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Java village buried by landslide At least 200 people are feared dead and 100 homes have been swept away by a landslide triggered by rains
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Hundreds feared dead in landslide
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| Feb.11 |
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Denmark withdraws more diplomats
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| Feb.21 |
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Bird flu tests for death
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| May.12 |
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Red alert for volcano Mount Merapi The authorities have ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents living on the slopes of the 9,700ft peak
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| May.14 |
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New warning as volcano intensifies
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| May.26 |
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Hundreds die in Java quake
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| May.27 |
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Powerful earthquake killed at least 2,901
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Java quake kills 6,000  Map of Yogyakarta Indonesia| 20,000 people have been hurt and 200,000 left homeless. The quake hit at 0554 local time. The quake, measuring 6.3, is hitting a densely-populated area on the southern coast.
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| May.28 |
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Food aid starts to arrive for quake victims
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| May.29 |
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Quake toll over 5,100
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Urgent need for hospitals, tents
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| May.31 |
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Quake toll climbs but crisis eases
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| Jun.13 |
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Bali bomb cleric freed from jail
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| Jun.14 |
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Thousands flee volcano
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| Jun.15 |
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Volcano eruption traps two
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| Jun.22 |
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Flood toll passes 200
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| Jul.17 |
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650 dead as quake triggers tsunami A 7.2 earthquake off the coast of Java and a tsunami has killed 37 people, but the death toll is expected to rise
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| Jul.18 |
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Death toll in tsunami has risen to 520
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| Jul.19 |
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Strong earthquake rattles Jakarta
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| Aug.17 |
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States pledge troops for Lebanon
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| Nov.20 |
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Protests greet Bush
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| Dec.29 |
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Ship 'sinks in storm'. 600 missing  Map of Kalimantan Indonesia A ferry carrying around 850 passengers was travelling from Semarang in Central Java to the port of Kumai in Kalimantan
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| Jan.3 |
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Java village buried by landslide| At least 200 people are feared dead and 100 homes have been swept away by a landslide triggered by rains | |
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| Jan.4 |
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Hundreds feared dead in landslide A landslide buried a village in Central Java beneath tons of mud and rock
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| Jan.20 |
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Indonesia's abuses listed |
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| Feb.11 |
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Denmark withdraws more diplomats Denmark has temporarily withdrawn diplomats from Syria, Iran and Indonesia over fears for their safety
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Denmark urges citizens out of Indonesia
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| Feb.12 |
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Indonesia laments Danish pullout |
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| Feb.13 |
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Australian men sentenced to death |
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| Feb.15 |
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Mine giant settles pollution case |
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| Feb.21 |
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Bird flu tests for death The woman who died in Jakarta had been in contact with chickens infected with the virus
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| May.10 |
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Ahmadinejad: Nuke program peaceful |
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Jakarta offers Iran mediation |
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| May.11 |
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Ahmadinejad: Iran open to talks
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| May.12 |
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Red alert for volcano Mount Merapi| The authorities have ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents living on the slopes of the 9,700ft peak | |
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| May.13 |
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Volcano alert raised
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Mount Merapi eruption may be imminent
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| May.14 |
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New warning as volcano intensifies Map of Mount Merapi Indonesia Mount Merapi is spewing out near continuous clouds of hot ash and debris. Villagers were told to stand by
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| May.16 |
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Five people die of bird flu |
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| May.17 |
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Mt. Merapi shudders back to life |
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| May.19 |
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Ailing Suharto may face charges |
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Strong quake off eastern Indonesia |
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| May.20 |
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Huge anti-porn rally in Jakarta |
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| May.26 |
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Hundreds die in Java quake At least 244 people have been killed and scores injured by a 6.2 earthquake that struck the island
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| May.27 |
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Powerful earthquake killed at least 2,901 The 6.2-magnitude temblor struck central Java 15 miles south-southwest of the city of Yogyakarta
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Java quake kills 6,000 Map of Yogyakarta Indonesia 20,000 people have been hurt and 200,000 left homeless. The quake hit at 0554 local time
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People fled as their homes collapsed around them. Electricity and communications across the city of Yogyakarta were also down.
