More shooting on road to Freeport’s Indonesian gold mine; 3 woundedJAKARTA, Indonesia — Three more people were wounded by gunfire Wednesday at the world’s largest gold mine, the latest ambush targeting employees of U.S. conglomerate Freeport in Indonesia’s underdeveloped Papua province. More shooting on road to Freeport’s Indonesian gold mineJAKARTA, Indonesia — Gunmen fired Wednesday at vehicles operated by U.S. mining company Freeport in Indonesia’s impoverished Papua province, injuring two guards and a policeman in the latest attack on the world’s largest gold mine, police said. Indonesian TV says wife of most-wanted Southeast Asian militant detainedJAKARTA, Indonesia — A wife of one of Southeast Asia’s most-wanted militants was detained for questioning Wednesday after bombings last week at two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital that killed seven people, local television reported. Japan calls for tough ASEAN stance on North KoreaPHUKET - Asia’s main security forum was expected to issue a tough statement on North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, a senior Japanese official said Wednesday. In latest ambush, gunmen fire on buses carrying workers to Freeport mine in Indonesia, 2 deadJAKARTA, Indonesia — Gunmen opened fire Wednesday on buses carrying employees of U.S. mining company Freeport in Indonesia’s impoverished Papua province, killing two people in the latest attack on the world’s largest gold mine, witnesses and the state news agency said. Indonesian state news agency says convoy of Freeport buses fired on, 2 deadJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s state news agency says gunmen have fired on a convoy of 12 buses carrying employees of U.S. mining company Freeport in Papua, the latest attack on the world’s largest gold mine. Freeport-McMoRan 2Q earnings fall 38 pct; reports strong gold sales and lower production costsDENVER — Mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit dropped 38 percent but still beat analysts’ estimates as gold sales more than tripled. Indonesian police say Dutch couple killed in Jakarta hotel suicide bombing last weekJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police identified the remains Tuesday of two more victims of last week’s suicide bombings in Jakarta, raising the number of foreigners killed to six. Police in Indonesia detain 17 suspects in deadly shootings at Freeport’s gold mineJAKARTA, Indonesia — Police detained 17 suspects believed involved in a series of deadly ambushes at the world’s largest gold mine, an official said Tuesday. Police detain 17 suspects in deadly shootings at Freeport’s Indonesian gold mineJAKARTA, Indonesia — Police detained 17 suspects believed involved in a series of deadly ambushes at the world’s largest gold mine earlier this month, an official said Tuesday. 2 mining company employees recovering from injuries sustained in Indonesian bombingsDENVER — A spokesman says two mining company employees are doing fine but remain hospitalized with injuries suffered during suicide bombings at two Indonesian hotels. Malaysian fugitive terror mastermind aspires to lead regional al-QaidaJAKARTA, Indonesia — Southeast Asia’s most wanted Muslim militant is said to be a masterful bomb-maker and aspiring regional commander for al-Qaida, who has eluded capture for nearly a decade. As search for clues continues, 1st funeral held for Jakarta bomb blast victimsJAKARTA, Indonesia — The first of the Jakarta hotel bombings’ seven victims was buried Monday — just days after he again became a father. Indonesian police say explosives in Jakarta bombings ‘identical’ to Bali attacksJAKARTA, Indonesia — Explosive material recovered from the scene of two suicide bombings at hotels in the Indonesian capital is “identical” to that used by the Southeast Asian terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah in earlier attacks, police said. ASEAN countries to set up ‘evolutionary’ human rights panelPHUKET - South-East Asian foreign ministers Sunday agreed to set up a regional human rights commission, even as they noted that some members’ coolness to the idea meant it would start off lacking the ability to investigate or monitor abuses by members. New terrorist attacks rekindle anxieties ordinary Indonesians had nearly forgottenJAKARTA, Indonesia — The terrorist attacks that struck two luxury hotels in the capital have shaken ordinary Indonesians who had grown more confident after waves of arrests had left the nation’s al-Qaida-linked militant network seriously weakened. Identifying suicide attackers key to linking Indonesia blasts to regional terror networkJAKARTA, Indonesia — The mangled faces of two suspected suicide attackers may be the main clue linking the bombings of two luxury American hotels in the Indonesian capital with a notorious al-Qaida-linked militant network that has struck many times before. Obama offers US support to Indonesia’s president following terrorist attacks on Jakarta hotelsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has called Indonesia’s leader to express support for the Indonesian government and people after suicide attacks at two hotels killed seven people. Suspicions harden about terrorist fugitive as police investigate Jakarta suicide bombersJAKARTA, Indonesia — Suspicions hardened Saturday that the fugitive leader of a Southeast Asian terrorist group masterminded suicide bomb attacks on two American luxury hotels in Indonesia’s capital that killed seven people. Jakarta police investigate hotel suicide bombers; health ministry confirms 4 foreigners killedJAKARTA, Indonesia — Investigators worked Saturday to identify two suicide bombers who attacked American luxury hotels in Indonesia’s capital and health officials confirmed at least four of the dead were foreigners. Investigators see to identify Jakarta suicide bombers, 8 killed in hotel attacksJAKARTA, Indonesia — Investigators worked Saturday to identify two suicide bombers who attacked American luxury hotels in Indonesia’s capital and health officials confirmed at least four of the dead were foreigners. US official says at least 8 Americans wounded in Jakarta blasts, a reminder of threatWASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday said a pair of suicide bombings in luxury American hotels in the Indonesian capital were proof of the need to remain vigilant against terror groups. But officials said they do not see the attacks as a sign that violent extremism is on the rise again in Indonesia. Suicide blasts kill 8, wound 50 at Jakarta luxury hotels; end 4-year lull in Indonesia attacksJAKARTA, Indonesia — Two days ago, they checked into room 1808 at the swank J.W. Marriott Hotel — smuggling explosives past metal detectors and security guards. Behind the closed door, investigators say the suicide attackers then assembled the bombs set off Friday at the Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton next door. Analysis: Twin suicide bombings in Jakarta expose security risks at top hotelsJAKARTA, Indonesia — Twin hotel suicide bombings in Indonesia on Friday exposed new security weaknesses in an industry increasingly in the cross-hairs of terrorists — and pointed to evolving tactics by the militants. 2 employees of Phoenix-based Freeport-McMoRan among injured in Indonesia blastsPHOENIX — A company spokesman says two employees of Phoenix-based Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. are among the people injured in suicide bombings at hotels in Indonesia’s capital. Man United scraps match in Indonesia after bombs blast Jakarta hotel team would have stayed inKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Manchester United canceled a planned visit to Indonesia after Friday’s bomb attack on the hotel where the team was due to stay in Jakarta. European markets trim gains and US falls on mixed signals from second-quarter earningsLONDON — European stock markets finished higher Friday but gave up earlier gains while Wall Street traded lower as investors booked profits accumulated this week and considered mixed signals from U.S. earnings. Obama condemns Jakarta bombings; at least 8 Americans wounded in attacks on hotelsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama condemned the “outrageous attacks” on two hotels in the Indonesian capital on Friday, and U.S. officials said at least eight Americans were among those wounded in the suicide bombings. Obama condemns ‘outrageous attacks’ on Indonesia, says US stands ready to help its allyWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is condemning a pair of suicide bombings at American hotels in Indonesia on Friday. European markets trim gains and US opens lower on mixed earningsLONDON — European stock markets gave up earlier gains while Wall Street opened lower Friday as investors booked profits accumulated this week and considered mixed signals from U.S. earnings. |