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Warning of not climbing Mt Merapi`s peak ignored

Tens of Indonesians and foreigners have ignored the warning of not climbing the peak of Mount Merapi for their own ...

Libya`s Kadhafi denies fleeing as cities overrun

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi denied Monday he had fled his country after protesters overran several cities, as his ...

Flash flood hits Jepara

A flash flood triggered by heavy rains swept through a number of villages in three subdistricts in Jepara district, ...

Philippine floods toll hits 75, damage at $45 mln

The death toll in the Philippines from more than a month of sustained heavy rains has risen to 75, disaster agency ...

Indonesian brotherhood in Brisbane glood

Several hundred Indonesians, tens of thousands of Australians and a number of other foreign nationals in Brisbane and ...

Brazil flood deaths rise to 369; rescuers struggle

Rescue workers struggled on Thursday to reach areas cut off by floods and landslides that have killed at least 356 ...

Torrential rains kill 10: Sao Paolo officials

Torrential rains killed at least 10 people in Sao Paulo overnight, adding to a wet-season death toll in Brazil`s ...

Mt Merapi lava flows cover village roads

Mount Merapi`s cold lava floods that have been occurring since Sunday evening have turned roads in Sirahan village, ...

Volunteers deployed to cold lava zone

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has deployed 20 rescue workers to evacuate the victims of Mount Merapi cold lava floods ...

Merapi cold lava flows still pose threat

Cold lava floods from Mount Merapi still pose a threat to residents of Magelang District, particularly those residing ...

Deli river overflows hundreds of houses submerged

Hundreds of houses in the Deli river had been submerged 50 centimeters to one meter deep following the overflow of the ...

Oil palm, mining wastes biggest polluters in 2010

Wastes from oil palm plantations and mining operations were the greatest polluters of the environmet in 2010, the ...

Five of Indonesia`s great lakes polluted in 2010, Walhi

Five big lakes in Indonesia were in 2010 polluted by pollutants from mining activity and oil palm plantations, an ...

Freeport in forefront in releasing pig-nose turtles

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) engaged in tin, gold and silver mining operations in Mimika regency, Papua province, is ...