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Indian jailed for 14 years for Bali drug-smuggling INTERNATIONAL

Indian jailed for 14 years for Bali drug-smuggling

An Indian man was jailed for 14 years on Monday for trying to bring crystal methamphetamine into the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indonesia to summon China ambassador over fishing boat incident INTERNATIONAL

Indonesia to summon China ambassador over fishing boat incident

Indonesia will summon China's ambassador over an incident involving a Chinese fishing vessel in the Natuna Sea, a minister said on Sunday, as Beijing accused it of attacking the ship in traditional Chinese fishing grounds.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
12 dead in Indonesian military chopper crash INTERNATIONAL

12 dead in Indonesian military chopper crash

Twelve people were killed Sunday when a military helicopter crashed in bad weather in central Indonesia, an official said, the latest air accident for the country's armed forces.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Australia hails 600 days of no asylum-seeker boat arrivals INTERNATIONAL

Australia hails 600 days of no asylum-seeker boat arrivals

Australia Thursday hailed its controversial regime of turning back asylum-seeker boats as a success after 600 days with no vessels arriving, and almost 700 people being repelled since the policy was launched.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Israel stops Indonesian minister's West Bank visit: Palestinians ASIA

Israel stops Indonesian minister's West Bank visit: Palestinians

Israel on Sunday refused to allow Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi to visit the occupied West Bank, where she was to hold talks with Palestinian leaders, the Palestinian foreign ministry said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Israel razing Palestinian buildings at 'alarming' rate: UN ASIA

Israel razing Palestinian buildings at 'alarming' rate: UN

Israel is razing Palestinian homes and other buildings constructed with international aid at an ‘alarming’ rate, the UN says, with more demolitions so far this year than in all of 2015.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Tourists flock to Indonesia to see rare total solar eclipse INTERNATIONAL

Tourists flock to Indonesia to see rare total solar eclipse

Thousands of astronomy enthusiasts are flocking to Indonesia this week to catch a rare event - the country's first total solar eclipse in nearly 33 years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rescuers check remote Indonesian islands after quake INTERNATIONAL

Rescuers check remote Indonesian islands after quake

A ship carrying military personnel and search and rescue officials was dispatched to check on remote island communities in western Indonesia a day after a powerful earthquake, as strong aftershocks rattled the region.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
7.9 magnitude quake hits West Indonesia, tsunami alert INTERNATIONAL

7.9 magnitude quake hits West Indonesia, tsunami alert

A 7.9-magnitude shallow earthquake struck off Indonesia's western island of Sumatra Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities issuing a tsunami warning.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Singapore deports Indonesians accused of heading to join IS INTERNATIONAL

Singapore deports Indonesians accused of heading to join IS

Singapore has deported four suspected Indonesian extremists allegedly heading to Syria to fight with the Islamic State (IS) group, authorities said Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indonesia sinks 27 foreign boats to stop illegal fishing INTERNATIONAL

Indonesia sinks 27 foreign boats to stop illegal fishing

Indonesia sank 27 impounded foreign boats on Monday, a minister said, as the world's largest archipelago nation stepped up a campaign against illegal fishing in its waters.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bodies of more Indonesians wash ashore in Malaysia after boat tragedy INTERNATIONAL

Bodies of more Indonesians wash ashore in Malaysia after boat tragedy

Five more bodies believed to be those of illegal Indonesian migrants were found in Malaysia on Wednesday following a boat tragedy, raising the death toll to 18, police said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016