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Big Bomb Found Near Indonesia Church; 19 Arrested

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Senior security minister Djoko Suyanto said he believed Islamic militants had been plotting an attack outside of the capital during Good Friday celebrations. "The army and police are under high alert," he told reporters after attending a meeting chaired by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. "We want...

Suicide Bomber Injures Dozens at Indonesian Mosque

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A suicide bomber blew himself up as police were praying Friday, wounding 28 people in the first attack on a mosque since extremists started targeting the predominantly Muslim country a decade ago. The victims -- including a local police chief -- were rushed to hospitals with nails, nuts and bolts...

Indonesian Lawmaker Resigns After Caught Watching Porn in Parliament

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An Indonesian lawmaker who helped pass a tough anti-pornography law resigned Monday after he got caught watching sexually explicit videos on his computer during a parliamentary debate. The scandal has transfixed this predominantly Muslim nation since a local photojournalist filmed Arifinto, a member...

Survivors of 2004 Tsunami Shaken by Japan Disaster

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Tears streamed down Maisara Mucharam's face as she watched aerial shots of the tsunami pummeling Japan's coast and remembered the day, six years ago, when her youngest daughter was ripped out of her arms by the heavy salty sea. Survivors of the 2004 tsunami that started off in Indonesia sat glued...

Mike Huckabee Gets All BYU Honor Code on Natalie Portman

Mike Huckabee, whose down-home sensibilities helped him in his 2008 bid for the GOP presidential nomination, may be speaking a little too freely these days. First, Huckabee incorrectly said that President Barack Obama spent part of his childhood in Kenya -- he later claimed he meant Indonesia -- and hinted that that put...

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06/03/12 Fox411 Playlist: No Doubt releasing new music,... Source: FOX News No Doubt fans are feeling "Hella Good" upon hearing the news that the Grammy Award-winning band will finally return to the stage at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards on July 22nd on Fox after a year and a half hiatus.
06/03/12 Indonesia loses shine in competitiveness rankings Source: The Nation of Thailand Indonesia may have the largest economy in Southeast Asia and the nation may be a member of the G-20 - but it is not one of the most competitive economies in the world, according to the World Competitiveness Yearbook rankings for 2012.
06/03/12 Indonesia lifts its ban on maids going to Malaysia Source: Taipei Times Indonesia has resumed sending maids to work in Malaysia three years after a ban was enforced because of numerous abuse cases, but fewer than a third of them had arrived, a report said yesterday.
06/03/12 Korean Cultural Center in RI establishes its name in... Source: The Jakarta Post - Indonesia Jo Eun-gyeong from South Korea performs with a gayageum, a traditional Korean musical instrument, during the first anniversary celebrations of the Korean Cultural Center in Jakarta on Saturday.
06/03/12 Is this the beginning of the end for civil liberties? Source: The Korea Herald Indonesia may have lost a lot more than the opportunity to see Lady Gaga when she canceled her June 3 concert in Jakarta last weekend.