A 7.3-magnitude quake has hit Indonesian waters and the Pacific Tsunami Warnings Centre says it has the potential to generate hazardous tsunami waves along nearby coasts.

The 14-year-old girl was separated from her family during the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami.

Rescuers have saved five men trapped in trees by Sumatran tigers for five days after the animals mauled a companion to death.

The death toll from the earthquake that hit Indonesia earlier this week has reached 30.

A strong earthquake has struck off Indonesia’s Aceh province on the western tip of Sumatra island.

A powerful earthquake jolted western Indonesia early today, killing a man and sending panicked residents fleeing from homes in towns and villages across Sumatra island’s northern tip.

A strong earthquake measuring magnitude 6.2 has struck off the coast of western Indonesia, but there is no danger of a tsunami, officials said.

In nations around the Indian Ocean, thousands scrambled for higher ground after powerful quakes triggered fears of a disaster in a region all too familiar with the power of a tsunami.

Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia today sending frightened people to high ground .

A massive earthquake off Indonesia triggered tsunami fears across the Indian Ocean today sending people in coastal cities fleeing to high ground.

A tsunami watch has been issued for countries across the Indian Ocean after a large earthquake hit waters off Indonesia, sending people pouring from their homes in panic.

A powerful earthquake hit off the coast of western Indonesia last night, prompting officials to briefly issue a tsunami warning.

A tsunami warning has been issued after a powerful earthquake hit waters off western Indonesia.

A GIRL who was swept away in the Indian Ocean tsunami seven years ago said that she broke down in tears this week after tracking down her parents, who had long lost hope of finding her alive.

A girl who was swept away in the Indian Ocean tsunami seven years ago told today how she broke down in tears after tracking down her parents, who had long lost hope of finding her alive.

DOZENS of young punk rock concert-goers had their heads shaved and body piercings confiscated after police in Indonesia said they were a threat to Islamic values.

Dozens of young punk rock concert goers had their heads shaved and body piercings confiscated after police in Indonesia said they were a threat to Islamic values.

A powerful earthquake jolted Indonesia’s popular resort island of Bali today, causing widespread panic and injuring at least 50 people, many suffering broken bones and head wounds.

Osama bin Laden was a “warrior” who will be rewarded in heaven for the “great sacrifices” he made for Islam, Indonesia’s best-known radical cleric said today.

Japan was overwhelmed today by the vast numbers of tsunami victims.

Indonesia’s best-known radical Islamic cleric today denied charges he helped set up a new terrorist cell and training camp that allegedly was preparing a series of high-profile assassinations and attacks on Western hotels and embassies.

A powerful earthquake off western Indonesia triggered a tsunami warning that sent thousands of residents fleeing to high ground.

A suspected Islamic militant was critically injured when a home-made bomb strapped to the back of his bicycle detonated prematurely just outside Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, today, police said.

Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, once imprisoned for his links to the terror group behind the Bali bombings, was arrested today for alleged involvement with a new militant network.

IN A bid to implement Islamic law to the letter, Indonesia’s West Aceh district yesterday started giving away 20,000 long, loose skirts to cover up Acehnese women caught wearing tight jeans.

A devoutly Islamic district of Indonesia’s Aceh province is to distribute 20,000 long skirts to Muslim women as part of their ban on tight jeans.

Indonesia’s president said a top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the 2002 Bali bombings was identified as the man shot dead by police in a raid on the island of Java.

Buddhist monks in orange robes chanted on a Thai beach, an Indonesian mother mourned her children at a mass grave, and a man scattered flowers in now-placid waters today to commemorate the 230,000 killed five years ago when a tsunami ripped across Asia.

A strong earthquake struck deep under the sea in eastern Indonesia today, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, officials said.

A powerful earthquake struck deep under the sea in eastern Indonesia today, causing panic and sending residents running out of their homes, officials and witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Sirens have blared, parents grabbed their children and hundreds ran to emergency shelters in Indonesia as countries bordering the Indian Ocean conducted a test today of a warning system set up after the devastating 2004 tsunami.

INDONESIA said last night it fears thousands have died in a major earthquake as exhausted rescue workers clawed through mountains of rubble with their bare hands to find survivors.

A POWERFUL earthquake rocked western Indonesia yesterday, trapping thousands under collapsed buildings – including two hospitals – and triggering landslides.

Lawmakers in a devoutly Muslim Indonesian province voted unanimously that adulterers can be sentenced to death by stoning, just months after voters overwhelmingly chose to throw conservative Islamic parties out of power.

Indonesian rescue workers pulled several bodies from the rubble of a giant landslide Friday, lifting the death toll from a powerful earthquake to 63. Dozens more people were still missing, feared dead.

The death toll rose to 57 today as Indonesian rescue workers pulled bodies from village homes buried in a landslide triggered by a powerful earthquake that severely damaged more than 10,000 buildings across West Java.

Yes, there is public feeling about the Palestinians and their rotten deal. I’ve never heard Chechnya being discussed on the DART, whereas I have heard Israel being trashed on buses as well as at smart dinner parties. Besides, who’s ever heard of a “Sri Lanka out of Tamil Eelam” march through Cork or calls for a boycott of Russia?

Residents fled their homes in panic today after a powerful earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia today.

Finland’s ex-president Martti Ahtisaari received the Nobel Peace Prize today for his efforts in places as diverse as East Timor and the Balkans.

A landmark European peacekeeping mission had to be funded by a whip-round of staff and a loan from a British ambassador’s entertainment budget, a damning report on Europe’s joint defence efforts revealed today.

A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia today damaging many buildings.

A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia today, prompting tsunami warnings from international agencies.

A tsunami warning was issued today after an earthquake of 6.3 on the Richter scale shook East Timor.

The body of former Indonesian president Suharto, who led a military dictatorship for three decades and whose US-backed regime killed hundreds of thousands of left-wing opponents, arrived in his home town today for a state funeral.