An Indonesian court today sentenced the alleged mastermind of 2002 bombing of a McDonald’s restaurant to life in prison, saying the Islamic militant planned the attack that came just weeks after the Bali nightclub attacks.

A rain-triggered landslide smashed into a bus on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 37 passengers and leaving 6 others buried under tons of mud, officials said today.

Indonesian police investigating the bombings of a McDonald’s restaurant and a car dealership today said the group behind the blasts also planned to blow up a church over Christmas.

Explosions which killed three people at a McDonald's restaurant and a car dealership in Indonesia were caused by bombs.

Bombs ripped through a McDonald’s restaurant and a car showroom in eastern Indonesia today, killing one and injuring two.