Jan 23 Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions strike Alaska, Japan and the Philippines By Nsikan Akpan A series of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions struck the Pacific Rim late Monday and early Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 8:20 How well-organized is ISIS in Southeast Asia? By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Jan 14 Explosions and gunfire in Jakarta leave 5 gunmen, 2 civilians dead 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. Continue reading
Jun 30 Jakarta Gridlock Creates a Public Health Nightmare 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. Continue reading
Jun 03 Indonesia: Land of Contrasts 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. Continue reading
Sep 17 Top Indonesian Militant Believed Dead in Raid By Carolyn O'Hara Indonesia's most-wanted Islamic militant, believed to be the mastermind of two deadly July hotel bombings in Jakarta, has reportedly been killed in a police raid in Central Java. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch Terrorists Detonate Bombs in Indonesian Hotels Suicide bombers rocked two luxury hotels in Jakarta Friday morning just as guests were gathering for breakfast. Kwame Holman reports on the bombings that killed eight and injured more than 50. Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Poetry of Li-Young Lee Is ‘Descended from Dreamers’ Li-Young Lee was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Chinese parents who had been exiled from China. After fleeing the regime of Indonesian President Sukarno in 1959 through Hong Kong, Macau and Japan, his family settled in the United States in… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch Campaigns Deny Claims of Internet Story A Web site created a stir by publishing a story claiming Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., had plans to use a purported Islamist upbringing of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., against him in her presidential campaign. Experts discuss the struggle to separate… Continue watching
May 29 Watch Survivors of Indonesia’s Deadly Earthquake Face Threat of Volcano Eruption Survivors of Saturday's deadly earthquake in Indonesia face the threat of Mount Merapi, a volcano showing signs of eruption. Following a report on the volcano's activity, Indonesia's ambassador to the United States updates relief efforts in the region. Continue watching