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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Indonesia</title>
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		<title>Statue of Obama as a boy erected in Indonesian park to inspire children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Statue of Obama as boy erected in Indonesian park
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A statue of President Barack Obama as a 10-year-old wearing shorts and a T-shirt has been erected in a Jakarta park to inspire children in the country where he lived as a boy, officials said Wednesday.
The almost life-sized statue, to be unveiled .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/statue-of-obama-as-a-boy-erected-in-indonesian-park-to-inspire-children-241951/" title="Statue of Obama as a boy erected in Indonesian park to inspire children">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Indonesian colonel says army deliberately killed Australia-based journalists in 1975</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod Mcguirk</dc:creator>
		
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Report: Indonesian colonel says reporters killed

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A former Indonesian army colonel has told a magazine that soldiers deliberately killed five Western journalists in East Timor in 1975 — contradicting the government&#8217;s longstanding assertion that the deaths were accidental.
The explosive claim in the weekly Tempo magazine, published Monday, further fueled tensions between Indonesia and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-indonesian-colonel-says-army-deliberately-killed-australia-based-journalists-in-1975-241261/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Former Indonesian colonel says army deliberately killed Australia-based journalists in 1975</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>More than 10,000 paper lanterns launched from Indonesian beach, shattering world record</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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10,000 lanterns fly into record book in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia — An ecumenical group launched more than 10,000 twinkling paper lanterns into the night sky from a beach in Indonesia, setting a world record, officials said Monday.
The exact number of the white paper lanterns that floated gently above Carnaval Beach in the capital, Jakarta, late Saturday .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/more-than-10000-paper-lanterns-launched-from-indonesian-beach-shattering-world-record-240745/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: More than 10,000 paper lanterns launched from Indonesian beach, shattering world record</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesian police question 3 suspects over karaoke bar fire that killed 20</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Police quiz suspects in fatal Indonesian bar fire

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Police on Saturday questioned three workers suspected of accidentally starting a fire that killed 20 people in a third-floor karaoke bar in one of Indonesia&#8217;s largest cities, an official said.
Two survivors of the Friday night fire in Medan on Sumatra island remained in critical condition .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesian-police-question-3-suspects-over-karaoke-bar-fire-that-killed-20-240221/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say 20 killed in fire at karaoke bar in Indonesia&#8217;s third largest city</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
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20 killed in Indonesian karaoke bar fire
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A least 20 people died and two were injured when fire engulfed a third-floor karaoke bar in one of Indonesia&#8217;s largest cities on Friday, police said, adding that the death toll could rise.

Fire fighters contained the blaze in the multistory building in Medan on Sumatra island ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-20-killed-in-fire-at-karaoke-bar-in-indonesias-third-largest-city-240055/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Police say 20 killed in fire at karaoke bar in Indonesia&#8217;s third largest city</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say 20 killed in fire at amusement center in Indonesia&#8217;s third largest city</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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20 killed in Indonesian amusement center fire

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A fire at an amusement center in a commercial building in Indonesia&#8217;s third largest city killed at least 20 people and injured two others Friday, police said, adding that the death toll could rise.
&#8220;Rescuers are now combing the location to search for more possible victims,&#8221; police ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-20-killed-in-fire-at-amusement-center-in-indonesias-third-largest-city-240043/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Police say 20 killed in fire at amusement center in Indonesia&#8217;s third largest city</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 stranded whales near death a day after rough seas beached 4 on the Bali coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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2 stranded whales near death on Bali beach

BALI, Indonesia — Two young whales are stranded on Indonesia&#8217;s resort island of Bali and will die on the beach because they are too weak to survive even if returned to the water, an official said Sunday.
Attempts to rescue the beached whales, a rare occurrence on Bali, have .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-stranded-whales-near-death-a-day-after-rough-seas-beached-4-on-the-bali-coast-237193/">2 stranded whales near death a day after rough seas beached 4 on the Bali coast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Newmont Mining agrees to sell 14 percent share in Indonesian venture for $494 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Newmont&#8217;s Indonesia venture stake to go for $494M

