Sumatra
Quakes kill three in Indonesia
Jun 16, 2010 06:45 EDT
Three people were killed and hundreds of homes damaged Wednesday when a series of strong earthquakes hit eastern Indonesia, triggering a tsunami warning and widespread panic.
Quakes kill three in Indonesia
Jun 16, 2010 05:23 EDT
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed at least two people and damaged hundreds of homes in eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami warning and widespread panic.
Quake kills two in Indonesia
Jun 16, 2010 02:04 EDT
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed at least two people and damaged scores of homes in eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami warning and widespread panic.
Hoo-wah! Rejoice amid scent of a 'corpse flower'
Jun 15, 2010 14:29 EDT
Live from the greenhouse, the corpse flower! Bloody and blooming with a rotting flesh scent. The "corpse flower" is alive at Michigan State University. But it won't last forever.
Powerful quake rattles Indian Ocean islands
Jun 13, 2010 02:42 EDT
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck under the Indian Ocean near India's Nicobar and Andaman Islands early Sunday, triggering panic on the archipelago and an initial regional tsunami alert.
Powerful quake rattles Indian Ocean islands
Jun 13, 2010 02:32 EDT
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck under the Indian Ocean near India's Nicobar and Andaman Islands early Sunday, triggering panic on the archipelago and an initial regional tsunami alert.
Major 7.5-quake strikes off India's Nicobar Islands
Jun 12, 2010 20:54 EDT
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck under the Indian Ocean on Sunday, triggering a tsunami watch for nearby islands and causing tremors reportedly felt along India's eastern seaboard.
Major 7.5-quake strikes off India's Nicobar Islands
Jun 12, 2010 18:21 EDT
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck under the Indian Ocean on Sunday, triggering a tsunami watch for nearby islands and causing tremors reportedly felt along India's eastern seaboard.
Tsunami alerts canceled after strong Indian Ocean quake
Jun 12, 2010 18:10 EDT
PORT BLAIR, India (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck in the ocean near India's Nicobar Islands on Sunday, sparking some tsunami warnings, the U.S. Geological Survey and local officials said.
La Nina brings cheers, Australia wheat crop to flourish
Jun 10, 2010 04:48 EDT
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Australia's wheat crop is expected to flourish and coffee cherries in Vietnam may receive much-needed rains after a brief yet severe dry spell as the La Nina weather phenomenon develops.
Malaysia officials to trap rhino for breeding
Jun 09, 2010 01:22 EDT
Malaysian wildlife officials on Wednesday said they plan to trap a rare female Borneo rhino caught on camera to mate with a lone male rescued two years ago.
Indonesia's smoking toddler cuts back to 15-a-day
Jun 08, 2010 02:51 EDT
A chain-smoking Indonesian toddler has cut back to 15 cigarettes a day thanks to "therapy focused on playing", a child welfare official said Tuesday.
12 children die in Indonesia bridge collapse
Jun 07, 2010 02:07 EDT
Twelve Indonesian children died when a suspension bridge collapsed as they were taking part in a traditional ceremony to dispel bad luck, an official said Monday.
Indonesia's smoking boy to have specialist care
Jun 04, 2010 07:02 EDT
A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smokes about 40 cigarettes a day will have specialist treatment next week to wean him off his habit, officials said Friday.
Former Aceh rebel leader dies at 84 in Indonesia
Jun 03, 2010 08:04 EDT
The founder of Aceh's separatist rebel movement died on Thursday aged 84 after two weeks in an intensive care unit on Sumatra island, an official said.
Q+A: Indonesia torn between forests, expanding oil palm
Jun 03, 2010 04:19 EDT
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) - When Indonesia last week secured its largest climate change funding of $1 billion from Norway, the Southeast Asian nation spelt out plans to revoke existing forestry licenses held by palm oil and timber firms.
Former Aceh rebel leader dies at 85 in Indonesia
Jun 03, 2010 03:40 EDT
The founder of Aceh's separatist rebel movement died on Thursday aged 85 after two weeks in an intensive care unit on Sumatra island, an official said.
Founder of Aceh's separatist rebel movement dies
Jun 03, 2010 03:30 EDT
The founder of Aceh's separatist movement, Teungku Hasan Muhammad di Tiro, died Thursday at a hospital where he was being treated for a failing heart and a lung infection. He was 84.
Former Aceh rebel dies at 85 in Indonesia
Jun 03, 2010 03:11 EDT
The founder of Aceh's separatist rebel movement died aged 85 after two weeks in an intensive care unit on Sumatra island, an official said Thursday.
Former Aceh rebel dies at 85 in Indonesia
Jun 03, 2010 02:46 EDT
The founder of Aceh's separatist rebel movement died aged 85 after two weeks in an intensive care unit on Sumatra island, an official said Thursday.
