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A male orangutan, clinging precariously to overhanging branches, flails the water with a pole, trying desperately to spear a passing fish.
It is the first time one has been seen using a tool to hunt.
The extraordinary image, a world exclusive, was...
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The arrests last week of 10 suspected Islamic militants severely weakened Indonesia’s terrorist movement, the country’s foreign minister said Sunday.
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The throng of Asian-American donors drew closer, drinks in hand, to hear Barack Obama’s sister describe the wide arc of his life: beyond politics and Chicago,...
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Fifteen bodies were pulled from the wreckage of an Indonesian military plane that crashed into a jungle-clad mountain, a military official said Saturday. The fate of...
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Delegates at a U.N. conference decided against banning toxic waste exports, instead encouraging countries Friday to take their own action to address the steady stream...
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A military spokesman says an Indonesian air force plane carrying 18 people has been reported missing.
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Many poor countries accept toxic waste from abroad, such as old computers, rusted ships and pesticides, in a shortsighted bid to lift themselves out of poverty, despite...
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Police in Indonesia say a boat with 14 people on board has sunk in Malaysian waters. They say six of the passengers have drowned and six others are missing.
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Indonesian police arrested a former top intelligence official Thursday for suspected involvement in the 2004 killing of a human rights activist poisoned on an airline...
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Indonesian police arrested a former top official in the intelligence agency Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in the mid-air poisoning death of a top human rights...
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International scientists said Tuesday they are almost certain a mud volcano that has displaced tens of thousands of villagers in central Indonesia was caused by faulty...
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International scientists said Tuesday they are almost certain a mud volcano that has displaced tens of thousands of villagers in central Indonesia was caused by faulty...
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Members of a moderate Muslim sect were ordered by the government Monday to return to mainstream Islam or face possible imprisonment for insulting the country’s...
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A group of European scuba divers swept away in strong currents scrambled onto a remote Indonesian island only to face another threat: a Komodo dragon.
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All five Europeans who went missing while scuba diving in treacherous waters off eastern Indonesia were found alive Saturday on a remote island, police and family...
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A local police chief says that five European scuba divers have been found alive after being swept away by powerful currents off eastern Indonesia.
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Five European scuba divers were missing Friday after being swept away by powerful currents off eastern Indonesia, police said.
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Police say five foreigners are missing after scuba diving in waters off eastern Indonesia.
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A 15-year-old girl died of bird flu last month, becoming Indonesia’s 109th victim, but the government decided to keep the news quiet. It is part of a new policy...
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More than 700 passengers were safely evacuated after an Indonesian ferry caught fire Sunday while nearing its destination on the island of Borneo, police said.
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