Home of US teachers hit by gunshots in Indonesia’s Aceh province, motive remains unclear

Gunfire at home of US teachers in Indonesia’s Aceh

Gunmen shoot German Red Cross worker in Indonesia’s Aceh province

German Red Cross worker shot in Indonesia’s Aceh

Tight pants banned for women in Indonesia’s Aceh, shorts forbidden for men

Tight pants a no-no for women in Indonesia’s Aceh

Indian Ocean nations testing warning system put in place after 2004 tsunami

BANGKOK — Sirens blared, parents grabbed their children and hundreds ran to emergency shelters in Indonesia as countries bordering the Indian Ocean conducted a test Wednesday of a warning system set up after the devastating 2004 tsunami.

Indonesians in mountain villages destroyed by earthquake get aid for first time

KAMPUNG LAWEH, Indonesia — Children swarmed into the streets clutching begging boxes and yelling “please help me” Wednesday as an aid convoy reached villages deep in Indonesia’s quake zone.

Quake relief also brings help to non-victims in poverty-hit Indonesia

PADANG PARIAMAN, Indonesia — Aid workers reached farther into Indonesia’s disaster zone Wednesday, delivering food and water for the first time to villages cut off for a week by earthquake-triggered landslides.

Death toll from Indonesia quake jumps to 200 as search for survivors resumes

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A disaster management official says at least 200 people have been killed by the powerful earthquake that struck western Indonesia.

Powerful earthquake strikes Indonesia, triggering landslides, trapping thousands and killing 75

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering landslides and trapping thousands under collapsed buildings — including two hospitals, an official said. At least 75 bodies were found, but the toll was expected to be far higher.

Quake strikes Indonesia, trapping thousands under collapsed buildings

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering landslides and trapping thousands under collapsed buildings — including two hospitals, an official said. At least 75 bodies were found, but the toll was expected to be far higher.

Lawmakers in a devoutly Muslim Indonesian province vote that adulterers can be stoned to death

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Lawmakers in a devoutly Muslim Indonesian province voted unanimously that adulterers can be sentenced to death by stoning, just months after voters overwhelmingly chose to throw conservative Islamic parties out of power.

A closer look at the new Islamic law adopted in Indonesia’s Aceh province

A brief overview of some key articles in the expanded Islamic law passed Monday by the regional parliament in Indonesia Aceh’s province:

New law in Indonesia’s Aceh province makes adultery punishable by ’stoning to death’

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Adulterers can be stoned to death and homosexuality is punishable by steep prison terms under a new law passed unanimously by lawmakers in Indonesia’s devoutly Muslim Aceh province Monday.

Experts say killings at Indonesian gold mine likely stem from rivalry between police, military

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Deadly ambushes at the world’s largest gold mine likely stem from rivalries between Indonesian police and military forces who compete for millions in illegal profits for protecting the industry, analysts said.

Experts: Killings at Indonesian gold mine likely stem from rivalry between police, military

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Deadly ambushes at the world’s largest gold mine likely stem from rival Indonesian police and military forces who are competing for millions in illegal profits for protecting the industry, analysts said.

As Indonesian polls close, president looks headed for re-election _ perhaps in single round

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s president appeared all but certain to win another five-year term in office, with early ballot counts indicating a sweeping election victory Wednesday that will give him a powerful mandate to press ahead with democratic reforms.

Indonesian polls close, president headed for re-election in single round

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was poised to win his second term in office on the back of recent economic and political stability, according to early returns Wednesday in the country’s presidential election.

Indonesians vote calmly in 2nd direct presidential poll; Yudhoyono re-election expected

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesians voted in their emerging democracy’s second direct presidential election, with the incumbent expected to win a single-round victory on the back of recent economic and political stability.