Watch: SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast

A Christmas Island resident was surprised to find the massive piece of debris floating off the coast.

‘Like a miracle’: 84-year-old woman pulled alive from rubble three days after Indonesian quake

A landslide triggered by the quake had blocked access to the village where Paulina Pobi had lived, leaving her buried under the collapsed remains An 84-year-old woman has been discovered alive in the flattened remains of her home three days after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Indonesia, authorities have confirmed. The 7.7-magnitude quake struck off Indonesia’s Flores island on Saturday morning, killing at least 73 people, injuring more than 900 people and displacing nearly 60,000 others. ...

By Kate Lamb and agencies

5 fishermen missing in Occidental Mindoro

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Five fishermen from Santa Cruz town in Occidental Mindoro have been reported missing after they failed to return from a fishing trip off Barangay Poblacion on Tuesday, the Coast Guard said. Romnick Temenia, 35; Ronelio Temenia, 33; Arjhay Ortea, 30; Aldrin Bonilia, 34; and Agustin Ramirez, 50 – all are

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How Indonesian Gov't Muffles Dissent over Geothermal Projects

Local governments are mobilized to disseminate information about geothermal projects to avoid residents' rejection.

VP Gibran inspects earthquake damage, visits displaced residents

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka inspected earthquake-damaged Laurentius Say Port and visited displaced residents, ...