Feb 13 China, Indonesia Report New Bird Flu Deaths By PBS News Hour The World Health Organization confirmed new human cases and deaths of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu in China and Indonesia following the discovery of the deadly virus among birds in Greece, Italy and Bulgaria over the weekend. Continue reading
Aug 15 Indonesia, Rebels Sign Aceh Peace Deal By PBS News Hour Indonesian officials and rebels from the Free Aceh Movement, or GAM, signed a truce Monday ending nearly three decades of fighting over the province of Aceh's independence. Continue reading
Mar 29 Indonesia Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 330, Expected to Rise By PBS News Hour As Indonesians searched through rubble left behind from Monday's 8.7-magnitude earthquake that struck near the island of Nias, officials warned the death toll, already at more than 330 people, could rise as high as 2,000. Continue reading
Dec 30 Destruction in Indonesia Pushes Tsunami Death Toll Over 114,000 By PBS News Hour As Indonesian military units pushed deeper into the ravaged region of northern Sumatra, officials said that nearly 80,000 people had died when an earthquake and ensuing tsunamis struck the country Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 02 Indonesian Court Sentences Muslim Cleric to Four Years for Treason An Indonesian court sentenced Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir to four years in prison Tuesday for aiding and abetting in treason planned against the Indonesian government. Continue reading
Aug 06 Powerful Car Bomb Rocks Hotel in Indonesia, Killing 10 A powerful car bomb exploded outside of a luxury Marriott hotel in downtown Jakarta Tuesday, killing at least 10 and wounding some 150 others in an apparent suicide attack. Continue reading
May 19 Indonesia Launches Attack on Aceh Rebels Hundreds of Indonesian troops moved into the rebel province of Aceh Monday in an offensive aimed at dispersing rebels who have fomented revolution in the oil-rich region for decades. Continue reading
Oct 16 Indonesia Pledges to Fight Terrorism in Wake of Bali Blast Indonesia's government on Wednesday promised to push for tougher anti-terror laws and formed an international investigative team to search for those responsible for a bomb blast that killed more than 180 people on the resort island of Bali. Continue reading