

World Jan 04

Landslides and floods triggered by torrential downpours have left at least 60 people dead in and around Indonesia’s capital, as rescuers struggled to search for people apparently buried under tons of mud, officials said Saturday.
By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press
World Aug 26

The country's capital will move from overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta to a site in sparsely populated East Kalimantan province on Borneo island, known for rainforests and orangutans.
By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press
World May 22

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the capital Jakarta under control.
By Stephen Wright, Fadlan Syam, Associated Press
World Dec 25

Unsettled survivors of the Indonesia tsunami this weekend remained traumatized by a tragedy that killed more than 420 people and left thousands homeless.
By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press
A series of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions struck the Pacific Rim late Monday and early Tuesday.
Jan 14

By PBS NewsHour
Multiple gunmen and suicide bombers struck the center of Jakarta, targeting a police booth as well as a nearby Starbucks. Two civilians were killed and five attackers died. The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret…
Jan 14

By Joshua Barajas
Several attackers set off a series of explosions that targeted downtown Jakarta on Thursday and exchanged gunfire with Indonesian authorities, leaving at least seven people, including five assailants, dead.
Jun 30

By Talea Miller
More than 1,000 die each year in auto accidents in Jakarta, where population growth and lack of public transportation have created a traffic crisis.
Jun 03

By Dan Sagalyn
PBS NewsHour producer Dan Sagalyn traveled to Indonesia in May 2011 to learn more about the Southeast Asian country -- the world's fourth most populous nation -- and the issues it faces today.
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