DENVER — Newmont Mining Corp. says its Indonesian joint venture has agreed to transfer a 14 percent stake to a private company and to a consortium of regional and local Indonesian governments, with proceeds totaling about $494 million.
Denver-based Newmont said Monday that a 14 percent stake in PT .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/newmont-mining-agrees-to-sell-14-percent-share-in-indonesian-venture-for-494-million-234828/">Newmont Mining agrees to sell 14 percent share in Indonesian venture for $494 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rescuers find female survivor at sea, 25 hours after Indonesian ferry sank; 29 dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niniek Karmini</dc:creator>
		
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Woman found 25 hours after Indonesia ferry sank

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia&#8217;s Sumatra island. At least 29 people drowned and 20 others were missing.
A total of 255 survivors have been pulled from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rescuers-find-female-survivor-at-sea-25-hours-after-indonesian-ferry-sank-29-dead-234576/">Original article &nbsp;: Rescuers find female survivor at sea, 25 hours after Indonesian ferry sank; 29 dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Home of US teachers hit by gunshots in Indonesia&#8217;s Aceh province, motive remains unclear</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Gunfire at home of US teachers in Indonesia&#8217;s Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Gunfire hit the home of two American lecturers in Indonesia&#8217;s western province of Aceh on Monday, but no one was injured.
It is the third time this month foreigners have been targeted in Aceh, a poor province on Indonesia&#8217;s westernmost tip, where a massive .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/home-of-us-teachers-hit-by-gunshots-in-indonesias-aceh-province-motive-remains-unclear-234555/">Home of US teachers hit by gunshots in Indonesia&#8217;s Aceh province, motive remains unclear</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rescuers search stormy waters for survivors of Indonesian ferry sinking; 29 dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Kotarumalos</dc:creator>
		
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Search on for Indonesian ferry accident survivors

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers returned to choppy waters off Indonesia&#8217;s Sumatra island Monday to search for 21 passengers still missing after a ferry sank in a storm. Officials say 254 survivors were pulled from the sea and at least 29 other people drowned.
The Dumai Express 10 was hit by .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rescuers-search-stormy-waters-for-survivors-of-indonesian-ferry-sinking-29-dead-234399/">Rescuers search stormy waters for survivors of Indonesian ferry sinking; 29 dead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 29 dead, more than 240 rescued</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Kotarumalos</dc:creator>
		
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Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, some 240 rescued

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but 29 people have died and at least 17 others were missing, officials said.
A second ferry ran aground nearby, but all its passengers were ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesian-ferry-sinks-in-heavy-storm-29-dead-more-than-240-rescued-234360/">Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 29 dead, more than 240 rescued</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 25 dead, more than 240 passengers aboard rescued</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Kotarumalos</dc:creator>
		
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Indonesian ferry sinks; 25 dead, some 240 rescued

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but at least 25 people have died, officials said. Search operations were called off after nightfall for the unknown number of passengers still missing.
A second .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesian-ferry-sinks-in-heavy-storm-25-dead-more-than-240-passengers-aboard-rescued-234346/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 25 dead, more than 240 passengers aboard rescued</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 15 dead, more than 230 passengers aboard rescued</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Kotarumalos</dc:creator>
		
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Indonesian ferry sinks; 15 dead, some 230 rescued

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers saved more than 230 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but at least 15 people have died, officials said. Search operations were called off after nightfall for the unknown number of passengers still missing.
A second .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesian-ferry-sinks-in-heavy-storm-15-dead-more-than-230-passengers-aboard-rescued-234337/">Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 15 dead, more than 230 passengers aboard rescued</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 9 dead, some 230 passengers aboard rescued</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Kotarumalos</dc:creator>
		
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Indonesian ferry sinks; 9 dead, some 230 rescued

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers saved more than 230 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but at least nine people have died, an official said. An unknown number of passengers were still missing.
A second ferry was still stranded in nearby .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesian-ferry-sinks-in-heavy-storm-9-dead-some-230-passengers-aboard-rescued-234330/">Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 9 dead, some 230 passengers aboard rescued</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesian ferry sinks with 242 passengers aboard; at least 1 dead but dozens rescued</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 242 aboard

JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian passenger ferry with almost 250 people aboard sank in rough waters off Sumatra island Sunday, killing at least one, police said, while a second ferry ran aground in nearby waters.
Rescue teams had found one body and rescued 97 people but high waves were making ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesian-ferry-sinks-with-242-passengers-aboard-at-least-1-dead-but-dozens-rescued-234268/">Original article on  : Indonesian ferry sinks with 242 passengers aboard; at least 1 dead but dozens rescued</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with hundreds of people onboard, dozens rescued</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 228

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian television says a passenger ferry with more than 200 people onboard sank in rough waters near Sumatra island.
Yasin Kosasih, a police chief in Riau province, says the Dumai Express 10 left on an inter-island voyage Sunday morning and reportedly sank in poor weather 90 minutes ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-indonesian-passenger-ferry-sinks-with-hundreds-of-people-onboard-dozens-rescued-234212/">Read more : Report: Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with hundreds of people onboard, dozens rescued</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hollywood disaster movie &#8216;2012&#8242; draws in Chinese patriotic fans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
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BEIJING — When the apocalypse comes, China will save the world.
Or at least that&#8217;s how Chinese audiences are interpreting &#8220;2012,&#8221; Hollywood&#8217;s latest blockbuster disaster movie.
&#8220;It&#8217;s about time the world sees us as a dominant ally,&#8221; said Liu Xinliang, 27, a Beijing-based computer programmer who ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hollywood-disaster-movie-2012-draws-in-chinese-patriotic-fans-233448/">Hollywood disaster movie &#8216;2012&#8242; draws in Chinese patriotic fans</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Standoff with Sri Lankan asylum seekers ends

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Dozens of Sri Lankan asylum seekers on Wednesday left an Australian customs vessel anchored off Indonesia after they were promised they would be resettled, ending a monthlong standoff.
The 46 men, five women and five children were taken from Australia&#8217;s Oceanic Viking to a detention center on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankan-asylum-seekers-leave-australian-boat-ending-monthlong-standoff-in-indonesia-232086/" title="Sri Lankan asylum seekers leave Australian boat, ending monthlong standoff in Indonesia">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Newmont transfers stake in Indonesian venture

DENVER — Newmont Mining Corp. has sold a 10 percent share of its Indonesian joint venture to a consortium of regional and local governments.
The company&#8217;s contract to operate in Indonesia includes a requirement for it to divest shares.
Denver-based Newmont said Monday it had received $391 million for its 56.25 percent ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/newmont-mining-transfers-10-percent-stake-in-indonesian-venture-230789/" title="Newmont Mining transfers 10 percent stake in Indonesian venture">>>></a>.]]></description>
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In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuclear pact progress
SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama said Sunday the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on reducing nuclear arms ready for approval by year&#8217;s end, an announcement designed as an upbeat ending to a summit with Asia-Pacific leaders.
While publicizing progress with Russia on arms ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-asia-obama-medvedev-see-nuclear-pact-in-sight-climate-change-deal-illusive-229835/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuclear pact in sight, climate-change deal illusive</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact in sight, climate-change deal illusive</title>
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In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact progress
SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama said Sunday the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on reducing nuclear arms ready for approval by year&#8217;s end, an announcement designed as an upbeat ending to a summit with Asia-Pacific leaders.
While publicizing progress with Russia .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-asia-obama-medvedev-see-nuke-pact-in-sight-climate-change-deal-illusive-229831/">Source &nbsp;: In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact in sight, climate-change deal illusive</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesia deports Greenpeace activists for joining protest against forest destruction</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Indonesia deports Greenpeace activists
PEKANBARU, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities say they are deporting 11 foreign Greenpeace activists for joining a protest against forest destruction.

