6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia's Papua
Jakarta - An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua late Thursday, meteorologists said. The quake occurred on land at a depth of 91 kilometres, about 160 kilometres south-west of Papua's capital...
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Bali Champions event ducks controversy with visa for Peer
Bali, Indonesia - Israel Shahar Peer will take her place in the 12-woman field for next week's Bali Tournament of Champions after receiving a controversial Indonesian visa. The possible exclusion by the world's most popular Muslim nation had threaten...
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Gunmen shoot at bus, injure one in Indonesia's Papua
Jakarta - One man was injured Tuesday when unidentified gunmen fired at a bus carrying workers on a road leading to the US-owned Freeport mining operation in Indonesia's restive Papua province, police said. A series of armed attacks on vehicles near ...
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Wall collapse kills seven in Indonesia's Java
Jakarta - At least seven people were killed and seven others injured after a wall collapsed in Indonesia's Central Java province, media reports said Sunday. The accident took place on Saturday afternoon in Sukaharjo district when part of a 7-metre-hi...
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Bartoli leads the winners on Bali opening day
Bali, Indonesia - Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli returned to Bali for the first time in three years and started her week at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions with a resounding first group victory Wednesday. The top-seeded losing finalist at t...
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Indonesian president vows to fight judicial corruption
Jakarta - Indonesia's president pledged Thursday to step up the fight against corruption in the justice system after wiretapped recordings revealed an apparent attempt to undermine the country's anti-corruption commission. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sa...
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Wickmayer flees Bali over doping procedure infraction ban
Bali, Indonesia - Distraught US Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer on Friday pulled out of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions after being banned for one year for missing doping tests. The number 18 player's place in the field for her fina...
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French pair to battle for Bali honours
Bali, Indonesia - Marion Bartoli had to fight to the finish while Aavane Rezai was untroubled as the French pair won through into the final of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions Saturday. The top seed Bartoli was rolling to what seemed to ...
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Hundreds take part in tsunami drill in Indonesia
Jakarta - Hundreds of people in Indonesia's Aceh province took part in an Indian Ocean tsunami practice drill on Wednesday, officials said. As sirens wailed, mosque loudspeakers ordered residents of Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province on the nor...
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Tsunami warning lifted in Indonesia - Summary
Jakarta - Authorities lifted a tsunami warning after tidal waves did not materialize late Saturday following a powerful earthquake, measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale, which struck the Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia, seismologists said. The quak...
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Landslide kills five in Indonesia's Central Java
Jakarta - A landslide triggered by heavy downpours buried alive five people in Indonesia's densely populated Central Java province, a media report said Tuesday. A torrent of mud slammed into houses in Sukolilo village of Pati district on the northern...
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Malaysian police bust international drug ring
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian police have busted an international drug syndicate with the arrest of seven people and seizure of 2.3 million ringgit (650,000 dollars) worth of drugs, a news report said Friday. Police detained five Iranian men, an Indonesia...
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Rabies spreads in Indonesia's Bali
Bali Island, Indonesia - An outbreak of rabies is spreading in Indonesia's resort island of Bali, officials said Wednesday. Fifteen people have died and nearly 15,000 have been treated after being bitten by dogs since the outbreak began in November l...
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Peer pressure shifts to Bartoli in battle for Bali semi-finals
Bali, Indonesia - Shahar Peer made a winning debut Thursday at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions and now stands ready to challenge top seed Marion Batoli for a semi-final place. The Israeli, who won back-to-back titles in September but ne...
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