Volcanic eruption burns houses in Indonesia, killing at least 10 people

MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least 10 people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores. The eruption at Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki around midnight spewed thick brownish ash as...

Indonesia’s Disaster Management Agency says 9 dead in volcanic eruption at Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki

Still wrecked from past Israeli raids, hospitals in northern Gaza come under attack again

JERUSALEM (AP) — They were built to be places of healing. But once again, three hospitals in northern Gaza are encircled by Israeli troops and under fire. Bombardment is pounding around them as Israel wages a new offensive against Hamas fighters that it says have regrouped nearby....

British businessman to remain in custody on charge of killing Indonesian woman in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (AP) — A British businessman was ordered Friday to remain in custody after being charged with murder in Hong Kong over the death of an Indonesian woman at a park waterfall. Jamie Tzewee Chapman, 34, did not enter a plea in the court appearance and his lawyer did not...

Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts, spewing ash and hot clouds

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — One of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes erupted Sunday, spewing thick columns of ash at least three times and blanketing villages with debris, but no casualties were reported. Mount Marapi, in Agam district of the province of West Sumatra, is known for...

Indonesian forests pay the price for the growing global biomass energy demand

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Enormous swathes of pristine forest are being cut down across Indonesia to supply the rapidly rising international demand for biomass material seen as critical to many countries' transitions to cleaner forms of energy. Nearly all of the biomass from...

Indonesian coast guard drives away a Chinese vessel in disputed waters for the third time in a week

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian patrol ships drove a Chinese coast guard vessel away from a survey vessel in a disputed area of the South China Sea for the third time in a week, according to a statement from Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency on Saturday. A video...

Indonesia’s new President and ministers begin a military-style retreat which includes morning drills

MAGELANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto and his cabinet ministers started a military-style retreat on Friday at a military academy in the Java province. Wearing army attire from camouflage hats and clothes to combat...

Indonesia says its coast guard drove away Chinese ship that interrupted survey in disputed sea

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian patrol ships drove a Chinese coast guard vessel away from a survey vessel in a disputed area of the South China Sea for the second time in three days, Indonesian authorities said Thursday. Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency said a Chinese ship...

Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Whether it's digging for metals and minerals for cellphones and electric vehicles or coal for power generation, mining around the world has skyrocketed since 2000, causing widespread destruction of tropical forests, degrading the environment and displacing Indigenous and...