Al-Qaida-linked terror mastermind Noordin Top killed in raid in IndonesiaSOLO, Indonesia — Special forces raided a hide-out Thursday and killed militant mastermind Noordin Muhammed Top, striking at the heart of the terrorist network behind a deadly campaign of suicide attacks in Indonesia, including the Bali nightclub bombings. Al-Qaida and Taliban militants killed in recent monthsFour top al-Qaida and Taliban figures have been killed in the past two months. Major events in Indonesia’s struggle with terrorismIndonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, has been hit by a series of terrorist attacks in recent years blamed on Islamist militants. Here is a brief look at major developments: Indonesian police say terror mastermind Noordin Top killed in overnight raidSOLO, Indonesia — Noordin Muhammed Top, a militant mastermind who eluded capture for seven years and terrorized Indonesia with a string of deadly al-Qaida-funded bombings, was killed during a raid Thursday, the Indonesian police chief said. Indonesian police say Noordin Muhammed Top killed in overnight raidSOLO, Indonesia — Noordin Muhammed Top, a regional terrorism mastermind who eluded capture for nine years and is blamed for a string of deadly attacks in Indonesia, was killed during a raid in central Indonesia, the police chief said Thursday. Indonesian police chief says Noordin Mohammed Top killed in overnight raidJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s national police chief says fugitive terrorism mastermind Noordin Mohammed Top has been killed in an overnight raid. East Timor court probes government over suspect’s release, testing judiciary’s independenceDILI, East Timor — East Timor’s Supreme Court is investigating top government officials over accusations they illegally released a war crimes suspect at Indonesia’s request — a case that could test the constitution of Asia’s youngest democracy. 4 alleged terrorists killed in raid on suspected hideout in Indonesia; 3 capturedSOLO, Indonesia — Police hunting for suspects in Jakarta hotel bombings raided a hide-out in central Indonesia, sparking gunfire and an explosion Thursday that left four suspected militants dead, officials said. Three alleged terrorists also were captured. Four killed, three captured in raid on suspected terrorist hideout in central IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — A top police spokesman says four suspected terrorists were killed and three captured in an overnight raid in central Indonesia. Raid on suspected terrorist hideout kills four in central IndonesiaSOLO, Indonesia — Gunfire and an explosion killed four suspected militants and wounded a police officer Thursday when authorities raided an alleged hideout in central Indonesia while hunting for suspects in Jakarta hotel bombings, an official said. Four suspected militants killed in anti-terror raid in central IndonesiaSOLO, Indonesia — An official says that four alleged militants were killed and a police officer wounded by gunfire and an explosion during a raid on a suspected hideout overnight in central Indonesia. Indonesian town rocked by explosion, gunfire in overnight counterterrorism operationSOLO, Indonesia — An explosion and gunfire rocked a besieged village house in central Indonesia where counterterrorism forces hunted Thursday for suspects in July’s twin suicide bombings in the capital, witnesses and officials said. At least two body bags were removed from the scene. Police say shots fired during an anti-terrorism raid at a house in IndonesiaSOLO, Indonesia — Counterterrorism forces opened fire during a raid on a house in Central Java, police and witnesses said, amid investigations into suicide hotel bombings in the capital in July. Lawmakers in a devoutly Muslim Indonesian province vote that adulterers can be stoned to deathBANDA 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 provinceA 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. Gunmen fire at bus carrying workers for US mine in Indonesia, injuring 2JAKARTA, Indonesia — Gunmen fired at a bus carrying workers of U.S. mining giant Freeport on Saturday in Papua province, wounding two Indonesian security guards, police said. Australian police launch war crimes probe into 1975 killing of 5 journalists in East TimorSYDNEY — Australia has launched a war crimes investigation into the 1975 killing of five Australian-based journalists during an attack by Indonesian forces in East Timor. USGS says strong earthquake hits Indonesia; no reports of injuries or damageJAKARTA, Indonesia — The U.S. Geological Survey says a 6.1-magnitude earthquake has hit off the eastern coast of the main Indonesian island of Java. Indonesian military plane crashes on Borneo island, killing 4JAKARTA, Indonesia — A small Indonesian military plane crashed on Borneo on Monday with nine passengers and crew aboard, killing four, the national search and rescue agency said. AP IMPACT: Independent East Timor flooded with aid, yet most are worse off a decade laterDILI, East Timor — A decade after tiny East Timor broke from Indonesia and prompted one of the most expensive U.N.-led nation-building projects in history, there is little to show for the billions spent. A look at clove cigarettes, which will be banned in September under federal tobacco lawsCLOVES: Also known as kreteks (pronounced “cree-techs”) for the crackling sound they make when burned, the cigarettes contain tobacco blended with cloves. Bodies found after small Indonesian military plane crashes on Borneo island with 9 aboardJAKARTA, Indonesia — A small Indonesian military plane crashed on Borneo on Monday with nine passengers and crew aboard, killing four, a navy spokesman and the state news agency said. Toll from Indonesian earthquake climbs to 64 as hope fades for dozens missing in landslideJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian rescue workers pulled several bodies from the rubble of a giant landslide Friday, lifting the death toll from a powerful earthquake to 64. Dozens more people were still missing, feared dead. Java quake toll reaches to 64PANGALENGAN - The toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Java island Wednesday rose to 64 Friday as rescuers searched for 37 people missing, officials said. Toll from Indonesian earthquake climbs to 63 as hope fades for dozens missing in landslideJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian rescue workers pulled several bodies from the rubble of a giant landslide Friday, lifting the death toll from a powerful earthquake to 63. Dozens more people were still missing, feared dead. Search for missing resumes as Java quake toll hits 59PANGALENGAN - Rescuers Friday searched for 34 people missing after a powerful earthquake devastated Indonesia’s Java island and the toll from the disaster reached 59, officials said. Indonesian quake kills 57; toll could rise as dozens still missing, including many childrenCIKANGKARENG, Indonesia — Children were crowded around a video game console, passing the time before they could break the Muslim holy month’s daily fast, when an earthquake touched off a landslide that smothered their Indonesian village. Indonesian earthquake kills 57, dozens missing
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CIKANGKARENG, Indonesia — Indonesian rescue workers pulled bodies Thursday from homes buried in a landslide triggered by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 57 people and severely damaged more than 10,000 buildings.
