavy trains have triggered floods and landslides across the Indonesian archipelago, killing at least 12 people and displacing thousands, Reuters reports. Jakarta's 14 million citizens are wading through knee-high water, and the country's president was forced to abandon his bulletproof car after getting stuck. On Java, more than 10,000 houses were inundated, forcing residents into tents on the street. More »

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      flood  • Indonesia  • rain  • landslide  • Jakarta  • Susilo Yudhoyono

  • January 2008

    • Indonesia Mourns Suharto

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 27, 08 3:00 PM CST

      Indonesia Mourns Suharto

      Suharto's critics kept quiet today as Indonesia mourned the former dictator on the streets and around TVs, the New York Times reports. Crowds swarmed an ambulance transporting his body, television channels ran nostalgic accounts of his life, and President Susilo Yudhoyono called on the nation to pray for Suharto, saying, "Pray that the deceased’s good deeds and dedication to the nation be may accepted by God the Almighty." More »

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      obituary  • Indonesia  • dictatorship  • Jakarta  • Suharto  • Susilo Yudhoyono

    • Suharto Suffers Multiple Organ Failure

      newser  |  AFP  |  Jan 12, 08 11:53 AM CST

      Suharto Suffers Multiple Organ Failure

      Longtime Indonesian dictator Suharto's health worsened yesterday as he suffered multiple organ failure. Suharto's condition improved slightly as workers rushed to prepare for what they believed to be his imminent funeral, AFP  reports. Suharto, 86, was forced from power a decade ago after ruling Indonesia with an iron fist for three decades. More »

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      corruption  • Indonesia  • dictatorship  • Jakarta  • Suharto

  • September 2007
  • August 2007

    • Earthquake Rattles Indonesia

      newser  |  BBC  |  Aug 8, 07 4:04 PM CDT

      Earthquake Rattles Indonesia

      A massive undersea earthquake off the Indonesian coast rocked the capital of Jakarta today. Though no casualties have been reported, the quake hit 7.5, shaking the city's tall buildings and leaving its inhabitants in shock. But the earthquake occurred 180 miles under ground, nixing the possibility of a tsunami on the scale of 2004's disaster. More »

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      earthquake  • natural disaster  • Indonesia  • Jakarta  • Pacific

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