Immigration official Jumanter Lubis said Saturday the activists violated their tourist visas and are being sent home.
The environmental activists from Spain, Brazil, Germany, Thailand and the Philippines sought to draw attention to the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesia-deports-greenpeace-activists-for-joining-protest-against-forest-destruction-229396/">Indonesia deports Greenpeace activists for joining protest against forest destruction</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Powerful undersea earthquake in central Indonesia kills 1, hurts dozens on remote island</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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1 dead, dozens injured by strong Indonesian quake

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful undersea earthquake killed one person, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses on a remote island in central Indonesia, officials said Monday.
At least 20 people were hospitalized on Sumbawa after the 6.7-magnitude temblor, many of them with broken bones, said Rustam Pakaya, the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/powerful-undersea-earthquake-in-central-indonesia-kills-1-hurts-dozens-on-remote-island-223236/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Series of rain-triggered landslides bury houses, kill 14 on Indonesia&#8217;s Sulawesi island</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Rain-triggered landslides kill 14 in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Torrential rains triggered a series of landslides on Indonesia&#8217;s Sulawesi island, killing at least 14 residents and burying many more, a local official said Monday.
The downpours sent a mass of mud slamming into about 20 houses in the outskirts of the town of Palopo, South Sulawesi province, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/series-of-rain-triggered-landslides-bury-houses-kill-14-on-indonesias-sulawesi-island-222889/" title="Series of rain-triggered landslides bury houses, kill 14 on Indonesia&#8217;s Sulawesi island">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Powerful quake in central Indonesia kills 2, hurts dozens</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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2 killed by strong central Indonesian quake

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong undersea earthquake killed two people and damaged buildings on the remote island of Sumbawa in central Indonesia, officials said Monday.
At least 20 people were hospitalized on the island after the 6.7-magnitude temblor, many of them with broken bones, said Rustam Pakaya, the head of .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/powerful-quake-in-central-indonesia-kills-2-hurts-dozens-222740/">Powerful quake in central Indonesia kills 2, hurts dozens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Geological Survey: Earthquake measuring 6.7 reported near Indonesia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Earthquake measuring 6.7 reported near Indonesia

NEW YORK — A strong earthquake was reported in the ocean off Indonesia on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake measured a magnitude of 6.7, the survey reported. It hit at 3:41 a.m. local time (1941 GMT)
It struck at a depth of 11 miles (17.7 kilometers) and had its .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-geological-survey-earthquake-measuring-67-reported-near-indonesia-222656/">US Geological Survey: Earthquake measuring 6.7 reported near Indonesia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen shoot German Red Cross worker in Indonesia&#8217;s Aceh province</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
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German Red Cross worker shot in Indonesia&#8217;s Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Officials say a German working for the Red Cross has been shot by men on a motorcycle in Indonesia&#8217;s Aceh province.
Police say Erhard Bauer, 50, was shot Thursday in the arm and stomach. The motive is unknown.
Red Cross spokeswoman Svenja Koch says Bauer was .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-shoot-german-red-cross-worker-in-indonesias-aceh-province-219192/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Gunmen shoot German Red Cross worker in Indonesia&#8217;s Aceh province</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Malaysia rejects appeal to release 10,000 seized Bibles which use banned word &#8216;Allah&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Zappei</dc:creator>
		
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Malaysia rejects call to release 10,000 Bibles

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Malaysian government has refused to release 10,000 Bibles confiscated for using the word &#8220;Allah&#8221; to refer to God, a banned translation in Christian texts in this Muslim-majority country, an official said Wednesday.
An official from the Home Ministry&#8217;s publications unit said the government rejected pleas .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/malaysia-rejects-appeal-to-release-10000-seized-bibles-which-use-banned-word-allah-217480/" title="Malaysia rejects appeal to release 10,000 seized Bibles which use banned word &#8216;Allah&#8217;">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dead fish drifting off Indonesia&#8217;s coast 2 months after underwater oil well started leaking</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Dead fish drifting in Indonesia after oil leak

