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Woman-Owned Cafe In Indonesia's Ultra-Conservative Sharia Stronghold Shakes Stigma
In what claims to be the only woman-run cafe in the capital of Indonesia's most conservative province, owner Qurrata Ayuni says she and her baristas provide an alternative to rowdy, smoke-filled male haunts.
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Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Hits Near Banda Aceh, Indonesia
A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Aceh province in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Wednesday, seismologists said, causing panic and some reported damage.
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Indonesian Woman Screams As Crowd Cheers During Caning At Mosque
An Indonesian woman screamed in agony on Monday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Church Burned in Clashes in Indonesia's Aceh, 1 Dead
One man was killed today in violent clashes that saw a church burned to the ground by hundreds of armed men in Indonesia's conservative Islamic province of Aceh, a local police chief said.
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Ten Years on, Tsunami Survivors in Indonesia Hope to Move on
A decade after a 10-metre (32-foot) tsunami washed away two of her three children, her home and business, Salawati is finally getting her life back on track in Indonesia's western-most Banda Aceh province.
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Indonesia earthquake kills one, injures two
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake has struck western Indonesia, killing one villager, injuring two others and damaging dozens of houses.
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Indonesia detains 80 Myanmar Rohingya on remote island
Indonesian police on Sunday detained 80 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar on a remote island off Sumatra after they had got lost attempting to reach Malaysia, an official said.
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Strong earthquake kills girl, ruins homes in Indonesia
A strong, shallow earthquake rocked parts of western Indonesia early Tuesday, killing a 9-year-old girl, panicking residents and ruining homes. Several other people were injured.
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Indonesia earthquakes: Tsunami warning lifted from 28 countries
Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles. There were no signs of deadly waves, however, or serious damage, and a watch for much of the Indian Ocean was lifted after a few hours.
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Indonesia earthquake: Top 10 FAQs on tsunamis
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.7 hit waters off westernmost Aceh province in Indonesia today. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the quake was centered 20 miles (33 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor, around 308 miles (495 kilometers) from the provincial capital of Banda Aceh. Here are the ten most frequently asked questio...
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Woman-Owned Cafe In Indonesia's Ultra-Conservative Sharia Stronghold Shakes Stigma
In what claims to be the only woman-run cafe in the capital of Indonesia's most conservative province, owner Qurrata Ayuni says she and her baristas provide an alternative to rowdy, smoke-filled male haunts.
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Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Hits Near Banda Aceh, Indonesia
A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Aceh province in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Wednesday, seismologists said, causing panic and some reported damage.
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Indonesian Woman Screams As Crowd Cheers During Caning At Mosque
An Indonesian woman screamed in agony on Monday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Church Burned in Clashes in Indonesia's Aceh, 1 Dead
One man was killed today in violent clashes that saw a church burned to the ground by hundreds of armed men in Indonesia's conservative Islamic province of Aceh, a local police chief said.
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Ten Years on, Tsunami Survivors in Indonesia Hope to Move on
A decade after a 10-metre (32-foot) tsunami washed away two of her three children, her home and business, Salawati is finally getting her life back on track in Indonesia's western-most Banda Aceh province.
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Indonesia earthquake kills one, injures two
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake has struck western Indonesia, killing one villager, injuring two others and damaging dozens of houses.
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Indonesia detains 80 Myanmar Rohingya on remote island
Indonesian police on Sunday detained 80 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar on a remote island off Sumatra after they had got lost attempting to reach Malaysia, an official said.
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Strong earthquake kills girl, ruins homes in Indonesia
A strong, shallow earthquake rocked parts of western Indonesia early Tuesday, killing a 9-year-old girl, panicking residents and ruining homes. Several other people were injured.
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Indonesia earthquakes: Tsunami warning lifted from 28 countries
Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles. There were no signs of deadly waves, however, or serious damage, and a watch for much of the Indian Ocean was lifted after a few hours.
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Indonesia earthquake: Top 10 FAQs on tsunamis
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.7 hit waters off westernmost Aceh province in Indonesia today. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the quake was centered 20 miles (33 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor, around 308 miles (495 kilometers) from the provincial capital of Banda Aceh. Here are the ten most frequently asked questio...
