A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Saturday, the US geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano has killed 283 people since it began erupting late last month, with more than 270,000 people still living in makeshift camps, an official said on Saturday.

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday celebrated Indonesia’s evolution from the rule of the “iron fist” to democracy and lauded his boyhood home’s spirit of tolerance as a model for Islam and the Wes

A conservative Muslim minister admits he shook hands with first lady Michelle Obama in welcoming her to Indonesia but says it wasn’t by choice.

US President Barack Obama arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday afternoon for a 24-hour visit to a country where he spent part of his childhood.

More than 130 people listed as missing, have been found alive on high ground on a remote Indonesian island, that was devastated by a tsunami five days ago, an official said.

A major 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia on Monday, seismologists said, causing localised waves in the remote area.

Thirteen people were killed and dozens were missing on Monday after flash floods smashed through a district in eastern Indonesia's Papua province, officials said.

A train crash in central Indonesia on Saturday killed at least 36 people and injured dozens, several with severe burns and broken bones, officials and witnesses said.

A film about US President Barack Obama’s childhood days in Indonesia debuts in Jakarta on Wednesday, promising a very different perspective on the man in the White House.