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The government imposed "extraordinary" measures Tuesday to contain a bird flu outbreak that has killed four people in Indonesia, including the forced hospitalization of people with symptoms of the disease.

Newmont Mining Corp. and one of its top executives must stand trial on charges of dumping mercury and arsenic-laced pollutants into an Indonesian bay, a court said Tuesday, rejecting the gold mining giant's ...

A World Health Organization official is urging nations around the world to prepare for a pandemic ... Avian influenza and the earlier outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) are not the only emerging diseases we can expect to confront in this new century," Omi said.

Sep. 20 - Six Indonesians now in hospital for bird flu.A total of six people have now been hospitalised with suspected bird flu in Indonesia as the country struggled to contain the virus that has killed four ...1.3

Mark Forbes jakarta World http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2005/09/20/21JAKARTA_wideweb__430x231.jpg Controlling the spread: Birds at Jakarta's Ragunan Zoo are taken for testing after most of the birds ...2.9

TORONTO - The Canadian Auto Workers struck an early morning settlement with DaimlerChrysler on Tuesday that averted a strike by 11,400 Ontario employees.2.1

The seminar was held on the sidelines of the 3rd Indonesia Solo Exhibition, which began at Expo Centre Sharjah on September 19, 2005.2.7

A senior judge in the world's most populous Islamic country, declaring that "killing is a big thing in the eyes of God, blood must be paid with blood", sentenced a Muslim militant to death by firing squad this ...2.7

KUALA LUMPUR : The World Islamic Economic Forum, an inaugural gathering of political and business leaders being held here next month, is aimed at boosting economic links among Muslim communities, organizers ...4.5

Prosecutors in Bali have asked for advice from Indonesia's top legal figure after encountering problems with plans to send nine Australians to the firing squad for drug crimes, a defence lawyer said.2.7

INDONESIA * -- INDONESIA will launch a sovereign bond at the end of this month to help raise funds to finance the state budget deficit, said Mulia Nasution, the director-general of treasury at the finance ...2.7

Select text size: An Indonesian court has ruled that the pollution trial of a local unit of US mining giant Newmont should go ahead.2.7

Fuel-laden tanker intercepted Fadli , The Jakarta Post, Batam A Panamanian-registered tanker Abber 32, laden with subsidized diesel fuel, was intercepted by a water and air police unit at Batu Ampar port in ...4

JAKARTA, Sept 20 Asia Pulse - Indonesia's Minister of Industry Andung Nitimihardja has urged state-run cement maker PT Semen Gresik to explore the possibility of providing working capital to PT Kertas Kraft ...2.7

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda and Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Silvan Shalom reportedly met at the United Nations.

The Manila Times Reporter For the third time since it assumed power, the Arroyo administration posted a monthly budget surplus in August due to higher revenue collections and lower expenditures, National ...2.7

The Second Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Ocean-Related Ministerial Meeting which concluded over the weekend in Bali produced a set of statements aimed at ensuring sustainable management of the ocean, marine ...4

Indonesia withdrew 800 soldiers from tsunami-battered Aceh province yesterday after rebels handed over a fourth of their guns, moving to fulfill obligations under a peace deal to end 30 years of fighting.

Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims descended on the holy city of Kerbala in their hundreds of thousands on ... Reuters/abs-cbnNEWS.com (9/19/2005 4:24:17 PM) Germany faces power struggle after vote BERLIN - Germany girded for a weeks-long battle for power on Monday after a general election gave Angela Merkel's conservatives a victory so narrow that ...2.9

Transportation is vital to professionals in major cities like Jakarta but buying an automobile is not the only option.2.7

Shares closed mostly higher on Monday as Southeast Asian markets carried the region while the big bourses in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea took the day off for public holidays.2

JAKARTA, Sept 19 Asia Pulse - Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto guarantees continuation in the construction of Suramadu bridge over Madura Strait, which will connect Surabaya and Madura island despite ...2.7

Tiarma Siboro , The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police under new chief Gen.4

Political officials around the world, even in European welfare states, have discovered that offering tax cuts are not just a vote winner that can swing the outcome of an election.2.7

JAKARTA, Sept. 19 Antara-AsiaNet - Adam Air, Indonesia's fast-growing airline, will start services between Singapore and Jakarta.2.7

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All Financial Times News Indonesia has signed a production-sharing contract with ExxonMobil granting the US oil major rights to a Java oilfield for 30 years in a significant step towards ending a long-running ...4

On the day he disappeared, Jacinto da Costa Canisio Pereira, a local resistance leader, stood in a priest's bedroom and prayed, his brother recalled.

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam, The Washington Post Some Taiwanese officials have suggested the ... Although China complained, Japanese officials called the decision a logical response to China's expanding missile arsenal.2.7

Eleven people were killed in guerrilla clashes on the eve of Sunday's elections in Afghanistan but UN organizers said they were confident voting could be held across the country in spite of Taliban threats.2.9

Sent 490 times WASHINGTON - Malfunctions in implanted heart defibrillators were on the rise even ... Buys $100 Million of Bird Flu Vaccine AP - Fri Sep 16, 7:28 AM ET Sent 99 times WASHINGTON - Mass production of a new vaccine that promises to protect against bird flu is poised to begin, as the government on Thursday agreed to stockpile $100 ...

Indonesia's ailing airline PT Garuda Indonesia and The Boeing Co. signed a $2 billion deal to upgrade the company's fleet, Garuda said in a statement Friday.

President George W. Bush, facing alarm from conservatives over the soaring cost of post-Katrina rebuilding, said on Friday the US budget could handle the expense and he would not raise taxes to pay for it.2.9

On behalf of HRH Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha will preside over the SEA Write Award presentation on Wednesday, October 12, at The Oriental Bangkok.2.9