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

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.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 rattled northern Sumatra in Indonesia, the US Geological Survey reported.

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 powerful earthquake caused residents to flee buildings in Indonesia’s westernmost province of Aceh, the region hardest hit by the 2004 Asian tsunami, witnesses said today.

HELP finally came from the sky yesterday for Indonesian villages washed flat by the tsunami a week ago, but no amount of aid could stop the loss of life.

The Irish taxpayer reportedly paid almost €3m last year for the use of state aircraft and helicopters by government ministers.

Icelandic star Bjork is struggling to come to terms with her visit to Banda Aceh in Indonesia last month.

The Red Cross has said it will ensure the millions raised for the tsunami-hit town of Banda Aceh in Indonesia will go directly into crucial reconstruction projects there.

INDONESIA’S Aceh rebels formally disbanded their armed wing yesterday, fulfilling the next step of a tsunami-inspired peace plan to end one of Asia’s longest separatist conflicts.

Indonesia’s Aceh rebels formally disbanded their armed wing today, fulfilling the next step of a tsunami-inspired peace plan to end one of Asia’s longest separatist conflicts.

MOURNERS from across the world wept, prayed and observed moments of silence along ravaged Indian Ocean coastlines yesterday to remember those killed by one of nature’s deadliest disasters.

Survivors today launched a boat laden with flowers, candles and incense in the first ceremony marking one year since the Indian Ocean tsunami swept away at least 216,000 lives in one of the world’s worst natural disasters in memory.

Indonesia has detected its first outbreak of bird flu in tsunami-ravaged Aceh province, where hundreds of chickens have died from the disease.

A strong earthquake rocked Indonesia’s tsunami-ravaged Aceh province today, causing panicked residents to flee from their homes.

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Aceh province handed over their first batch of weapons today, a key part of a recent peace deal that has brought hope to the tsunami-ravaged region.

The Indonesian government and Aceh rebels are poised to sign a peace treaty today, aimed at ending nearly 30 years of fighting in the oil and gas-rich province that has killed 15,000 people.

Charities are warning it could take ten years before rebuilding is completed in the areas devastated by the Asian tsunami.

Workers in Indonesia have recovered 2,226 more bodies from debris left by the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, raising the country’s death toll to 131,029, the government said today.

CONFUSION surrounded Bill Clinton’s cancellation of part of his trip to the tsunami-hit Maldives last night, with some officials blaming bad weather and others exhaustion.

Indonesia’s vice president has predicted that as many as 2,000 people may have died in yesterday's earthquake.

A powerful 8.7-magnitude earthquake hammered Indonesia’s west coast, collapsing homes and burying sleeping residents inside and sparking panic across Indian Ocean countries still traumatised by the tsunami disaster three months ago. Death toll estimates varied widely, from about 200 to 10 times that number.

A strong earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia’s tsunami-ravaged Aceh province today, but there were no reports of damage or casualties, an official said.

A strong undersea earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia’s tsunami-ravaged Aceh today, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Recovery workers have pulled 367 more bodies from debris left by the December 26 earthquake and tsunami that hit Aceh province, bringing Indonesia’s death toll to 125,313, a government agency said today.

An Indonesian government agency said today that recovery workers pulled 240 more bodies from debris left by the December 26 earthquake and tsunami that hit Aceh province, bringing the country’s death toll to 123,597.

FORMER US Presidents George HW Bush and Bill Clinton visited Indonesia’s tsunami-ravaged Aceh province yesterday, flying over a vast wasteland of destruction, the likes of which Mr Bush said he had never seen.

Indonesian officials have said that recovery workers pulled 1,165 more bodies from debris left after the December 26 earthquake and tsunami that hit Aceh province, bringing the country’s death toll to 121,347.

Hundreds of thousands of people in tsunami-ravaged Indonesia will need food handouts in the coming months while a measles epidemic looms in the hardest-hit province, aid officials said today.

HAYATUN NAFIS walked the streets of the shattered city of Banda Ached for more than seven weeks searching for her 10-year-old son, missing since the tsunami struck. A stroke of luck yesterday finally led them to a tearful reunion.

A strong earthquake struck Indonesia’s tsunami-ravaged Aceh province today, swaying buildings and causing some panicky residents to flee their homes.

The singer once known as Cat Stevens visited Indonesia’s tsunami-devastated Aceh province today, handing out money to orphaned children and praying at a mosque.

Ministers from dozens of nations debated rival plans for a southern Asia tsunami warning system today, as the United Nations called on countries to make good on pledges of aid to sustain the massive relief effort for last month’s disaster.

A fire was raging in Indonesia’s tsunami-battered Banda Aceh city today, with strong winds fanning the flames across a debris-strewn area spanning at least half a mile.

Truck driver Mustafa Kamal had dreams that his five-year-old daughter survived the tsunami waves that smashed into Indonesia, and he spent the past four weeks searching for her in refugee camps.

JUSTICE is swift in Banda Aceh or so a story doing the rounds in the northern Indonesian city suggests.

The UN agency helping feed tsunami victims said today it was sending its first ship to deliver food to ravaged west coast areas in Indonesia’s Aceh province - a sign that civilian groups are preparing to fill the gap as foreign troops begin pulling out.

Rebels in Indonesia’s tsunami-devastated Aceh province accused the government today of abandoning an informal ceasefire after the military said it had killed scores of suspected guerrillas to protect aid deliveries.

More than 70,000 people previously listed as missing in Indonesia are dead, the nation’s health ministry said, putting the worldwide tsunami death toll above 220,000 today, though the numbers still had to be confirmed.