Indonesia

'We'll never let Islam be hijacked by fools who embrace hate in their heart' tweets Syafi' Ali

Activists call for the government to urgently strengthen laws against sexual violence

There was only minor damage to the planes and no one was injured

Indonesian villagers believe the doll to be an angel fallen from heaven

Centre will include senior ministers, military and police chiefs and will be designed to respond quickly to situations

The Chinese trawler was previously reported to have been fishing illegally in Argentine waters

Tugboat carrying coal was sailing from Cebu in Philippines back to Tarakan in Borneo when kidnappings occurred

The 60-year was whipped nearly 30 times with a rattan cane

Police swooped on four adults they believed were renting out children as beggars or child jockeys for 200,000 rupiah

Airplane with 49 passengers and seven crew on board was taking off when it clipped another aircraft across the runway

Researchers say they disappeared about 50,000 years ago rather than 12,000 years ago as previously estimated

Three participants competed to eat fried chicken wings in the least amount of time

Many in the Muslim-majority country flocked to mosques to say special prayers

Indonesia, whose more than 200 million Muslims largely practice a moderate Islam, has close relations with the US

There were no reports of deaths or damage to buildings from Wednesday night's 7.8 magnitude quake

There was panic in some areas, but officials said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage

A hooded man meted out lashings with a rattan cane on a stage next to the mosque in Banda Aceh

Prostitution is illegal in Indonesia but rampant in most major cities

Despite being illegal, prostitution is rampant in most major Indonesian cities

National police chief said the detained men were also thought to be followers of radical preacher Aman Abdurrahman

Jakarta-based security analyst Sidney Jones believes Jemaah Islamiyah's membership is back to around 2000

Local residents and a govt official say the strong earthquake knocked out telephone, radio communications and roads

The Indonesian disaster mitigation agency said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties

Police arrested couple who sold the concoction of ethanol, water and fruit that is believed to have caused 22 deaths

The ensuing police sweep has seen about 20 suspected militants arrested, and exposed a tangled web of splinter cells

The FPI is also known for harassing religious minorities like Christians and Ahmadis

Authorities said they were prepared to issue a wide-scale evacuation order if the situation deteriorates further

The company employs about 2,400 drivers, mostly housewives or students, and hopes to soon expand outside the capital

Gito was discovered dumped in a cardboard box in August under the baking sun on an island

All five attackers died in the coordinated suicide bombings and shootings in central Jakarta

Abu Bakar Bashir is regarded as the spiritual leader of militant Islam in Indonesia

Says there was a low likelihood of casualties and damage from the tremor

Rana Assad Amin tells PAC not to waste time on culprits lower in hierarchy

Pilot decided not to take off after noticing a problem with the controls, according to Garuda

The threat comes after police arrested extremists linked to the Islamic State group

It remains unclear if anyone on the ground was killed or injured

Locals have been found dead after their boat was reported to have hit a log

A train slammed into a packed minibus as it crossed a railway line in the north of the city

Flight QZ8501 went down on December 28 during flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore

The scene is horrifyingly familiar; IS soldiers march a line of prisoners to a riverbank, shoot them one by one

The move has been taken after a Jakarta airport had received a threat in recent days

Canberra has introduced hardline policies to stem the influx of asylum-seekers reaching its shores

Police say after murdering the man, the suspect took home the victim's severed genitals, ordered his wife to cook...

As many as 1,000 crocodile may be put in place to keep convicts from escaping

The anti-drugs chief will visit various parts of the archipelago in his search for fierce reptiles to guard the jail

The quake struck at a depth of 14km kilometres under the Alor Sea

Airport manager Trikora Harjo said the situation would be re-evaluated as the evening went on

The 55-year-old was arrested in Indonesia following a tip-off from Australian police

The fire was sparked by an electrical short-circuit on the second floor of the three-storey club in Manado, Indonesia

Aceh is the only province in the Muslim-dominated country to adhere to sharia