President Barack Obama might have to shorten his already brief stop in the Indonesian capital because of the ash clouds from a powerful volcano, but he had enough time to fondly glimpse parts of the Asian land where he lived for part of his boyhood. “It is wonderful to finally be back in Indonesia,” Obama [...]
Mount Merapi An Indonesian volcano continued to erupt on Tuesday, spewing out ash clouds and hot gas in the latest eruption in a deadly week for the country. The new blast came as Indonesia also struggles to respond to an earthquake-generated tsunami that devastated remote islands. The twin disasters have killed nearly 500 people and [...]
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will head to western Sumatra Thursday to support recovery efforts from a tsunami that killed more than 150 people, and an erupting volcano that left at least 25 dead. The president cut short his trip to Vietnam for a regional summit after the disasters struck. Indonesia on Wednesday battled to [...]