Small tsunamis hit Indonesian coast after Sumatra quake
At least three tsunamis of up to 80 centimetres (31 inches) hit Indonesia's coast after a massive 8.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra island on Wednesday.
"Our tide gauges and buoys recorded
No likelihood of tsunami tidal waves in Indian Ocean region
A powerful 8.6 magnitude earthquake and strong aftershocks struck off Indonesia on Wednesday, sending people as far away as southern India scurrying from buildings and raising fears of a disastrous ts
Indian Ocean on tsunami watch after Sumatra quake: US centre
Indonesia has issued a tsunami warning after a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.9 hit waters off westernmost Aceh province.
The US Geological Survey said on Wednesday the quake was centre
Massive Indonesia quake triggers tsunami alert
A massive earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, US and Indonesian monitors reported, prompting a Indian Ocean-wide tsunami alert.
Tremors felt in several cities across South India
Tremors were felt in Chennai, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram and several other cities across South India following the 8.7 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia.
Areas near Marina Beach Road in Chennai ha
Tremor in Kolkata, buildings develop cracks
Kolkata and its neighbourhood were rocked by a mild tremor due to a high intensity earthquake off the coast of Sumatra on Wednesday.
Indonesia mulls mini-skirt ban
Indonesia has plans to ban the mini-skirt under its stringent anti-pornography laws as it believes 'they make men do things'.
According to the Muslim-dominated country's religious affairs minister, o
Indonesian women get husbands' pay to stop affairs
Thousands of male Indonesian civil servants had their monthly pay transferred to their wives' bank accounts this week in a bid by a local government to stop men having affairs.
The Gorontalo administ
Indonesia returns foreigners to riot-hit jail
Foreign inmates evacuated from a jail on Indonesia's Bali island where rioting prisoners took control this week have been returned to the facility at their request, authorities said on Friday.
Twelve
Suspected Bali bomber goes on trial in Indonesia
A key Muslim militant arrested in the same Pakistani town where US commandos later killed Osama bin Laden went on trial in Indonesia on Monday on multiple charges including premeditated murder for the