The six people swept up and killed by hot lava from an erupting volcano in eastern Indonesia had refused to leave the area for safer ground when the mountain began rumbling last year, an official said.

A volcano has erupted in eastern Indonesia, killing five people and shooting smoke and ash up to 2,000 metres into the air.

Seventeen people were killed in a stadium stampede after spectators rioted in protest over a local boxer losing a championship match in eastern Indonesia, officials said.

A plane carrying 46 passengers and crew landed so hard that both engines smashed into the runway in eastern Indonesia.

A cargo plane carrying oil caught fire while being unloaded at an airport in eastern Indonesia today, and at least one person was injured.

An undersea earthquake has rocked eastern Indonesia, causing panic among residents in neighbouring East Timor. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

A powerful earthquake hit waters off eastern Indonesia today, sending panicked residents running from their homes, offices and schools. There was some damage, but no immediate reports of injuries.

Fast-moving mudflows streaming from the mouth of a volcano in eastern Indonesia have killed four villagers. About 1,000 others have fled their homes.

At least seven people have died and 60 others are missing after a passenger ferry with more than 150 people on board sank off the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia, officials said.

A strong earthquake has hit waters off eastern Indonesia, according to geological agencies – although there is thought to be no threat of a tsunami.

A helicopter chartered by an Australian mining company slammed into a mountain in eastern Indonesia, killing all 10 passengers and crew last night.

A passenger aircraft has crashed in eastern Indonesia with up to 27 people on board.

A navy warship arrived in a remote corner of eastern Indonesia carrying tents and medical supplies today after flash floods and mudslides tore through mountainside villages, killing at least 68 people and leaving thousands homeless.

A powerful earthquake struck in the sea off eastern Indonesia today, prompting officials to briefly trigger a tsunami warning.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 has hit eastern Indonesia.

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.

Fifteen passengers were killed and 15 others were missing today after waves as high as 13ft sank a wooden ferry in eastern Indonesia.

A plane carrying 16 people disappeared over eastern Indonesia today, an airline official said.

Two Komodo dragons killed a man picking fruit in eastern Indonesia - the latest in a string of attacks on humans.

A funky, psychedelic fish that bounces chaotically on the ocean floor like a rubber ball has been classified as a new species.

A series of powerful earthquakes shook remote eastern Indonesia today, toppling or badly damaging more than 100 buildings and leaving at least four people dead and dozens injured.

A powerful earthquake has jolted eastern Indonesia, killing at least two people, damaging hundreds of homes and triggering a region-wide tsunami warning.

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

Rescuers were searching today for a missing 2-year-old boy after a packed ferry caught fire and sank in eastern Indonesia, killing at least eight people, an official said.

At least 23 people were crushed to death today when residents of an eastern Indonesia town surged forward while waiting for 40,000 rupiah (€3) handouts from a rich family in an annual tradition, officials said.

Two strong earthquakes that struck eastern Indonesia overnight killed at least three people and injured 45 other people, a senior health ministry official said today.

A strong undersea earthquake struck eastern Indonesia today, the US Geological Survey and local officials said.

A powerful earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia today, sending people fleeing into the streets from swaying homes, offices and hospitals.

A powerful earthquake off eastern Indonesia triggered a tsunami warning today, and sent panicked residents fleeing from buildings, authorities and witnesses said.

Rescue workers were scouring Indonesian waters after a ship carrying 60 people capsized in stormy weather, killing at least two children and leaving dozens of people missing, a port official said today.

A passenger ship carrying 60 people went missing in eastern Indonesia after reporting engine failure in stormy seas, a port official said today.

Thousands of people were evacuated from the slopes of a volcano in eastern Indonesia after it spewed hot clouds of smoke, ash and rocks for a second day.

A Komodo dragon attacked and killed an eight-year-old boy in eastern Indonesia, the first deadly attack on a human by the giant lizard in more than 33 years, a national park spokesman said today.

A powerful undersea earthquake and a series of aftershocks rattled eastern Indonesia today, the US Geological Survey said, causing panicked residents to flee from their homes.

Landslides triggered by days of heavy rain in eastern Indonesia killed at least 13 people and buried scores more beneath the mud, officials said today, as villagers and emergency crews searched for survivors.

Indonesia is planning to ban local carriers from operating jet planes more than 10 years old as part of a safety campaign following a string of crashes and accidents.

A strong earthquake jolted eastern Indonesia, killing a woman, damaging dozens of buildings and sending panicked residents fleeing to higher ground shouting: “tsunami!”.

A teenager has died of bird flu in eastern Indonesia, raising the country’s human toll from the disease to 47, the health minister said today, citing laboratory test results.

An undersea earthquake has struck just off the coast of eastern Indonesia.

A wooden boat carrying 60 passengers and crew sank in bad weather in eastern Indonesia, and all but one of those on board survived the accident.

A passenger boat believed to be carrying between 60 and 100 people sank in eastern Indonesia after it was swamped by heavy waves.

SCIENTISTS have discovered a “Lost World” in an isolated Indonesian jungle, identifying dozens of new species of frogs, butterflies and plants — as well as large mammals hunted to near extinction elsewhere.

Navy ships picked up 113 survivors after a passenger ferry sank today in heavy seas in eastern Indonesia, but rescuers were still searching for at least 47 people believed to have been on board, officials said.