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Tornado slashed two prefectures north of Japanese capital Tokyo on Sunday, killing a teenage boy and injuring around ...

A joint team of rescue workers successfully evacuated 19-year-old mountaineer Jumiko Apriansyah of Yogyakarta who ...

PT Freeport Indonesia has officially reported the temporary cessation of its mining operations to Mimika District ...

In the Indonesian or Malay language, the word "orangutan" literally means "man of the forest", and this is not so ...

Hundreds of homes in two areas of Haurpanggung village in Tarogong Kidul subdistrict, Garut district, West Java ...

Central Sulawesi`s cocoa bean exports plunged to a record low last year, though the crop had become the province`s key ...

Around 300 photographers including those from Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, India and Germany covered the Pacu Jawi ...

The number of victims in the Italian cruise liner sinking increased to five on Sunday, while the country was shocked ...

Strong whirlwinds destroyed many houses and cut down tall trees in the coastal areas of Cipatujah and Karangnunggal ...

The Vietnamese government decided to make 2012 a "year for traffic safety" during which traffic regulations and orders ...

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered National Police Chief Gen Timur Pradopo to investigate into last ...

Three farmers in Rembang district, Central Java, were killed by lightning while in the field in the period ...

A gunman killed three Somali aid workers, including two with the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP), in Somalia on ...

All of Indonesia`s regions have prepared themselves to deal with natural disasters that may happen during the rainy ...

Survivors of devastating flash floods in the southern Philippines face growing threats from disease, officials warned ...