© Provided by Xinhua JAKARTA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's most active volcano Mount Merapi emitted volcanic materials seen at Turgo village in Sleman district, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.Located on the border between Yogyakarta and Central Java provi...

RAMALLAH -- A Palestinian who was shot by Israeli soldiers last week in the northern West Bank city of Jenin died from the injury on Wednesday, said the Palestinian Health Ministry. The ministry said in a statement that Dia al-Sabarini, 25 years old ...

Pacific Ocean island dubbed 'New Bali' for Australians The Bali Times

Hair and make-up artist Heather Pitchford, who was born in South Africa and now lives in London, shares her story in a new podcast called Cameleon: Hollywood Con Queen.

Kate Middleton took style tips fromDenmark's Princess Mary again this week - with Kate, 38, sporting a525 Beulah London gown first spotted on the Australian-born royal last year.

The incredible images showing the two large male dragons locked in a fight were captured on the Indonesian island of Rinca by Russian wildlife photographer Andrey Gudkov.

JAKARTA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The jolts of a 7.1 magnitude quake that hit the Philippines on Thursday were strongly felt in Talaud district of North Sulawesi province in central parts of Indonesia, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. The tremo...

Indonesia says 'Jurassic Park' project on track despite UNESCO warnings Reuters

Indonesians baffled by suspicious 2 trillion rupiah donation South China Morning Post

KABUL -- Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday appointed General Hibatullah Alizai as the new army chief of staff, as Taliban militants intensified attacks, taking control over more provincial capitals, reported a local TV channel. Aliz...

Indonesias Mount Merapi erupts with bursts of lava and ash South China Morning Post

ABUJA, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria has recalled its ambassador to Indonesia over a scuffle involving a Nigerian diplomat and immigration officials in Indonesia, the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama told a p...

New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): The Indian basketball team will play their final qualifying tournament for the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 on August 20 and August 21 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. India has been drawn in Group H with Saudi Arabia and Palestine....

Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupts with bursts of lava, ash Associated Press

Volcano erupts in Indonesia, blankets towns New Zealand Herald

Bukalapak, Indonesia's biggest IPO, up 25% in blockbuster debut Reuters

HANGZHOU, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- A dock staff member at the Port of Ningbo Zhoushan in east China's Zhejiang Province tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday morning, local authorities said. Operations at the relevant site have been suspe...

Singapore, August 11 (ANI): Asset risks for banks will rise in most parts of ASEAN and India as the region battles new waves of coronavirus infections amid low vaccination rates, Moody's Investors Service said on Wednesday. Multiple rounds of coronav...

HONG KONG, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Asia-Pacific countries kept witnessing rocketing COVID-19 cases as India's total tally neared 32 million on Tuesday. India's total tally rose to 31,998,158 as 28,204 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours ac...

JAKARTA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 32,081 within one day to 3,718,821, with the death toll adding by 2,048 to 110,619, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. According to the ministry, 41,486 more people were...

Photo from ANFREL's website.THE ASIAN Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) is calling for applications for its media fellowship on election reporting for Southeast Asian journalists.The fellowship

In recent months, the question of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination or limitations on those who choose not to be vaccinated has become a hot topic. In many countries, healthcare professionals and care home workers in facilities for the aged or disabled ...