Aerosmith have cancelled a show in Indonesia after authorities there said they had foiled a bomb plot targeting the Myanmar Embassy. Concert promoter Ismaya Live cited safety concerns as the reason for the cancellation, but it wasn’t clear if there was a direct connection to the alleged embassy plot.
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After Beheading, Indonesia Bars Maids from Work in Saudi Arabia
A woman, beheaded by the sword thousands of miles from home.
Getting Pregnant While Pregnant: How Superfetation Works
An Indonesian woman gave birth to a 19-lb. 2-oz
Indonesian Art: The Undercutting Edge
The soaring value of contemporary Chinese and Vietnamese art has been one of the art world’s most widely documented phenomena of recent years. But if you’re a would-be collector who feels priced out of the market, is there anywhere else to look?
Strong quake rattles Indonesian capital
A strong earthquake rattled the Indonesian island of Java on Friday, sending panicked people into the streets of the capital city, Jakarta.
Teen returns home to find family among quake dead
Septiani Lenianingsih stands off to the side, away from the crowds that have gathered to watch the backhoe at work. The land the machine is plowing through was once the village of Malalak, but it’s now a mass grave.
In Indonesia, A City’s Worst Fears Come to Pass
Sooner or later, citizens of Padang feared they would be next. Sitting on the same earthquake faultline that triggered the deadly 2004 Asian tsunami, the Indonesian city of 900,000 on the island of Sumatra is one of the world’s most vulnerable to seismic activity.
Four killed in anti-terror raid in Indonesia
Indonesian police stormed a suspected terrorist hideout in central Java early Thursday, the National Police said.
Sources: Wanted terror suspect Top killed
Noordin M. Top, one of Asia’s most wanted terrorism suspects and linked to several Indonesian bombings in the past decade, was killed Saturday, ending a six-year manhunt, two law enforcement sources tell CNN.
Conjoined twins born with one body
An Indonesian mother has given birth to conjoined twins who share the same body and all their vital parts — except their heart and their heads.