Some villagers have raised the floors of their homes with soil and cement, creating “dwarf houses” that people must stoop or ...

BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) — Two trains collided on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, causing carriages to buckle and overturn and killing at least four people, officials said. The accident ...

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At least 10 people have died and two are missing after landslides and floods hit Indonesia's main island of Java. Torrential rains since last week have caused rivers to burst their banks and flood ...

A strong earthquake has killed at least eight people and injured more than 20 in Indonesia's main island of Java overnight.

The world’s population has now passed eight billion, and in some parts of the planet, space is at a premium. From the packed streets of Lagos to Tokyo’s endless skyline, people are squeezing into ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A predawn landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia’s main island of Java killed at least eight people on Saturday and left 82 missing as rescuers struggled ...

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A strong and shallow undersea earthquake shook the eastern side of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, causing some damage but no immediate reports of casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey ...

A landslide has killed at least eight people and left more than 80 missing on the country’s main island of Java, a disaster official said. Triggered by heavy rainfall, it struck villages in Java’s ...