Feb 08 Watch News Wrap: Muslim Mob Attacks Churches, Court in Indonesia In other news Tuesday, hundreds of Muslim men demanding harsh punishment for a Christian on trial for blasphemy attacked churches and hurled rocks at a court building and riot police in Indonesia. Also, President Obama continued calls to build a… Continue watching
Dec 30 In Photos: World Events of 2010 By Larisa Epatko It was a year of earthquakes and volcanoes, floods and toxic spills, but 2010 also saw thwarted terrorist attacks and the joyous release of 33 miners in Chile from the Earth's rocky depths. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch Science, Mysticism Meld in Predicting Mount Merapi’s Deadly Eruptions Since October, more than 300 people have been killed by volatile volcano Mount Merapi's eruptions. Miles O'Brien reports from the village of Yogyakarta on the science and superstition surrounding the most-active volcano in Indonesia. Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch Obama’s Indonesia Visit Stirs Memories for Boyhood Acquaintances President Obama made good on an earlier promise to return to Indonesia, revisiting the country where he spent several years as a child. GlobalPost visited his old neighborhood and spoke with some of his grade-school classmates and acquaintances about the… Continue watching
Nov 09 President Obama Delivers Major Address in Indonesia President Obama wrapped up a brief visit to Indonesia Tuesday with a major address to the Muslim world, his second since taking office. His visit, part of a 10-day trip through Asia, is intended to bolster relations with the world's… Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch Back in Indonesia, Obama Looks to Strengthen U.S. Ties With Muslim World President Obama returned to Indonesia, where he spent a portion of his childhood, encouraging the U.S. to build stronger ties with the most populous Muslim nation in the world without focusing solely on security. Margret Warner has more. Continue watching
Nov 09 Presidential Visit Elicits Mixed Reactions from Indonesians By Lauren Knapp // Two years after being elected, President Obama has returned to his boyhood home of Indonesia. The shortened trip, only 24 hours, is the second stop on his 10-day Asia tour. Despite still reeling from a recent tsunami and exploding… Continue reading
Nov 09 U.S.-Indonesian Ties, Muslim Dialogue Mark Obama’s Trip By Larisa Epatko During a 24-hour visit to Indonesia, President Obama plans to meet with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to emphasize the two countries' strengthened ties, and to deliver a second major speech to the Muslim world. Continue reading
Nov 09 Indonesians Evacuate From Mount Merapi’s Path DetectFlashDecision_Blog ('news01s452bqfc4', 'VtJxZneaqPg', '29'); The volcano erupting on Indonesia's Mount Merapi has continued to claim lives as hot ash and gas spew over surrounding areas in one of the worst eruptions in a century. The last time we… Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch Tensions Flare in India, Pakistan Over Kashmir Valley New violence has erupted in Kashmir, where a crackdown on protests against Indian rule has intensified in recent months. It is the latest in decades of unrest in this territory, where power is divided between India and Pakistan but there… Continue watching