Indonesia
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Indonesian air traffic controller killed in earthquake hailed as a hero
In Depth Anthonius Gunawan Agung died after staying in tower to guide a plane carrying hundreds of passengers to safety
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Teen rescued after seven weeks at sea in floating hut
Speed Read Aldi Novel Adilang sent adrift after floating fish trap became unmoored in strong winds
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Indonesian woman jailed for saying mosque’s speakers ‘too loud’
Speed Read Noise complaint over call to prayer sparked anti-Buddhist riots in 2016
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Royal Navy war graves ‘looted for scrap metal’
Speed Read Defence Secretary expresses concern over reports of pirates disturbing sunken WWII ships
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Indonesia: dozens shot dead in Asian Games ‘clean-up’
Speed Read Amnesty International says police were gunning down petty criminals with impunity
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Indonesian woman freed after 15 years in shaman’s cave
Speed Read Victim was abducted at the age of 13 by healer who claimed to have magical powers
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Angry mob slaughters 292 crocodiles in Indonesia
Speed Read Crowd attacked reptiles with knives and machetes after local man was mauled to death
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Video: man killed by his mother’s falling coffin
Speed Read Samen Kondorura was crushed after pallbearers fell off ladder during service on Indonesian island
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Family of six bomb three Indonesian churches
Speed Read Officials say the family had travelled to Syria before the suicide attack
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Terrorists tapping social media to raise money for jihad
Speed Read Anonymity and extensive reach make online platforms ideal
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Mount Agung volcano set to erupt in Bali
Speed Read Tourists have been left stranded after the airport was forced to close
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Week in pictures: 12 - 18 August
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Jakarta governor guilty of blasphemy for 'insulting Islam'
Speed Read Trial of Basuki Tjahaka Purnama, known as Ahok, seen as test of religious tolerance in Indonesia
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Explosion on Bali tourist boat kills one and injures several
Speed Read Nineteen people suffered horrific injuries in blast, which is not thought to have been a bomb
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