Alleged architect of Indonesian terrorist attacks reportedly killed eluded capture for yearsJAKARTA, Indonesia —Noordin Mohammad Top, an aspiring regional commander for al-Qaida who evaded capture for years until he was reportedly shot dead in a raid Saturday, has been linked to a series of bombings in Indonesia that killed 250 people. Indonesian police storm house where suspected terrorists are holed upBEJI, Indonesia —Southeast Asia’s most wanted terror suspect was reportedly killed during a 16-hour siege on a suspected militant hide-out that ended Saturday when police stormed the house. Indonesian police raid house, kill 2 militants; lay siege to second propertyJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police hunting the terrorists behind last month’s attacks on hotels in the capital raided one house and besieged another Saturday, killing two suspected militants, arresting five and seizing explosives and a car bomb, a senior officer said. Indonesian police exchange gunfire with militants in hunt for top terror suspectJAKARTA, Indonesia — Police hunting for an alleged terror leader suspected of masterminding last month’s bombings at two Jakarta hotels surrounded a house in central Indonesia on Friday and were exchanging gunfire with militants loyal to him inside, police and a witness said. Indonesian TV: Police hunting terror suspect Noordin Top involved in shoot outJAKARTA, Indonesia — Police hunting for terror suspect Noordin Mohammad Top surrounded a house in central Indonesia and were exchanging gunfire with suspected militants holed up inside it Friday, police and a witness said. Indonesian tribe files lawsuit against mining company Freeport, claiming rights abusesJAKARTA, Indonesia — Lawyers claiming to represent an Indonesian tribe have filed a lawsuit against U.S. mining company Freeport, demanding $30 billion in damages for unspecified environmental and human rights violations, court officials and a media report said Friday. Rescuers reach wreckage of Indonesian plane, say all 16 on board are deadJAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers have reached the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into a remote Indonesian jungle and reported that all 16 people aboard were dead, an airline official said Wednesday. Somali pirates release Indonesian sailorsJAKARTA - Eleven Indonesian crew members of a Malaysian tugboat were freed after being held captive for seven months by Somali pirates, a government official said Tuesday. Indonesian plane with 17 people aboard remains missingJAKARTA - Indonesian search and rescue workers have failed to locate an aircraft with 15 people and two babies on board that disappeared shortly after takeoff in the eastern province of Papua, officials said Monday. Rescuers hunt for Indonesian aircraft missing with 16 on boardJAKARTA — Search planes hunted Monday for an aircraft carrying 16 people that is believed to have crashed in eastern Indonesia. Strong quake rocks IndonesiaJAKARTA - An undersea earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale Sunday jolted the West Papua province in eastern Indonesia, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. Plane carrying 16 people missing in IndonesiaJAKARTA - A small plane with 16 people on board went missing in Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua Sunday, the state-run Antara news agency reported. Plane carrying 16 people disappears over Indonesia’s remote Papua regionJAKARTA — A plane carrying 16 people disappeared Sunday over a jungle-clad and mountainous region in eastern Indonesia, authorities said. Airline official says plane carrying 16 people missing over Indonesia’s Papua regionJAKARTA — A plane carrying 16 people disappeared over eastern Indonesia on Sunday, an airline official said. Airline official says plane carrying 16 people disappears over Indonesia’s Papua regionJAKARTA — A plane carrying 16 people disappeared over eastern Indonesia on Sunday, an airline official said. Young Indonesians go online to defy bombersJAKARTA - Young Indonesians are sending a defiant message to extremists behind the deadly July 17 bombings of two Jakarta hotels: “We are not afraid.” Police charge more suspects in deadly shootings at Freeport’s Indonesian gold mineJAKARTA, Indonesia — Police have charged two more suspects in a spate of deadly shootings at the Indonesian gold mine of U.S. company Freeport, but the motive for the attacks remains a mystery, officials said Friday. SE Asia terror suspect purportedly claims responsibility for Jakarta hotel bombingsJAKARTA, Indonesia — Police were investigating the origin of an Internet message claiming responsibility for twin hotel bombings in Indonesia’s capital nearly two weeks ago. The group calling itself al-Qaida Indonesia said the attacks targeted the American business community. Posting on Internet claims responsibility for Indonesia hotel bombingsJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police say they are investigating an Internet message claiming responsibility for the suicide attacks on two Jakarta hotels nearly two weeks ago. 2 Freeport employees charged in deadly shooting spree investigation at Indonesian gold mineJAKARTA, Indonesia — Police have charged two employees at U.S. company Freeport with alleged involvement in a spate of deadly shootings at the largest gold mine in the world, an official said Monday. 6.1 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia’s West SumatraJAKARTA - An undersea earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Monday morning on the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, the Indonesian seismologist agency said. Malfunctioned bomb proves that terrorist planned to kill more people in Jakarta: PoliceJAKARTA - The discovery of a third bomb at Jakarta’s JW Marriott hotel, planted to explode before two massive blasts killed nine people, has sparked speculation that Islamist terrorists intended to kill more people. Rivals plan to challenge as Yudhoyono declared winnerJAKARTA - Indonesia’s General Elections commission Saturday declared President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono the winner of this month’s presidential election, but his rivals vowed to challenge the conduct of the polls, citing irregularities in the voter rolls. Gold, silver and pottery - treasure hunting in IndonesiaJAKARTA - For years, treasure hunter Klaus Keppler, the owner of a salvage company, has been looking for the wrecks of ships that had been carrying gold, silver or pottery. Now, after a long dry spell, he has got lucky. Twice. And one of them was a ship that ran aground en route to India. Failure of 3rd bomb in Jakarta hotel attacks likely saved many livesJAKARTA, Indonesia — Many more people could have died in last week’s suicide attacks on two American-owned hotels in Indonesia’s capital if a third bomb placed in a guest room had not malfunctioned, police said Friday. Indonesian police say 3rd bomb was planned in Jakarta hotel attacks but malfunctionedJAKARTA, Indonesia — The suicide attackers who struck the Indonesian capital last week planted a third bomb intended to send panicked crowds to hotel lobbies where the other bombs would explode, but the device’s timer malfunctioned, police said Friday. Yudhoyono wins Indonesian presidential pollJAKARTA - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won the country’s July 8 presidential election with 60.8 percent of the votes, the General Elections Commission said. Final tally confirms one-round election win for Indonesian President YudhoyonoJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s president has been re-elected to a second five-year term, sparing the country a second round of voting during a nationwide manhunt for terrorists behind two deadly bombings in the capital last week. 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. |