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Thousands of dead fish and clumps of oil have been found drifting near Indonesia&#8217;s coastline more than two months after an underwater well began leaking in the Timor Sea, officials and fishermen said.
An estimated 400 barrels a day of oil has been leaking from a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dead-fish-drifting-off-indonesias-coast-2-months-after-underwater-oil-well-started-leaking-212424/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Dead fish drifting off Indonesia&#8217;s coast 2 months after underwater oil well started leaking</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Church officials: More than 15,000 Bibles seized in Malaysia after using banned word &#8216;Allah&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Church officials: 15,000 Bibles seized in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities have confiscated more than 15,000 Bibles in recent months because they referred to &#8220;God&#8221; as &#8220;Allah,&#8221; a translation that has been banned in this Muslim-majority country, Christian church officials said Thursday.
The alleged seizure of the Bibles, imported from neighboring Indonesia, is certain to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/church-officials-more-than-15000-bibles-seized-in-malaysia-after-using-banned-word-allah-211125/" title="Church officials: More than 15,000 Bibles seized in Malaysia after using banned word &#8216;Allah&#8217;">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tight pants banned for women in Indonesia&#8217;s Aceh, shorts forbidden for men</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Tight pants a no-no for women in Indonesia&#8217;s Aceh

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Muslim women would be banned from wearing tight pants in a devoutly Islamic district of Indonesia&#8217;s Aceh province under proposed regulations to take effect Jan. 1, an official said Wednesday.
It is the latest effort to promote strict moral values in the world&#8217;s most populous ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tight-pants-banned-for-women-in-indonesias-aceh-shorts-forbidden-for-men-209309/">Read : Tight pants banned for women in Indonesia&#8217;s Aceh, shorts forbidden for men</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesia &#8216;Polygamy Club&#8217; plans upset women&#8217;s groups and Muslim clerics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Kotarumalos</dc:creator>
		
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&#8216;Polygamy club&#8217; draws criticism in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Plans to open branches of a Malaysian &#8220;Polygamy Club&#8221; in Indonesia have upset women&#8217;s groups and religious leaders in the world&#8217;s most populous Muslim nation, who say the search for multiple wives should be handled privately — not by a matchmaking service.
Under Islamic law, Muslim men are .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesia-polygamy-club-plans-upset-womens-groups-and-muslim-clerics-206103/">Source &nbsp;: Indonesia &#8216;Polygamy Club&#8217; plans upset women&#8217;s groups and Muslim clerics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New, powerful earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 7.0 hits Indonesia, causing panic</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake struck deep under the sea in eastern Indonesia, causing panic and sending residents running out of their homes, officials and witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

The earthquake late Saturday night had a magnitude of 7.0, but at a depth of 86 miles (138 kilometers) ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-powerful-earthquake-with-preliminary-magnitude-of-70-hits-indonesia-causing-panic-205931/" title="New, powerful earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 7.0 hits Indonesia, causing panic">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Another strong earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 7.0 hits Indonesia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, Indonesia — Seismologists say another strong earthquake has hit Indonesia. Reports of damage or injuries were not immediately available.

The U.S. Geological Survey says Saturday&#8217;s quake — the second strong temblor in two days — had a preliminary magnitude of 7.0. It was located 144 miles (232 kilometers) north-northwest of Indonesia&#8217;s Tanimbar Islands at a ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/another-strong-earthquake-with-preliminary-magnitude-of-70-hits-indonesia-205925/" title="Another strong earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 7.0 hits Indonesia">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UAE charity helps Sumatra quake victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUMATRA - A charity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has started distribution of emergency relief supplies among the quake victims in the Sumatra island of Indonesia, WAM news agency reported Friday.

The Khalifa Charity Foundation is undertaking the relief operation as per the directives of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Abu .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uae-charity-helps-sumatra-quake-victims-204936/">UAE charity helps Sumatra quake victims</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Strong earthquake causes panic among residents in Indonesia&#8217;s Papua province</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[\JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong earthquake shook eastern Indonesia&#8217;s remote Papua province Friday, sending panicked resident fleeing outdoors and reportedly toppling a building.

