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242 houses still submerged in water after Central Sulawesi floods

Floods are still inundating around 242 houses across several villages located in the South Parigi sub-district of the ...

Shark kills surfer off France`s reunion island

A shark mauled a surfer to death on Monday in an attack off the coast of France`s Indian Ocean island of Reunion, ...

At least 17 injured in Xinjiang quake

Local authorities said at least 17 people have been injured after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China`s ...

G20 urges action to counter rising costs from natural disasters

Leaders of the world`s largest economies, while meeting at the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, recently highlighted ...

Flood inundates Medan Maimun in North Sumatra

Hundreds of houses have been flooded in Medan Maimun sub-district, North Sumatra, since Wednesday evening after the ...

"Joyful" demonstration flight turns into tragic air crash

Many were enthusiastic about joining the demonstration flight of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 which took off from Halim ...

Russia to take part in Sukhoi Superjet 100 tragedy investigation

Russia is ready to cooperate with Indonesia in investigating the cause of Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ) 100 plane crash at ...

Tornado kills one, injures 40 in Japan

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

SAR team rescues mountaineer in Merapi

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

Freeport reports operational stoppage to Mimika District Chief

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

Orangutans Free At Last

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

Flood inundates hundreds of homes in Garut

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

Reviving C. Sulawesi cocoa`s glory

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

Some 300 photographers cover cow race in West Sumatra

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

italians shocked by cruise liner mishap as death toll rises to 5 - (d)

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