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APEC leaders hold Lima summit as Trump prepares to return to office
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Leaders of Pacific Rim countries including the U.S. and China gathered Friday in Peru for an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, the first major global summit since U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory. The annual gathering brings together...
Indonesia's volcanic eruption grounds international flights on tourist island of Bali
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Several international airlines canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali on Wednesday as an ongoing volcanic eruption left travelers stranded at airports. Tourists told The Associated Press that they have been stuck at Bali’s...
Indonesia and Australia hold joint military drills after signing a new defense agreement
SITUBONDO, Indonesia (AP) — The Indonesian and Australian militaries began joint combat drills off Indonesia’s main island of Java on Wednesday with about 2,000 troops training in air, maritime, amphibious and land operations. They'll participate in a live-fire exercise near...
Indonesia's new leader calls for collaboration with China before heading to the US
BEIJING (AP) — Indonesia's new leader called for collaboration rather than confrontation with China after the signing of $10 billion in new deals at a business forum on Sunday in the Chinese capital before heading to the U.S. President Prabowo Subianto told the forum that his...
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki unleashes towering columns of hot clouds
MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano spewed towering columns of hot ash high into the air Saturday, days after a huge eruption killed nine people and injured dozens of others. Activity at the volcano on the remote island of Flores, in East Nusa...
Newly inaugurated Indonesian President Subianto visits China in first overseas trip
BEIJING (AP) — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto pledged to maintain close ties with China during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Saturday, his first overseas stop since he took office three weeks ago. Subianto is seeking to strengthen relations with...
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupts for the second time in a week
MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki unleashed towering columns of ash into the air on Thursday, in an even larger eruption than the one that killed nine people and injured dozens of others three days ago. There were no reports of casualties from the...
What to know about the eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki that killed 9 in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A series of volcanic eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki on Indonesia’s remote island of Flores killed nine people and injured dozens of others, as buildings crumbled and terrified residents ran for their lives in the darkness. The eruptions on Monday...
Indonesian rescuers dig through volcanic ash after eruption kills 9 and destroys buildings
MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue workers sifted through smoldering debris and thick mud Tuesday in search of survivors, a day after a volcano on Indonesia’s island of Flores erupted and killed at least nine people with its searing lava and ash. Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki spewed...
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...
