As dawn breaks across the globe, today’s top international stories reveal the shifting tides of power, policy, and protest. From rising diplomatic tensions to domestic…
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Election law changes spark mass protests in Indonesia Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Indonesia to denounce government efforts to overturn a…
At least 37 people have died after flash floods and cold lava flowing from a volcano hit the western Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Millions of people across Indonesia’s 17,000 islands and three time zones have now voted for their future president. The current frontrunner is former defence minister Prabowo Subianto, a retired general with a bloody human rights record.
The driver thought he had ‘only grazed him’.
A new palm tree does something utterly remarkable.
Heather Mack became notorious in 2014 after the murder of her mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, while on vacation in Bali.
Bali bomber freed: no longer poses a threat say authorities Umar Patek – the man who crafted the bombs that killed and injured scores -…
Indonesia bans sex outside of marriage Indonesia has passed a new criminal code that bans sex outside of marriage punishable by up to a year…
Indonesia earthquake: rescue teams continue search amid aftershocks Rescue teams are battling dozens of aftershocks in the hilly region of West Java, Indonesia as the…
Indonesia is one of the world’s most active regions of seismic activity.
Indonesia: Java quake kills scores and injures hundreds An earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java has killed scores of people and injured hundreds, according…
Java is located within the infamous Ring of Fire, which stretches around the Pacific basin.
Indonesian woman found dead inside python A woman in Indonesia was killed and swallowed whole by a python, according to local reports. Jahrah was reportedly…
A tragic stadium crush at an Indonesian football match has seen 125 people killed – it’s become one of the world’s worst stadium disasters.
Aljazeera says a US court’s latest ruling in a case pitting Indonesian villagers against one of the world’s most powerful oil companies was unusual enough to raise eyebrows.
The Metro says At least 11 people have been confirmed dead in the two days since a powerful earthquake hit Indonesia.
France24 says At least two people died when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, with residents shuttling loved ones to safety as buildings crumbled around them.
Aljazeera says The new year has got off to a wet start on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia after torrential rains displaced some more than 30,000 people.
The Independent says An undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.3 has struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Flores Island, and the country’s monitoring agency has issued a tsunami warning.
France24 says Indonesia’s Mount Semeru spewed more ash on Monday, forcing rescuers to suspend the search for survivors.
27 people have been killed in a horrific school bus crash in Indonesia bus carrying school children plunges into a ravine. Dozens of survivors have…
Daily News Briefing Brief. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JboTt_vrWNw The top stories Scrap benefits cut to stop millions falling into poverty, Boris Johnson told The Guardian says Boris Johnson…
Massive earthquake in Indonesia kills at least 34, leaves hundreds injured A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Friday killing at least…
Indonesia workers protest against new labour laws Indonesia workers have turned out for protests in several cities to oppose the passage of a controversial new…