The depletion of the Earth’s water resources continues apace, but we can take decisions and actions as governments, societies and individuals to address that, writes Yasmin Siddiqi.

A pair of powerful bombs exploded at two luxury hotels in an upmarket Jakarta business district today, killing nine and wounding at least 50, Indonesian officials said.

High tides have flooded parts of the Indonesian capital Jakarta with sea water, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee homes, cutting off a toll road leading to the international airport, officials and media reports said today.

The minaret of a mosque under construction collapsed today in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, killing four workers and injuring five others.