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Hawaii issues tsunami warning, braces for waves

Hawaii authorities issued a tsunami warning on Friday and scrambled to determine the risk of tidal waves reaching the ...

Taiwan on tsunami alert after Japan quake

Taiwan`s central weather bureau on Friday warned people living on the island`s east and northeast coasts to be on ...

Russia`s Kuril Islands on tsunami alert

Russia`s emergency ministry issued a tsunami warning Friday for the Kuril Island chain after a powerful quake struck ...

Major tsunami hits Japan after massive quake

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook Japan on Friday, unleashing a powerful tsunami that sent ships crashing into ...

Major tsunami hits Japan after massive quake

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook Japan on Friday, unleashing a powerful tsunami that sent ships crashing into ...

Tamil Tiger rebels training in India: Sri Lanka pm

Remnants of Sri Lanka`s defeated Tamil rebels are undergoing military training in India in a bid to revive their ...

Embassy trying to get "open university" established branch in KL

The Indonesian embassy in Malaysia is making efforts to get an Open University (UT) branch opened in Kuala Lumpur to ...

Strong 6.6 quake hits Papua New Guinea

A remote region of Papua New Guinea was rattled by a strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake Thursday, seismologists said, but ...

More Singaporean tourists visiting Bali

Some 16,969 Singaporean tourists visiting the resort island in January 2011 or 121.4 percent increase over the same ...

Taiwan to cut 9,200 troops as China ties warm

Taiwan plans to slash the number of its troops by 9,200 this year amid warming ties with China, but the cut will be ...

Govt urged to stop suspected liberalization programs

A non-governmental organization Monday urged the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry to stop a number of suspected ...

Minister calls for improvement of free trade zone system

Finance Minister Agus DW Martowardojo has called for the improvement of the system and concept of the country`s Free ...

PLN plans PLTMH in Enggano island

State power company PT PLN of Bengkulu planned to build a hydro micro power plant (PLTMH) for the people on Enggano ...

Sri Lanka in talks with UN over war crimes: report

Sri Lanka has held secret talks with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on alleged war crimes during the ...

Ten kiosks in Batam catch fire

A fire ravaged 10 kiosks at Tanjung Pantun market in Batam island on Sunday. The source of fire which broke out at ...