A volatile volcano in central Indonesia unleashed its most powerful eruption yet Sunday, spewing hot ash and smoke thousands of feet (meters) into the air and sending panicked villagers racing back to

The 118-nation Non-Aligned Movement on Friday demanded Israel release a "substantial number" of Palestinian political prisoners as a "positive step" towards peace.

Indonesia is beefing up security on the holiday island of Bali following the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, an official said on Tuesday.

Swarms of caterpillars which can cause skin rashes have invaded the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, an official said on Wednesday, but tourist areas have not been affected so far.

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Hundreds of residents fled an Indonesian port town for higher ground today when an earthquake struck south of Java with a magnitude estimated by US seismologists at 6.7.

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A wooden boat carrying more than one hundred migrants from Myanmar's Rohingya minority has been found drifting off Indonesia's Sumatra island, local police said on Wednesday.

Indonesia on Monday sentenced three soldiers to between eight and 10 months in jail for disobedience after they were filmed torturing Papuan civilians.

A code of conduct is urgently needed between Beijing and Southeast Asian nations to prevent conflict in the South China Sea, Indonesia said on Monday.