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UN warns that 2 boats adrift in the Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue
BANGKOK (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency on Monday sounded the alarm for about 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats reported to be out of supplies and adrift in the Andaman Sea. The UNHCR is worried that all aboard could die without efforts to rescue them, said Babar...
Indonesia opens the campaign for its presidential election in February
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Candidates opened their campaigns Tuesday for Indonesia's presidential election, which is shaping up as a three-way race among a former special forces general who's lost twice before and two former governors. The three presidential hopefuls have vowed a...
Nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees arrive by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh region in one week
LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia (AP) — Almost 1,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar have arrived by boat in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh in the last six days, officials said Monday. They included five groups with women and children who were afloat for days. One batch of more...
More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents
ACEH UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are afloat off the coast of Indonesia after two attempts to land were rejected by local residents. Officials said the boat most recently tried to land in Aceh Utara district, in Indonesia’s Aceh...
Dignitaries attend funeral of ex-Finnish President Ahtisaari, peace broker and Nobel laureate
HELSINKI (AP) — Dignitaries bid farewell to the late Martti Ahtisaari at a ceremony Friday in Finland's capital for the former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who helped facilitate peace deals in the countries of many of the mourners. Ahtisaari died Oct. 16 at the age of...
A series of powerful earthquakes shakes eastern Indonesia. No immediate reports of casualties
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A series of powerful and shallow earthquakes shook a sparsely populated island chain in eastern Indonesia on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit an area 341...
Martti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president, global peace broker and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies
HELSINKI (AP) — Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and global peace broker who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his work to resolve international conflicts, died Monday. He was 86. The foundation he created for preventing and resolving violent conflicts...