There were no immediate reports of injuries in the eastern province.
Friday&#8217;s quake came as Indonesia is still recovering from another, more powerful earthquake on western Sumatra that killed more than 1,000 people last .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/strong-earthquake-causes-panic-among-residents-in-indonesias-papua-province-204824/">Strong earthquake causes panic among residents in Indonesia&#8217;s Papua province</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Southeast Asian leaders launch human rights body at annual summit amid strong criticism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHA-AM, Thailand — Southeast Asian nations inaugurated their first regional human rights commission Friday, a watchdog immediately derided as toothless by activists who walked out of a meeting to protest being snubbed by five of the governments involved.

The annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations earlier began inauspiciously when half the bloc&#8217;s 10 .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/southeast-asian-leaders-launch-human-rights-body-at-annual-summit-amid-strong-criticism-204732/">Southeast Asian leaders launch human rights body at annual summit amid strong criticism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Massive security to stop demonstrations as Asian leaders prepare for summit in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHA-AM, Thailand — Thailand has deployed more than 36,000 military and police to guard a summit of Asian leaders, working to prevent any repeat of the disruptions that shut down another meeting earlier this year, an official said Thursday.

The government is still smarting from the storming of the East Asian Summit in April in the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/massive-security-to-stop-demonstrations-as-asian-leaders-prepare-for-summit-in-thailand-202975/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Veiled Iranian women among 10 detained for drug smuggling at Indonesian airport</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, Indonesia — A group of 10 alleged Iranian drug smugglers, including eight veiled women, were caught with $12.5 million worth of methamphetamines at Indonesia&#8217;s main airport, the customs chief said Wednesday.

The group was picked up at Jakarta&#8217;s Soekarno-Hatta airport with 60 pounds (27 kilograms) of crystal methamphetamine and 5 gallons (23 liters) of the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/veiled-iranian-women-among-10-detained-for-drug-smuggling-at-indonesian-airport-201757/" title="Veiled Iranian women among 10 detained for drug smuggling at Indonesian airport">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Strong earthquake hits Indonesia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A strong earthquake struck Indonesia early Friday local time, the U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday.

The quake measured a magnitude of 6.1, the survey reported. It hit at 2:33 a.m. Friday local time (2:33 p.m. Thursday EDT).
It struck at a depth of 6 miles and had its epicenter about 135 miles north-northeast of Baubau ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/strong-earthquake-hits-indonesia-197517/" title="Strong earthquake hits Indonesia">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Ocean nations testing warning system put in place after 2004 tsunami</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis D. Gray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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.

But at least one survivor was too paralyzed by memories of the killer wave to take part in mock .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-ocean-nations-testing-warning-system-put-in-place-after-2004-tsunami-195655/">Indian Ocean nations testing warning system put in place after 2004 tsunami</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesia quake death toll tops 1,100 after missing landslide victims included</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, Indonesia — Hundreds of people buried by landslides in Indonesia two weeks ago have been registered as dead, raising the death toll from last month&#8217;s earthquake to 1,115.

Disaster Management Agency spokesman Priyadi Kardono said Wednesday that the search for 300 missing people has ended and that they have been declared dead.
The 7.6 magnitude temblor ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesia-quake-death-toll-tops-1100-after-missing-landslide-victims-included-195453/">Read more : Indonesia quake death toll tops 1,100 after missing landslide victims included</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australian PM calls Indonesian president before Indonesia reportedly stops asylum seeker boat</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CANBERRA, Australia — Prime Minister Kevin Rudd confirmed on Tuesday that he telephoned Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono about Australia&#8217;s influx of asylum seekers before the Indonesian navy reportedly intercepted a boat load of 260 Sri Lankans bound for Australia at the weekend.

Australian newspapers reported Tuesday that Rudd made a personal plea on Saturday to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australian-pm-calls-indonesian-president-before-indonesia-reportedly-stops-asylum-seeker-boat-194156/" title="Australian PM calls Indonesian president before Indonesia reportedly stops asylum seeker boat">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 militant suspects wanted in Indonesia hotel bombings gunned down in counterterrorism raid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irwan Firdaus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police raided a house near the capital Friday, shooting dead two suspected al-Qaida-linked militants wanted in the suicide bombings of luxury hotels in Jakarta, officials said.

