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30 Sep 2009 08:25

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World: What’s with the earthquakes? Sumatra, Indonesia also hit by one

  • 7.6 the rating of the quake, off the city of Padang; like the Samoan quake yesterday, it could have been much, much worse source
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02 Aug 2009 11:40

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World: A plane in Indonesia disappeared shortly after takeoff

  • 15 people were on board the missing Indonesian plane source
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22 Jul 2009 16:45

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World: Indonesian police release some freaky pictures of the Jakarta bombers

These *super* high-tech pictures are supposed to be of the two Jakarta bombers, taken from the bodies found at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriot Hotels. source
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20 Jul 2009 12:12

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World: A suspect identified as Indonesia mourns the Jakarta bombings

According to Indonesian TV, the suspect had ties to the Jemaah Islamiah radical group. The Jakarta hotel bombings killed 9 and injured 58. source
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17 Jul 2009 08:44

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World: Hotel bombings in Indonesia kill eight, leave many injured

  • Well, this is really freaking scary. Two large hotels with corporate parents in the U.S. were bombed this morning in Jakarta, Indonesia. The JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels were attacked this morning, causing a huge scene and eight deaths. The bombings are also notable due to the fact that they happened in hotels with heavy security.source
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16 Jul 2009 23:09

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World: Six reported dead after two bombings in Jakarta, Indonesia

  • Two fatal blasts hit the Indonesian capital Friday. Local news stations are reporting that the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott Hotel were targeted in the two separate attacks, just two weeks after the country’s presidential election. source
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28 Mar 2009 13:56

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World: Earth Hour: That’s the night that the lights went out in Indonesia

On the left: The lights were on. On the right: The lights were off in support of “Earth Hour.” Any questions? source
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24 Mar 2009 22:34

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Offbeat: If you’re gonna die today, it might as well be by komodo dragon

It’s sad that someone died in Indonesia after a dragon attack. We get that. But they’re awesome! We’d totally let one kill us. source
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11 Feb 2009 10:09

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Music: The Chris Brown/Rihanna saga continues

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11 Jan 2009 09:38

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World: Search efforts begin after a ferry sinks in Indonesia

  • 250 passengers and 17 crew were on the ship, which got caught in a storm. source
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