Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

A massive earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon, triggering a tsunami alert for the Indian Ocean. The quake struck about 434 kilometers (270 miles) southwest of Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's...

The eyes of the world were on Boston this week with the two bomb blasts during the marathon on Monday and subsequent manhunt for two brothers believed to be the perpetrators....

Monday's Pictures in the News begins in North Korea, where people visit giant statues of the late North Korean leaders, Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang. Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile...

Ten years ago, the bombing of two nightclubs in Bali killed 202 people and unsettled the long-peaceful island popular with Western tourists. On Friday, hundreds of survivors and their families gathered in Bali to remember the bombing, a devastating attack...

Asian shares plummeted Monday on the first day of trading after an unprecedented downgrading of U.S. government credit last week, raising fears the global economy was heading for deeper trouble. In what could be a preview of U.S. markets, Hong......

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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament debated measures on Monday to open the way for a jump in fuel prices after months of delay that have undermined confidence in the government and the ability of Southeast Asia's biggest economy to continue rapid...

JAKARTA, June 17 (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament approved compensation measures for the poor on Monday that the government has demanded before it would agree to cut costly fuel price subsidies which are blamed for undermining confidence in Southeast...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament paved the way on Monday for a jump in gasoline and diesel prices after months of delay that have undermined confidence in the government and the ability of Southeast Asia's biggest economy to continue growing...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian parliamentarians gave their backing to budget revisions that pave the way for long delayed cuts in fuel price subsidies, blamed for sapping the budget and undermining confidence in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. The...

(Repeats story sent on Sunday, no change to text) * Jakarta governor Joko Widodo a wildly popular leader * The standard bearer among a new crop of Indonesian politicians * Widodo made his name transforming the Javanese city of Solo * Fixing Jakarta'...

* Panel advises mandatory reporting for large companies * Environment protection core part of plan to end poverty By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, May 30 (Reuters) - Big companies should report their impact on the environment in...