The airport was closed. The runway had cracked.
Rain compounds quake misery
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| May.28 |
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Food aid starts to arrive for quake victims A massive 6.3-magnitude quake flattened communities in the heavily populated region, killing more than 4,500
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| May.29 |
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Quake toll over 5,100 Map of Yogyakarta Indonesia An aid began to trickle in to help 6,500 injured and thousands more left homeless
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Urgent need for hospitals, tents Survivors of latest earthquake are in desperate need of emergency hospital care and tents for shelter
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| May.30 |
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Hope fades of finding survivors
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| May.31 |
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Quake toll climbs but crisis eases The toll climbed to more than 5,800. Repairs to roads and airport runways speeded the arrival of food
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Quake death toll surpasses 6,200
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| Jun.1 |
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Remote quake-hit areas await aid |
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| Jun.3 |
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Bird flu fears for quake survivors |
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| Jun.4 |
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Survivors confront sanitary crisis |
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| Jun.6 |
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11,000 flee Mount Merapi volcano |
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| Jun.7 |
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Volcano spews gas, lava
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Java volcano increases activity |
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| Jun.8 |
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Volcano spreads panic
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| Jun.13 |
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Bali bomb cleric freed from jail Abu Bakar Ba'asyir was convicted over the 2002 nightclub bombings, which killed 202 people
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Volcano threat eases
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| Jun.14 |
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Volcano threat grows
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Thousands flee volcano A volcano at Mount Merapi nearly enveloped a village with a searing gas cloud during an eruption
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| Jun.15 |
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Volcano eruption traps two Soldiers wearing heat-retardant clothing dug through debris trying to reach two people
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| Jun.20 |
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80 dead in floods
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| Jun.22 |
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Flood toll passes 200 4 days of heavy rains have triggered deadly floods and landslides; 130 are still missing
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Ship sinks off Sumatra, 40 missing
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| Jul.17 |
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650 dead as quake triggers tsunami Map of Java Indonesia| A 7.2 earthquake off the coast of Java and a tsunami has killed 37 people, but the death toll is expected to rise. Most of the deaths have been caused by the tsunami, but some may have died in th... | |
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Java tsunami death toll increases
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| Jul.18 |
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300 perish in Java quake, tsunami
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Death toll in tsunami has risen to 520 Rescuers continue to pull bodies from the rubble. Questions are being asked about why there was no warning
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| Jul.19 |
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Strong earthquake rattles Jakarta The 6.2 magnitude quake was centered 40 kilometers beneath the Sunda straits
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Indonesia bird flu deaths hit 42
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| Jul.22 |
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Tsunami death toll rises to 650
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| Jul.23 |
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Quake sparks fresh tsunami fears
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| Jul.27 |
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Powerful quake strikes Indonesia
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| Aug.16 |
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Indonesia cuts Bali prison terms
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| Aug.17 |
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States pledge troops for Lebanon Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nepal are prepared to offer troops for the expanded
peace force
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| Sep.17 |
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Pope apology fails to end anger
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| Sep.22 |
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Bird flu kills boy
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| Oct.7 |
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Smoke blankets region
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| Nov.20 |
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Protests greet Bush Bush said he hasn't decided whether to send more troops to Iraq or begin bringing home; he is awaiting the recommendations
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| Dec.6 |
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Oxfam warning on homeless
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| Dec.10 |
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Aceh votes in landmark elections
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| Dec.21 |
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Cleric cleared over Bali bombings
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| Dec.25 |
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Drills mark tsunami anniversary
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| Dec.29 |
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Ship 'sinks in storm'. 600 missing Map of Kalimantan Indonesia A ferry carrying around 850 passengers was travelling from Semarang in Central Java to the port of Kumai in Kalimantan
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| Dec.30 |
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Hunt for ship survivors
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Main Event: Java quake kills 6,000