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Indonesian soldiers ordered to fire on looters in disaster zone

PALU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian soldiers have been ordered to fire on people caught looting on the quake and tsunami-struck…

UN warns Indonesia quake needs ‘vast’ as toll nears 1,400

by Harry PEARL Agence France Presse PALU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Nearly 1,400 people are now known to have died in…

Reunited Indonesian couple a rare ray of hope in quake zone

by Harry PEARL Agence France Presse PALU, Indonesia (AFP) -- It was two agonizing days of searches through makeshift morgues…

UPDATED: Twin quakes hit off Indonesian island of Sumba: USGS

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) --  Two quakes struck in quick succession off the southern coast of Indonesia's Sumba island on Tuesday morning,…

US warship sails near South China Sea area claimed by Beijing: Pentagon

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An American warship has sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the…

Indonesia calls for international help to deal with quake-tsunami

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The Indonesian government on Monday called for international help to deal with the aftermath of a…

Indonesians turn to Facebook in desperate hunt for loved ones

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesians desperate to trace loved ones missing in the earthquake and tsunami that struck the island…

5.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Aceh

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A 5.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's western Aceh province early Thursday, the US Geological Survey said,…

Malaysia ex-PM’s wife faces marathon grilling in graft probe

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- The luxury-loving wife of Malaysia's former prime minister Wednesday faced a marathon questioning session…

Hundreds pay tribute to Vietnam president at state funeral

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Hundreds of black-clad mourners, weeping or lighting incense and laying wreaths, gathered early Wednesday for a…

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