Flooding in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, has affected around three quarters of the city, an official said today as the death toll from the disaster hit 25.

A STRONG earthquake shook buildings in an Indonesian provincial capital yesterday, sending residents fleeing from their homes, witnesses said.

Authorities in Thailand have arrested a senior member of Jemaah Islamiyah, the Islamic terrorist group that is linked to al-Qaida and was blamed for the Bali nightclub bombings.