The suspects threw pipe-bombs at arresting officers, but no one was harmed in the blasts. A third alleged Islamist militant detained earlier Friday led police to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-militant-suspects-wanted-in-indonesia-hotel-bombings-gunned-down-in-counterterrorism-raid-191763/" title="2 militant suspects wanted in Indonesia hotel bombings gunned down in counterterrorism raid">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police official, media reports say 2 militant suspects killed in a raid in Indonesia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irwan Firdaus</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JAKARTA, Indonesia — Anti-terrorism police raided a house near the Indonesian capital Friday, shooting dead an al-Qaida-linked militant who helped organize recent twin hotel bombings in Jakarta and his brother, officials and media reports said.

Police did not immediately confirm the death of Syaiffudin Zuhri, but experts said that the killing, if true, was a blow .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-official-media-reports-say-2-militant-suspects-killed-in-a-raid-in-indonesia-191492/">Original article &nbsp;: Police official, media reports say 2 militant suspects killed in a raid in Indonesia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US Navy ships and helicopters arrive in Indonesia&#8217;s disaster zone to deliver quake aid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PADANG, Indonesia — The massive relief effort following Indonesia&#8217;s deadly earthquake received a boost Friday when U.S. Navy ships and helicopters arrived to distribute aid and help thousands of struggling survivors.

Indonesian officials said Friday the death toll from the Sept. 30 quake on Sumatra island had reached 784, with little hope remaining for 242 people .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-navy-ships-and-helicopters-arrive-in-indonesias-disaster-zone-to-deliver-quake-aid-191394/">Original source &nbsp;: US Navy ships and helicopters arrive in Indonesia&#8217;s disaster zone to deliver quake aid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to visit 4 Asian countries next month, but visit to Indonesia will come later</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-to-visit-4-asian-countries-next-month-but-visit-to-indonesia-will-come-later-189808/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William C. Mann</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama&#8217;s first Asian trip as president will include Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea, but not Indonesia, where he spent four years of his life.

Obama and his mother moved from Hawaii to Jakarta, Indonesia, when he was 6 years old. They left to return to the United States when he was ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-to-visit-4-asian-countries-next-month-but-visit-to-indonesia-will-come-later-189808/">Original article on  : Obama to visit 4 Asian countries next month, but visit to Indonesia will come later</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesians in mountain villages destroyed by earthquake get aid for first time</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesians-in-mountain-villages-destroyed-by-earthquake-get-aid-for-first-time-189274/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Talmadge</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KAMPUNG LAWEH, Indonesia — Children swarmed into the streets clutching begging boxes and yelling &#8220;please help me&#8221; Wednesday as an aid convoy reached villages deep in Indonesia&#8217;s quake zone.

Relief workers slowly making their way up debris-tangled mountain roads to places largely cut off for a week since the Sept. 30 earthquake are still unveiling the ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indonesians-in-mountain-villages-destroyed-by-earthquake-get-aid-for-first-time-189274/">Indonesians in mountain villages destroyed by earthquake get aid for first time</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Quake relief also brings help to non-victims in poverty-hit Indonesia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/quake-relief-also-brings-help-to-non-victims-in-poverty-hit-indonesia-189061/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Talmadge</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PADANG PARIAMAN, Indonesia — Aid workers reached farther into Indonesia&#8217;s disaster zone Wednesday, delivering food and water for the first time to villages cut off for a week by earthquake-triggered landslides.

Foreign medical teams, meanwhile, were dealing with crowds of people who were not injured in the quake but wanted help for other illnesses.
Large parts of .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/quake-relief-also-brings-help-to-non-victims-in-poverty-hit-indonesia-189061/">Quake relief also brings help to non-victims in poverty-hit Indonesia</a>.]]></description>
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