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JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian counterterrorism police fatally shot two men suspected of ties to Jemaah Islamiyah, an al-Qaida-linked group blamed for

JAKARTA — When scientists made the bombshell announcement in 2017 that the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) was a new species, the apes were immediately put under the global spotlight. With fewer than 800 individuals surviving in a tiny tract of forest in the western part of Indonesia, scientists declared the Tapanuli orangutan as the rarest […]

JAKARTA (April 14): A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the sea north of the main Indonesian island of Java, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said today, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake struck at 4.55pm local time (0955 GMT), the USGS said, with Indonesia

Some people are choosing to travel home earlier for Eid al-Fitr than the collective leave dates set by the government.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 hit the Tanimbar Islands of Indonesia, the news agency ANI reported on Thursday (April 13) citing the United States Geological Survey (USGS). No casualties have been reported so far. The earthquake occurred at UTC+05:30 at a depth of 70.2 kilometres.  According to the USGS,  latitude and longitude were found to be at 6.420°S and 131.152°E respectively.  Further details are awaited.  More than 65 islands make up the Tanimbar Islands which are located in Indone...

Indonesia’s counterterrorism police squad has killed two men suspected of ties to Jemaah Islamiyah, an al-Qaida-linked group blamed for a string of past bombings

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP): Indonesia’s counterterrorism police squad fatally shot two men suspected of ties to Jemaah Islamiyah, an al-Qaeda-linked group blamed for a string of past bombings, police said Thursday (April 13).

Amateur astronomers are set to collectively observe the April 20 solar eclipse, which will also be observable in Indonesia.

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Two men believed to be linked to an Al-Qaeda-affiliated network have been killed and four arrested in raids by the Indonesian polices anti-terror squad, authorities said on Thursday.