Indonesian police Saturday were studying DNA evidence from the remains of two suicide bombers who carried out twin attacks on luxury Jakarta hotels, as security was tightened across the country. Suspected Islamist suicide bombers detonated powerful devices at the Ritz-Carlton …
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Passenger: People were ‘flying’ around the plane
About 30 people were injured Friday when a Northwest Airlines flight suffered turbulence before landing at Japan’s Narita International Airport, a Northwest spokesman said. Three people where seriously injured, fire officials said. Tokyo ‘s Kyodo news agency later put the …
Indonesia issues tsunami alert after Sulawesi quake
Indonesia issued a tsunami warning after an earthquake struck southeast of Melonguane in North Sulawesi, a telephone text message from the country’s meteorology agency said on Thursday. The U.S. Geographical Survey said the 7.5 magnitude quake had struck in the …
Moderate earthquake strikes Batanes
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Batanes province Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of casualties or damage. The shallow undersea quake struck at 8:28 pm (1228 GMT) around 108 kilometers (67 miles) northwest of Basco, …
Floods displace 67,000 people in Northern Mindanao
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The floods that hit three cities in Northern Mindanao have now affected at least 67,000 people, or more than 17,000 families, with seven persons reported missing and at least one dead, disaster councils reported late …