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5.8-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia's Java

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 11:18 AM

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's main island of Java less than a month after another quake in the same province killed more than 300 people. Read more »

Suicide bombing kills Indonesian police officer, wounds 10

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 07 04:27 PM

A suicide bomber killed a police officer and wounded 10 others in an attack on a police station in Indonesia's West Java province on Wednesday. Read more »

Villagers race to escape Semeru eruption as sky turns black

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 08:05 PM

Thousands of villagers living near Mount Semeru were racing for refuge Sunday to the wail of emergency sirens as lava snaked towards their homes. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 25, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 11:55 PM

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Praying near the shelter

Mast Ihram, EPA-EFE
Updated as of Nov 25 05:27 PM

People perform Friday prayers near a makeshift shelter at a village affected by the 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Cianjur, Indonesia on Friday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 22, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 11:22 PM

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Indonesia quake toll jumps to 268, rescuers hunt for survivors

Dessy Sagita with Gemma Cahya in Jakarta, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 22 10:08 PM

The death toll from an earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java jumped to 268 on Tuesday. Read more »

Indonesia quake death toll rises

Adek Berry, AFP
Posted at Nov 22 09:13 AM

At least 162 people were killed after a shallow 5.6 magnitude earthquake rattled Indonesia's main island of Java on November 21, 2022, the governor of the worst-hit province said. Read more »

Indonesia earthquake death toll rises to 162

Dessy Sagita and Jack Moore, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 22 05:59 AM

A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 162 people, with hundreds injured and others missing, when it toppled buildings and triggered landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, officials said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 4, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 11:27 PM

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Praying for Indonesia stadium stampede victims

Juni Kriswanto, AFP
Posted at Oct 04 05:45 PM

A man pays his respects for victims of the stampede at Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia on Tuesday. Read more »

Chaos before stampede delivered disaster to Indonesia football fans

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 03 06:19 AM

Spectators -- including women and children -- pushed and stepped on one another, scrambling through the packed terrace gasping for air, to reach any exit at Kanjuruhan stadium in the city of Malang, East Java. Read more »

At least 127 died during Indonesia football clash

AFP
Posted at Oct 02 12:18 PM

At least 127 people died at a football stadium in Indonesia late on October 1 when fans invaded the pitch and police responded with tear gas, triggering a stampede, officials said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 5, 2022

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Posted at Sep 05 11:59 PM

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Indonesia teacher gets life in prison for rape of 13 students

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 05:29 PM

During the trial, it was revealed he had raped the children -- many from poor families attending the school on scholarships -- over five years. Read more »

'No warning': Indonesian village caught off guard in volcano disaster

Kate Lamb, Stanley Widianto and Prastyo Wardoyo, Reuters
Posted at Dec 10 11:19 PM

The eruption of Java's tallest mountain has raised questions about the effectiveness of Indonesia's disaster warning system. Read more »

Death toll from Indonesia volcano eruption rises to 43

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 09 08:05 PM

The death toll from Saturday's eruption of a volcano on the main island of Java rose to 43 on Thursday amid ongoing rescue operations Read more »

Death toll from Indonesia volcano eruption rises to 39

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 12:00 AM

The highest mountain on the island of Java thundered to life on Saturday, ejecting volcanic ash into the sky and raining hot mud on villages. Read more »

Indonesia considers relocations after deadly volcanic eruption

Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 11:21 PM

Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of the disaster warning system and whether some villages should be moved. Read more »

Indonesia volcano eruption death toll rises to 34

Haeril Halim, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 07 05:03 PM

The disaster swallowed entire homes and vehicles, blanketing villages in grey ash and leaving residents terrified of returning home. Read more »