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Italian violinist strikes a chord with street kids A leading Italian violinist has swapped gilded concert halls for audiences of street children around the world, using music therapy to help those less fortunate.
18 января 2014
Australia sorry for Indonesia intrusion but vows to stop boats The Australian government apologised unreservedly to Jakarta on Friday after its navy "inadvertently" violated Indonesian waters during border security operations, but vowed to pursue its policies to halt asylum-seeker boats.
17 января 2014
©Reuters/Ilya Naymushin Lion found hanging in cage at Indonesia 'death zoo' A young African lion has died after getting its head caught in cables in its cage at an Indonesian zoo notorious for hundreds of animal deaths in recent years, it was announced Thursday.
09 января 2014
Indonesian volcano erupts 30 times as 20,000 displaced An Indonesian volcano that has erupted relentlessly for months shot volcanic ash into the air 30 times on Saturday, forcing further evacuations with more than 20,000 people now displaced, an official said.
05 января 2014
©Reuters/Adnan Abidi Slain Indonesian terror suspects planned US embassy attack: police Six suspected terrorists killed in a New Year's Eve police raid near Jakarta had planned to carry out a string of attacks targeting the US embassy, a church and Buddhist temples, police said Friday.
04 января 2014
©Reuters/Ahmad Masood Indonesia sharia stronghold bans New Year's festivities Islamic police in Indonesia's sharia stronghold seized thousands of firecrackers and cardboard trumpets after the city administration banned New Year's Eve celebrations for the first time, an official said Tuesday.
31 декабря 2013
19,000 Indonesians flee erupting volcano More than 19,000 people have been displaced by a volcano in Indonesia that has been erupting for months and shot lava into the air nine times overnight, an official said Tuesday.
31 декабря 2013
Wine dealer 'lied over fake vintages': US trial Renowned wine collector Rudy Kurniawan forged some of the finest vintages in the world, a series of French experts told his New York fraud trial Thursday.
13 декабря 2013
©Reuters/Olivia Harris Star wine dealer goes on trial for fraud in NYC Star Indonesian-born wine dealer Rudy Kurniawan went on trial in New York Monday, accused of blending ordinary wines into fake vintages in his California kitchen to sell to wealthy collectors.
10 декабря 2013
Coal rush ravages Indonesian Borneo Barges loaded with mountains of coal glide down the polluted Mahakam River on Indonesian Borneo every few minutes. Viewed from above, they form a dotted black line as far as the eye can see, destined for power stations in China and India.
09 декабря 2013
WTO hails 'historic' trade agreement Commerce ministers capped days of hard negotiations Saturday by approving a WTO agreement on international commerce they hailed as a "historic" boost for the trade body.
07 декабря 2013
Make-or-break WTO meeting goes down to the wire Commerce ministers engaged in an eleventh-hour flurry of diplomacy on Friday, hoping to save a WTO package amid stark warnings that failure could permanently cripple the global trade body.
06 декабря 2013
Le Luong Minh (L), secretary-general of ASEAN, shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. ©Reuters/Yoshikazu Tsuno Japan, SE Asia in talks to expand currency swap Japan and Southeast Asian countries are in talks over expanding currency swap arrangements to help cushion their economies in financial emergencies, an official said Thursday, ahead of a Japan-ASEAN summit next week.
06 декабря 2013
©Reuters Hong Kong domestic workers treated as 'slaves': Amnesty Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the "slavery-like" conditions faced by thousands of Indonesian women who work in Hong Kong as domestic staff, accusing authorities of "inexcusable" inaction.
21 ноября 2013
Antennas of the former NSA. ©Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch Australia spied on Indonesia president: reports Australian spy agencies attempted to listen to the phone calls of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and targeted his wife and senior ministers, reports said Monday, drawing a demand for answers from Jakarta.
18 ноября 2013
Disaster experts warn on avoiding 2004 mistakes in Philippines Disaster experts warned Monday that mistakes made in the relief effort after the catastrophic 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami must not be repeated with the super typhoon that has smashed the Philippines.
11 ноября 2013
Destressss with an Indonesian snake massage Lying on a massage table at a spa in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, Feri Tilukay closed his eyes and smiled blissfully as three enormous snakes slithered all over him.
06 ноября 2013
Indonesian miners risk lives in modern-day gold rush In a desolate area of central Indonesia where lush rainforest once stood, illegal miners on the frontline of a modern-day gold rush tear up the earth in the hunt for the precious metal.
20 октября 2013
APEC leaders meet in shadow of US shutdown Asia-Pacific leaders opened an annual economic summit on Monday in the shadow of global growth clouds that are darkening by the day as the United States struggles to shake off policy paralysis.
07 октября 2013
Indonesia to host Miss World final despite Muslim anger The Miss World final takes place on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday after weeks of protests from Muslim hardliners and warnings that extremists could attack the pageant.
26 сентября 2013

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