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Cops Probe
US Embassy
Bomb Threat

Indonesia tightens security ahead of Bali bombers' execution

Reuters Reuters Nov 4, 08 3:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Indonesian police are investigating a text-messaged threat to blow up the American and Australian embassies in Jakarta if convicted Bali bombers are executed, Reuters reports. Three Islamic militants convicted of playing a role in Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people six years ago have exhausted their avenues of appeal and are expected to be executed by a firing squad within days. More »

More about:  Indonesia • execution • US Embassy • Bali • bomb threat • Jakarta

 Indonesia Torch Run Stays
 Inside Stadium 

15-mile relay scaled back to a few laps before hand-picked crowd

BBC BBC Apr 22, 08 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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 »

More about:  2008 Beijing Olympics • Indonesia • Olympic torch • Olympic protests • torch relay • Jakarta

Indonesian Floods Kill 12

Jakarta streets inundated; landslides on Sumatra

Reuters Reuters Feb 1, 08 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - 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 »

More about:  flood • Indonesia • rain • landslide • Jakarta • Susilo Yudhoyono

Indonesia Mourns Suharto

Former dictator's sins take backseat as nation grieves

New York Times New York Times Jan 27, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - 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 »

More about:  obituary • Indonesia • dictatorship • Jakarta • Suharto • Susilo Yudhoyono

Suharto
Suffers Multiple Organ Failure

Former Indonesian dictator takes critical turn for the worse

AFP AFP Jan 12, 08 11:53 AM CST
(Newser) - 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 »

More about:  corruption • Indonesia • dictatorship • Jakarta • Suharto

Fourth Quake in 2 Days Wracks Indonesia

Nine dead in latest burst of seismic activity under Indian Ocean

CNN CNN Sep 13, 07 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fourth in a string of violent earthquakes and more than 60 lower-level tremors rattled Indonesia late today, at a magnitude of 6.2. With its epicenter two miles deep in the Indian Ocean, 65 miles west-northwest of Bengkulu, the government issued, then canceled, another tsunami warning. Nine have died in two days of seismic activity, CNN reports. More »

More about:  earthquake • natural disaster • Indonesia • tsunami • Indian Ocean • Jakarta

Tsunami Warning as Quake Rocks Indonesia

Powerful tremor registers 7.9

Associated Press Associated Press Sep 12, 07 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Indonesia has been hit by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake—triggering widespread tsunami warnings. Buildings swayed in Jakarta, and an official warning has been issued for much of the region surrounding the Indian ocean. More »

More about:  earthquake • Indonesia • tsunami • Indian Ocean • Jakarta

Earthquake Rattles Indonesia

7.5 quake scares residents, but no casualties have been reported

BBC BBC Aug 8, 07 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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 »

More about:  earthquake • natural disaster • Indonesia • Jakarta • Pacific

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